Movie Review: “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”
By Bob Garver Few blockbuster franchises are as reviled by critics as “Transformers.” The 2007 original and its 2009 sequel “Revenge of the Fallen” both have special places among the worst movies of all time. Later sequels weren’t exactly improvements (though 2018 spinoff “Bumblebee” was surprisingly-well-reviewed), but they didn’t inspire the same vitriol, if only…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “DON’T MAKE YOUR KID BURN YOUR BARLEY FIELD”
By Bob Garver Being a dad involves a definite fact. Your kid craves and needs your attention. Some do more than others, but make no mistake, every child from your loins needs you to want to spend time talking and being together. To know what he enjoys, and also to be very aware when something…
Read MoreIconic restaurants come and go, but comeback sauce has endured 100 years
By Kara Kimbrough I don’t know about you, but when an iconic restaurant closes after decades of serving customers, it’s like the loss of a good friend. So many wonderful restaurants have closed in Mississippi and other parts of the U.S., especially during and after the pandemic. However, as long as a recipe or two…
Read MoreWhy I Serve
By Lt. Col Adam Marsh, Commander, United States Army Recruiting Battalion Baton Rouge I am an American Soldier. In honor of the U.S. Army’s upcoming birthday, June 14th, 1775, I wanted to share my Army Story. I was born in New Orleans, La, but I was raised in Ocean Springs, Ms along the Gulf…
Read MoreSummer day camps offered at Marine Education Center
The University of Mississippi’s Marine Education Center has opened registration for their 2023 summer camps, which include Sea Camp, Shaggy’s Angler Camp, Sharkheads Shark Fest, Island Adventure Camp, and Ocean Science and Technology Camp. The STEM-rich day camps will offer children who are interested in science and love being outdoors hands-on, immersive learning activities in…
Read MoreTroop 321 finishes fire pit project for church
Troop 321, a High Adventure Boy Scouts of America Troop from Long Beach, recently broke in a new fire pit they built as a request from First United Methodist Church of Long Beach. The fire pit, an Eagle Scout project, is built at an angle lining up with the main doors leading into the narthex…
Read MoreBeach trip proved food doesn’t have to be fancy to be good
By Kara Kimbrough The past week was filled with dichotomies. I went from sampling what can only be described as “peasant food” – tuna salad and white beans – to the following night, dining on fresh seafood topped with a heavenly homemade sauce. The meal was a special treat, but simple foods are most likely…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “WANT MORE ENERGY? GET ANGRY”
Listless, undriven? Feel like you need a motivation just to get out of bed or roll off your couch? One sure-fire way to feel a spark of enthusiasm and vinegar that courses through your mind and body is to feel abrupt uncontrolled anger. Suddenly your body comes alive, with each nerve ending standing up and…
Read MoreMovie Review: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
By Bob Garver How wrong I was about 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” When I saw the first trailer, I remember groaning about starting a fourth big-screen Spider-Man continuity when we were still in the middle of the Tom Holland version, hadn’t had a proper conclusion for the Andrew Garfield version, and weren’t far enough…
Read MoreMayor & Board of Aldermen Work Session Agenda, June 15, 2023
Mayor & Board of Aldermen Work Session Agenda, June 15, 2023, at 5:00 P.M. City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
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