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MPB Medgar Evers documentary “Everlasting” premieres September 18
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) will premiere Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers, a powerful new documentary exploring the life, impact, and enduring legacy of civil rights icon Medgar Evers. The film debuts on MPB Television at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 18. An MPB original production, Everlasting features in-depth interviews with Evers’ family, including his wife Myrlie…
Read MoreLong Beach Main Street seeking grants and planning for Christmas parade
By Toni Miles Building stronger communities together – that’s what Main Street America is all about, and the City of Long Beach is a member of this nation-wide organization that fosters economic and community development by enhancing the city’s historic charm, local businesses and public spaces. Through engagement, pride and quality…
Read MoreLONG BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY CEMETERY TOUR
The Long Beach Historical Society invites the public to step back in time at the Annual Cemetery Tour on Thursday, September 18, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Long Beach City Cemetery located at the intersection of Girard Avenue and 1st Street. This community event brings history to life as members of the…
Read MoreDAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION CELEBRATE CONSTITUTION WEEK
Communities throughout our nation will be celebrating the spirit and meaning of the country’s Constitution beginning September 17. On this day in 1787, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, 39 delegates at the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution of the United States of America. Nearly 170 years later, in 1955, DAR spearheaded an effort to…
Read MoreLong Beach Football Sees Fresh Start with Surprise Donation
Long Beach Bearcats safety Rashad Foxworth can’t remember a time when football wasn’t part of his life. The game has been his passion for as long as he can recall, and every win or loss leaves a lasting mark. “All my life, I cry almost every time we lose,” Foxworth said. That emotion has been…
Read MoreLock named to superintendent board again
Special to Long Beach Breeze Long Beach School District Superintendent Dr. Talia Lock is continuing her service to the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents as a member of its board of directors. MASS recently approved a new slate of leaders during its summer convention. Now in its 56th year, MASS serves…
Read More2025 Toast to the Coast set for October 17
Special to Long Beach Breeze The annual Toast to the Coast returns for its forty-second year on Friday, October 17. With a theme of “Diamond Jubilee,” the Coast Episcopal School’s major annual fundraiser promises a night of Mississippi Gulf Coast signature dining, art and entertainment. This year’s gala will celebrate the 75th year of…
Read MoreADORN Wearable Art Show to Open Coast Episocpal Schools’ Gail Keenan Art Center’s 2025-26 Season
A unique opportunity for Mississippi art lovers awaits when ADORN, a show of wearable art, opens on Friday, September 12 at the Gail Keenan Art Center on the campus of Coast Episcopal School in Long Beach. The show, which opens with a complimentary reception from 5 – 7 pm, will feature the exquisite works – from scarves…
Read MoreLong Beach Historical Society celebrates Long Beach birthday, launches Facebook page
By Toni Miles The city of Long Beach hit a historic milestone – celebrating its 120th birthday on August 10 – while the city’s historic “record-keepers,” the Long Beach Historical Society, arrived on the social media scene, launching its own Facebook page and newsletter. The Long Beach Historical Society, headed…
Read More“Stronger Than A Storm. Reflections From Katrina Kids”
By Guest Writer Brittany Dillard Shoes, check. Uniform, check. School supplies, Check. Booksack, Check. A storm that felt like the end all be all……no comment. One thing almost every grade school student had in common that fourth week in August of 2005 was that we were planning our 2nd week of school, being…
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