Area News
DeFillips named new coach for LBHS boys soccer program
Matthew DeFillips was recently named the new head coach of the Long Beach High School Bearcats boys’ soccer team. Long Beach School District (LBSD) Athletic Director Shane Rutledge says he is eager to work with DeFillips. “We are excited to have someone with Coach DeFillips’ experience and soccer acumen take over the boys’ program. I…
Read MoreMayor & Board of Aldermen Work Session Agenda, July 18, 2023
Mayor & Board of Aldermen Work Session Agenda, July 11 & 25, 2023, at 5:00 P.M.
City Hall Meeting Room
201 Jeff Davis Avenue
Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
Read MoreMSDH News: Religious Exemptions for Immunizations
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) will begin offering religious exemptions Monday, July 17, 2023, in addition to the existing medical exemption process in compliance with the federal court order entered in April 2023. Detailed information is now available on our website along with the proper forms to be completed and a statement from…
Read MoreMississippi’s sales tax holiday just around the corner and just in time for school
By Toni Miles
Mississippi’s sales tax holiday is just around the corner and just in time for the 2023-2024 school year, giving local parents and guardians a much-needed break on the …
Read MoreVolunteer Mississippi Announces New Ways to Support Mississippi Organizations
Volunteer Mississippi , the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service, recently implemented new features to support Mississippi organizations and projects needing volunteers or support.
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Read MoreCoffeeTime: “BOILING A TOAD IS ONLY FUN FOR THE BOILER”
Do this one. (If your spouse is a bit squeamish, then best accomplish this without them being in the kitchen) Catch a live toad. Fill a large pan with cool water and place the pan on the stove. Put the toad in the pan and then turn the burner on to low heat. The innocent…
Read MoreRay Wesson to Join HCPHC Board of Commissioners
Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission is thrilled to announce Ray Wesson, Jr. as the newest addition to the Board of Commissioners. Ray is a native of Ocean Springs and a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. His 30 year career in financial services has given him the opportunity to live and work in…
Read MoreOne Book One Pass Community Read Project Announces 2023 Author and Book Selection
What if everyone in Pass Christian read the same book and then joined together to talk about it? That is the idea behind One Book, One Pass. The 2023 selected author is Kiese Laymon and the book selection is Heavy: An American Memoir. Over the next several months, the community is encouraged to read the…
Read MorePlanning & Development Commission Meeting Agenda, July 13, 2023
City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
Read MoreMayor & Board of Aldermen Work Session Agenda, July 2023
Mayor & Board of Aldermen Work Session Agenda, July 11 & 25, 2023, at 5:00 P.M. City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
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