Area News
Brooks named self-advocacy coordinator for USM IDS
Gunner Brooks has been named self-advocacy coordinator at The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies (IDS) Gulf Coast offices. He is the second employee to serve in this …
Read MoreUSM’s Gulf Park food pantry in need of donations
The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Gulf Park Pantry is running low on donations and is asking the coastal community to help USM students and staff in need.
Kristen Seymour, …
Read MoreCities revvin’ up for Cruisin’ the Coast Oct. 1-8
It’s the final countdown to what’s become known as “America’s Biggest Block Party.”
The 27 th Annual Cruisin’ the Coast revs up on Sunday, October 1, as …
Read MoreLBSD heads into second year of Pre-K4 program
Thousands of students filed into schools throughout the Long Beach School District (LBSD) for the first day of the 2023-2024 school year, and, for the first year ever, some kindergarteners returned …
Read MoreLibrary heads into fall with activities and programs for all
September is Library Card Sign Up Month. Did you know that your library card can be used for more than just checking out materials? You can also use it to: Sign in to use the computers, Access our eBook programs, like Axis360 and TumbleBooks, Access the many searchable databases offered through MLC or our library,…
Read MoreLong Beach ready to rev up and roll out for Oct. 1-8 Cruisin’ the Coast
It won’t be long before the 27 th Annual Cruisin’ the Coast event, dubbed “America’s Biggest Block Party,” rolls out in South Mississippi. The weeklong classic car show …
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 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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