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COAST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL AND BEYOND THERAPY FOR KIDS, GULFPORT ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
Coast Episcoapl School, an independent school in Long Beach, MS, serving students 18 months through Sixth Grade, and Beyond Therapy for Kids, Gulfport, MS, have announced a partnership in a joint statement by CES Head of School Jake Winter and Beyond Therapy for Kids, Gulfport, MS Clinic Director/Partner Robin McCaffery. As a result of the…
Read MoreUSM’s Gulf Park Campus Kicks Off First Day of Classes
Students, faculty, and staff started their first day at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM)’s Gulf Park Campus with hopes for a positive semester. Dr. Shannon Campbell, Senior Associate Vice President for Coastal Operations, is excited for the return of students on campus and a new academic year. “The beginning of fall semester brings a…
Read MoreSix things every American needs to know about their country
By Douglas Carswell “Woke” radicals love to undermine America at every opportunity. They try to rewrite history in order to demoralize and disorientate the United States. Cultural Marxism is able to thrive in that vacuum where there was once good civics education. If we want to defeat the radicals, both on and off…
Read MoreMr. Dan McElrath has been appointed Artistic Director of the Coast Chorale
As Coast Chorale wraps up an era with the retirement of Mr. Allen Henson, the Board ofDirectors is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Dan McElrath as the new ArtisticDirector. Dan and his wife Christy, along with their family moved from Alaska to the MississippiGulf Coast in October of 2022. He joined the Coast…
Read MoreLONG BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LOOKING FOR NEXT CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce is now seeking nominations for their annual Aline Doherty Citizen of the Year award. This award is presented to a resident or business owner of Long Beach, who through the commitment to the community and through the spirit of volunteerism, has improved the quality of life in Long Beach…
Read MoreUM Incoming Honors Freshman Jillian LaRosa Receives Prestigious Scholarship
Jillian LaRosa, of Long Beach, received the McDonnell-Barksdale Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. LaRosa is one of 18 incoming freshmen accepted into UM’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university. “All of our students…
Read MoreLong Beach students participate in GenSea Blue summer internships
Three Long Beach High School students, Vicki Tran, Justin Mares and Jose “Tony” Garcia, participated in GenSea Blue internships this summer. To inspire the next generation of leaders in marine and coastal sciences, the GenSea Blue Economy Pathways Internship program at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) offered a cohort of seventeen high school students…
Read MoreMayor & Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda, August 15, 2023
Mayor & Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda, August 15, 2023, at 5:00 P.M. City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
Read MoreMovie Review: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
By Bob Garver
Bad news, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” fans, new installment “Mutant Mayhem” gets the Ninja Turtles all wrong. You know how the …
Read MoreIt’s not too early to prepare for Labor Day grilling
By Kara Kimbrough “Don’t go, summer!“ The headline from a food magazine at the checkout line couldn’t have been more direct: Big, bold red letters practically leapt off the page as I unloaded my cart. Despite a silent acknowledgement that the author of the article probably doesn’t live in the south, I bought in anyway.…
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