Gulfport native recognized in Time Magazine
A Gulfport native is using his formal education from the University of Mississippi to cultivate change in his community. Bobby Hudson III, a public policy leadership major, is featured in…
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Local animal shelters benefit from Betty White Challenge
People across the nation have been participating in the Betty White challenge to honor the Golden Girl. The challenge calls for people to donate at least $5 to…
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority holds clothing drive in honor of MLK Day
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Theta Zeta Omega chapter celebrated AKA’s 114 years of service and sisterhood and continued the tradition of giving back and…
Final call to donate supplies to Biloxi PD for Kentucky tornado victims
The Biloxi Police Department is making its final call for donations for those affected by the tornados in Kentucky late last year. The department…
First United Methodist served up lunch at 12th annual Community Christmas Eve Lunch
Today, First United Methodist Church in Long Beach served up lunch to those in the community. Community members enjoyed ham, turkey, salad, mac…
Jacob Latch’s family receives Christmas surprise
In October, Pascagoula Fire Captain Jacob Latch lost his battle with a rare form of cancer known as EHE and he left behind a wife and three children. In an…
Mississippi Heroes surprises child battling kidney failure
A local seven-year-old battling kidney failure was surprised this morning with tons of gifts and a special visitor thanks to Mississippi Heroes. Seven-year-old Bella Seal has had a tough…
Biloxi Police Department collecting supplies for Kentucky storm victims
The Biloxi Police Department is currently collecting cleaning supplies and nonperishable food items for the victims of the tornadoes in Kentucky. Items can be dropped off until…
Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence collecting donations for Adopt-a-Family program
The Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence is collecting items for their Adopt-a-Family program. The gifts are going to survivors of traumatic experiences and every year the…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department kicks off Santa Wears a Badge toy distribution
The eighth annual Santa Wears a Badge Toy Distribution kicked off this morning. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department sponsors the program, which is funded…
10U underclassmen baseball team ring bells for charity
The 10U underclassmen baseball team made a special appearance at Rouses in Gulfport this weekend, ringing Salvation Army bells to raise money for the organization. The group came…
Local organizations distribute food to coastal families
Extend a Hand, Help a Friend is out feeding hundreds of locals once again. The nonprofit teamed up with Morning Star Baptist Church and gave out bags of produce…
Millie’s Movement: Local girl collecting donations for children in need
In 2019, News 25 covered the story of Millie Brignone and her nonprofit ‘Millie’s Movement.’ Today, she is back to update everyone on her amazing journey.…
D’Iberville-St. Martin Chamber collects food for families in need
The D’Iberville-St. Martin Chamber of Commerce, with the help of several local organizations, collected a variety of food to give out to local families in need. The…
Biloxi Fire Department holds toy drive for Kentucky kids
Former Fire Chief Joe Boney teams up with the Biloxi Fire Department to ensure kids in Kentucky get Christmas after a devastating tornado robbed them of everything.…
Gaston Point community collecting gifts for Toys for Tots
For the past six years, employees at Ms. Audrey’s Southern Kitchen and others in the Gaston Point community have been handing out toys to kids for Christmas.…
Christmas in the Point toy giveaway this weekend in Gulfport
A group of local organizations are coming together to make sure no kids go without this Christmas season. Organizations such as Extend a Hand, Help a…
D’Iberville/St. Martin Chamber of Commerce setting up Christmas baskets for the needy
Tomorrow, Christmas baskets are going out to D’Iberville families. Since the beginning of the D’Iberville/St. Martin Chamber of Commerce, annual Christmas baskets full of…
Heat for the Holidays winner revealed
Every year the Heat for the Holidays giveaway sponsored by WXXV, Geiger Heating and Air, and Rheem gives a completely new heating and air system to one lucky family on…
Local MLB star Bobby Bradley donates to Boys and Girls Club
It’s not every day you get to go shopping with an MLB star, however, some lucky kids on the Gulf Coast did today. Cleveland Guardians…
Coast Electric celebrates Operation Round Up campaign
Coast Electric is celebrating all of the charitable organizations that the company’s members have generously donated to over the past year by rounding up their bills. Members have their…
Comeback Coolers receives donation of 500 coolers
‘People helping People’ is the phrase used to describe the 500 coolers delivered to Comeback Coolers tonight. In the fall, coolers were delivered to a company that flooded in…
Harrah’s Gulf Coast donates $12K to local autism center
Early last week, Harrah’s Gulf Coast made a sizeable donation to Mississippi Centers for Autism and Related Developmental Disabilities. Harrah’s Gulf Coast has been a supporter of…
Mississippi Power donates bikes to Salvation Army
Mississippi Power rolled up to the Salvation Army’s Center of Hope in Gulfport with a generous bike donation. Their employee volunteers at Plant Watson donated 250 bikes to children…
