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Harbor View Café: A Long Beach landmark

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By Cara Pridemore     Harbor View Café stands as a landmark and gathering place for the community of Long Beach. The restaurant has developed a loyal, multigenerational customer base, from former high school employees now returning with their own families, to college students stopping in during breaks, to long-time regulars who sit at tables…

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Southern Miss Historian Andrew Wiest Receives Prestigious Morison Prize for Lifetime Contributions

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  Dr. Andrew Wiest has little left to prove in a nearly four-decade career as a professional military historian.   Wiest, a distinguished professor of history at The University of Southern Mississippi, is the 2026 recipient of the Society for Military History’s prestigious Samuel Eliot Morison Prize, which recognizes a scholar’s “body of contributions in…

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Southern Miss Symphony Orchestra to Present “Bars of Red,” Welcoming Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Julia Wolfe

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  The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra will present “Bars of Red” on Thursday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mannoni Performing Arts Center Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus.   The program centers on Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe’s “Her Story,” a sweeping work commemorating the centennial of the 19th Amendment and the fight for…

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LONG BEACH ANNOUNCES KLONDYKE ROAD MILLING AND PAVING PROJECT

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The City of Long Beach will begin roadway improvements on Klondyke Road from Y Not Stop to LaRosa Road this week as part of the city’s ongoing efforts to enhance local infrastructure and improve driving conditions for residents and visitors. Work on the project will begin with milling operations on Wednesday, March 11 and Thursday,…

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Registration open for annual Blessing of the Jeeps

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By Toni Miles     This year’s Blessing of the Jeeps, the sixth occurrence of the local fundraiser that grows in popularity each year, is set for Saturday, April 11. Hosted by St. Thomas Catholic Church, with proceeds benefitting the church’s Life Teen program, the family-friendly event opens at 10 a.m. with food, music, fun…

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Residents urged to save the date for upcoming Radish Festival

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By Toni Miles     With spring weather on the horizon, the City of Long Beach and Long Beach Main Street are reviving a celebration that was initially begun in 1991, the Long Beach Radish Festival.   Planned for Saturday, April 18, the festival will be held in the downtown area at City Hall on…

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Long Beach School Board approves elementary school reconfiguration

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Harper-McCaughan Elementary (Photo credit Toni Miles)

Special to Long Beach Breeze The Long Beach School District (LBSD) School Board has officially approved a comprehensive reconfiguration of its elementary schools, which District leaders say is a strategic move designed to enhance instructional alignment, deepen teacher collaboration, and ensure consistent, developmentally appropriate learning experiences for all students. The decision also responds to population…

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A century across the water: Ship Island Excursions turns 100

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(Photo from Ship Island Excursions)

By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune       There’s a moment that happens just after the boat pulls away from Gulfport Harbor. The shoreline softens behind you. The air changes. Phones go down. Kids press against the rail, rail, hearts pounding excitedly as they scan the water, convinced they’ll spot the first dolphin. Seagulls ride…

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