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Carnival Association announces 2024 King- and Queen-elect

The Carnival Association of Long Beach (CALB) is getting ready for the 2024 Carnival season with the naming of Junior Husband as King(-elect) Scott LXIV and Lisa Frazer as Queen(-elect) Rosalie 2024. …
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Mississippi Fat Cat report shows Fat Cats getting fatter

  Mississippi’s fifty highest paid public officials now cost the taxpayer more than $10 million a year. After an average 5 percent pay rise, the state’s highest paid …

Judge Michael Dickinson honored for work with adoption

        Harrison County Court and Youth Court Judge Michael Dickinson of Gulfport has been selected as an Angels in Adoption Honoree by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption …

Movie Review: "A Haunting in Venice"

         “A Haunting in Venice” is director/star Kenneth Branagh’s third go-around as Agatha Christie-penned detective Hercule Poirot. The other two were …

CoffeeTime: “FAMILIES FALLING APART”

  Generation Z. Young adults that older generations have a difficult time understanding. And a generation that, in turn, holds a lot of contempt for the lifestyles of generations …

Mayor and Board of Aldermen Work Session, October 10, 2023

Mayor and Board of Aldermen Work Session: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 5:00 PM  Short Term Rentals City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, MS  …

Kara Kimbrough

You say Cajun/I say Creole…both are delicious

I’m not here to reignite an argument about the differences between Cajun and Creole food. I’m gun shy about mentioning ANY food from these regions after causing a furor on social media …

Must-haves for tailgating...or just enjoying fall

Finally...fall is on the horizon! In 10, give or take a few, days, it'll "officially" be time for hot apple cider, cozy sweathers, soup bubbling on the stove and pumpkin spice lattes. I was going to …

Kara's Sites & Bites: 'Life's too short' not to enjoy life, including dessert

By Kara Kimbrough        "Life's too short..."         It seemed like I heard these words everywhere I went last week. The fact that I …
CoffeeTime

CoffeeTime: “FEAR, DISMAY OR PLAIN PANIC”

Ever sit around and wonder ‘Just what is the difference between fear, dismay or panic?’ Well, now that you have brought up the subject, let me give you my illustration of the …

CoffeeTime: “HOLDING A GRUDGE – WHEN IS LONG ENOUGH?”

Jim and Nick had been neighbors for years. Not necessarily close friends who knew each other’s daily habits and dislikes, but friendly enough. Except when Jim did something that got under the …

CoffeeTime: “BATHING IN SHAME JUST LEAVES YOU FEELING DIRTY”

We all know how it feels to have done it. We wanted to be brave, but at the last minute we pulled up stakes and ran for the hills. Our self-preservation the only thing on our chicken-liver minds. …
Movie Reviews
“The Nun II” is the ninth film in the “Conjuring Universe,” a franchise tied to the adventures of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, but it is the third in the …
  It has been five years since we last saw Robert “The Equalizer” McCall, as played by the ever-arresting Denzel Washington. In that time, we’ve had a …
Like its main character, “Gran Turismo” fights hard to overcome the stigma of its association with a video game. Video game movies have taken some big steps lately, both creatively and …
By Bob Garver   It’s around the two-thirds mark in “Meg 2: The Trench” that we learn that some of the film’s minor aquatic monsters (not the Megalodons or …
Hudson's Journey
October is quickly approaching, and for moms like me, that means it’s almost “Buddy Walk’ season. The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) kicks off every year with a walk in New …
   This morning, I am writing this from the seventh floor of the Marriott in Orlando, in the quiet of my room; however, this weekend has been anything but quiet. The theme surrounding this …
By Mika Hartman   In 1959, the iconic Barbie doll went on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Since this time, over a billion Barbies have been sold. I grew up with …
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Climate change is lengthening growing seasons: How it's impacting every state
Stacker examined how growing seasons have changed across every state with data from the National Centers for Environmental Information.
Booktrib's Bites: Four Reads to Kick Off Autumn
(NewsUSA) - Henderson House by Caren Simpson McVickerAn enchanting boardinghouse tale of sisters, secrets, and later-in-life romance, Henderson House invites readers to pull up a rocking chair and …
5 ways high school students can earn college credit
As the cost of higher education soars, more and more students want to get a jump on earning college credits. EDsmart looked at ways students could accomplish that goal.
5 ways high school students can earn college credit
As the cost of higher education soars, more and more students want to get a jump on earning college credits. EDsmart looked at ways students could accomplish that goal.
5 ways high school students can earn college credit
As the cost of higher education soars, more and more students want to get a jump on earning college credits. EDsmart looked at ways students could accomplish that goal.