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  The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) encourages firework safety this Independence Day. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, injuries from fireworks have increased overall between 2008 and 2023. “It’s up to you to implement safety standards when shooting fireworks at home,” said State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney. “That means using common sense, never…

Special to Long Beach Breeze       Singing River Cancer Center is now offering free mammograms and pap smears for eligible women through the Mississippi Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (BCCP). This initiative aims to remove financial barriers and expand access to life-saving cancer screenings, which helps more women detect breast and cervical cancer…

    By Toni Miles   The City of Long Beach’s Railroad Crossing Grade Improvements Project is well underway, as evidenced by improved and upgraded railroad crossings throughout the city. Recently, work was completed at the railroad crossing located at White Harbor Road and Railroad Street, as seen by the newly-laid asphalt at the intersection.…

Special to Long Beach Breeze   The Mississippi State Chapter of P.E.O. held its 57th Annual State Convention in Madison, Mississippi, this spring, hosted by Chapters B – Long Beach, U – Diamondhead, and Y – Madison.   P.E.O. is a philanthropic educational organization interested in bringing women increased opportunities for higher education. State President…

  Recently, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the completion of statewide Operation Safe Online Summer, which resulted in 11 arrests and one victim rescued. “Summer break is in full swing for many Mississippians, and our children are spending more time on screens,” said Attorney General Lynn Fitch. “My office is working hard to protect our young people…

Special to Long Beach Breeze   The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and the Gulf Coast Business Council (GCBC) have entered into a strategic partnership to launch the Executive Leadership Academy (ELA)––an education initiative designed to foster transformative leadership across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The partnership was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed…

  Shoppers in Mississippi will get some considerable tax breaks in July and August, with one of them going into effect permanently in the Magnolia State on July 1st. The Mississippi Department of Revenue (MDOR) is slashing the sales tax rate on groceries purchased in the state by two-percent, from seven-percent to five-percent, effective July…

                Retired Circuit Judge Jerry O. Terry Sr. of Biloxi died on June 6, 2025. He was 91.                 A funeral service was conducted on June 11 at Riemann Family Funeral Home in Biloxi, with entombment at Southern Memorial Park in Biloxi.                 Judge Terry served for 22…

Special to Long Beach Breeze     The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) is collaborating on a project to study whale sharks – currently listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature – and is asking the public to report any sightings in the Gulf.  …