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Judge 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…

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Movie Review: “A Haunting in Venice”

         “A Haunting in Venice” is director/star Kenneth Branagh’s third go-around as Agatha Christie-penned detective Hercule Poirot. The other two were 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and 2022’s “Death on the Nile.” “A Haunting in Venice” comes barely a year and a half after the latter film, though the turnaround is…

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Library announces robust offerings for September

The Pass Christian Library has something for everyone in their September programming. Beginning on Tuesday, September 5, the library will begin a new Yoga with Donna Series.  The six-week series will continue each Tuesday through October 10.  The class will incorporate physical postures, breath work and meditation, and postures will be adapted to individual ability. …

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Butterflies in the Pass set for September 30

On Saturday, September 30, the Butterflies in the Pass Monarch Festival will be back to educate the community about Monarch butterflies and other pollinators. The event, set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at War Memorial Park, is free and open to the public. It will take place near the gazebo and the Billy Bourdin…

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You say Cajun/I say Creole…both are delicious

I’m not here to reignite an argument about the differences between Cajun and Creole food. I’m gun shy about mentioning ANY food from these regions after causing a furor on social media last year.  I innocently said I “didn’t like okra in my gumbo.” There were a few supporters who agreed it wasn’t a prerequisite for old-school…

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Movie Review: “The Nun II”

“The Nun II” is the ninth film in the “Conjuring Universe,” a franchise tied to the adventures of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, but it is the third in the series chronologically. Demon-in-a-nun’s-habit Valak (Bonnie Aarons) has made appearances in installments both earlier and later in the franchise’s chronology. In other words, not only…

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