Skip to content

Area Breaking News

Friendship Oak: Where five centuries of Mississippi stories meet

By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune     Have you ever stood beneath something older than America? On the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park in Long Beach, you can do exactly that. Rising from the front lawn overlooking the Gulf of Mexico is one of Mississippi’s most beloved living landmarks — a…

Read More

Pass Christian Middle School’s Ignite Show Choir debuts

Special to The Pass Post       The Pass Christian School District is celebrating the launch of its first-ever separate middle school show choir program. The new group, named Ignite, made its competitive debut earlier this year at the Mississippi Show Choir and A Cappella Invitational hosted by Pearl River Community College.   According…

Read More

New additions made to FETCH Dog Park

Special to Long Beach Breeze   City officials say the City’s beloved FETCH Dog Park, which is located just steps away from the Long Beach Recreational and Senior Center, has become a favorite gathering spot for both two-legged and four-legged residents alike.   The fenced, open-air space offers dogs a safe place to run, play …

Read More

COASTAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE TO ANNOUNCE 2026 ONE COAST AWARD RECIPIENTS

  The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Hancock Chamber of Commerce, Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce, and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will announce the recipients of the 2026 One Coast Awards on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at the Beau Rivage during the annual One Coast Awards breakfast. The One…

Read More

Harbor View Café: A Long Beach landmark

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…

Read More

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

  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…

Read More

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

  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…

Read More

LONG BEACH ANNOUNCES KLONDYKE ROAD MILLING AND PAVING PROJECT

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,…

Read More

Registration open for annual Blessing of the Jeeps

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…

Read More