Planning and Development Commission Agenda, September 28, 2023
City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, MS 39560
Read MoreMovie Review: “Expen4bles”
Outside of what you see on the posters, the “Expendables” movies have never been particularly ambitious. Sure, it was great that the action stars of previous decades like Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Harrison Ford…
Read MoreIt’s time to explore Mississippi’s waterfalls…yes, waterfalls!
I felt a pang of envy last week as I watched news coverage of the picturesque town of Pomfret, Vermont. Attracting thousands of tourists from around the world is an abundance of fall foliage in …
Read MoreCarnival 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. Frazer is a lifelong resident of Long Beach and a third-generation member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church and CALB. She and…
Read MoreMississippi 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 officials saw their salaries rise from $193,678 on average last year to $205,000 this year. The 2023 Mississippi Fat Cat report, published by the Mississippi Center…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “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 …
Read MoreJudge 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 Institute. Sen. Roger Wicker chose Judge Dickinson for the award. The Institute in a Sept. 14 letter announcing the selection said Judge Dickinson will…
Read MoreMayor and Board of Aldermen Work Session, October 10, 2023
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Work Session:
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 5:00 PM
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City Hall Meeting Room
201 Jeff Davis Avenue
Long Beach, MS …
Read MoreMovie 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 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and 2022’s “Death on the Nile.” “A Haunting in Venice” comes barely a year and a half after the latter film, though the turnaround is…
Read MoreLibrary announces robust offerings for September
The Pass Christian Library has something for everyone in their September programming. Beginning on Tuesday, September 5, the library will begin a new Yoga with Donna Series. The six-week series will continue each Tuesday through October 10. The class will incorporate physical postures, breath work and meditation, and postures will be adapted to individual ability. …
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