Area News
LBSD 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 MoreCoffeeTime: “GOD-FEARING PEOPLE LIE PERFECTLY”
Don’t kid yourself. It’s not just criminals attempting to escape punishment. It’s not just a teenager who missed curfew and is coming up with excuses. Not just the employee who …
Read MoreEXTRA Hope, EXTRA Healing
Happy October! To all our extra amazing friends, Happy Down Syndrome Awareness Month!
This month has all the feels to mommas like me. We …
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 MoreMovie Review: “Expen4bles”
Outside of what you see on the posters, the “Expendables” movies have never been particularly ambitious. Sure, it was great that the action stars of previous decades like Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Harrison Ford…
Read MoreIt’s time to explore Mississippi’s waterfalls…yes, waterfalls!
I felt a pang of envy last week as I watched news coverage of the picturesque town of Pomfret, Vermont. Attracting thousands of tourists from around the world is an abundance of fall foliage in …
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 MoreCoffeeTime: “FAMILIES FALLING APART”
Generation Z. Young adults that older generations have a difficult time understanding. And a generation that, in turn, holds a lot of contempt for the lifestyles of generations …
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