PCHS grad selected for National Geographic scholarship
National Geographic has selected Alcorn State University journalism student and Pass Christian High School graduate Joy Thornton as one of its scholarship program recipients. Thornton, a junior mass communications major, is one of seven students selected as National Geographic Content HBCU Media Scholarship Program recipients. Now in its second year, the program grants $10,000 to…
Read MorePCMS students win geography bee
Pass Christian Middle School students recently participated in a geography bee in their social studies’ classes. The winners from each class period then competed in a school-wide geography bee. Twenty-one students answered random geography questions, with each round of questions becoming more challenging. Winners (l to r) included Marcella Hoffman, third place; Eli Allen, first…
Read MoreHunt hired as head of LBHS boys basketball program
The Long Beach High School Bearcats basketball team has a new head coach, as the Long Beach School District (LBSD) Board of Trustees recently voted to hire Kevin Hunt to fill the Bearcats Head …
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 MoreLBSD wins Beacon Award
The Long Beach School District was the recently named the recipient of the Mississippi School Board Association’s Beacon Award at the Lighthouse School Leader Award Ceremony.
Read MoreGone Fishing Ministries receives donation
Gone Fishing Ministries, an all-volunteer organization established as an outgrowth of the Disaster Relief Committee of the Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church in Pass Christian, recently received a donation from the Hollywood Casino’s TITO program. GFM prepares, serves and delivers between 250 and 300 free, hot, nutritious meals each Monday and Wednesday to those in need…
Read MoreKnow your noodles when it comes to Asian bowls of goodness
By Kara Kimbrough I’ve been open about my obsession with soup. I could easily eat soup every day of the week with one caveat: someone else would have to make it. As much as I love and in fact, do make soup quite often, it’s a time-consuming chore if done right. Boiling the liquid, braising…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “FORTUNE TELLERS DON’T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME”
They seem to be everywhere in any town you drive through. Signs promoting the services of a local ‘TAROT CARD READER,’ ‘FORTUNE TELLER,’ and ‘PALM READER’ seem to be on every block. Look online and there are also the online psychics – the “Call me, and I’ll tell you your future” people. And don’t forget,…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “WRONG PLACE AND TIME, BUT TOTALLY INNOCENT, OF COURSE”
You and I hear them, the stories of people who insist they are totally innocent of any wrongdoing. Yet they are definitely identified as being at the scene of the crime, in the company of the criminals. How does that happen? Realistically, how often does a person just happen to find themselves in the wrong…
Read MoreMayor & Board of Aldermen Work Session Agenda, May 4, 2023
Mayor & Board of Aldermen Work Session Agenda, May 4, 2023, at 5:00 P.M. City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
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