Area News
Magnolia Gulf Coast Junior Beta Club headed to Nationals
National Beta members from Magnolia Gulf Coast Beta Club (MGC Beta), a group of homeschool students in fourth through twelfth grades from the Gulf Coast area, are celebrating their recent participation in the 31st Annual Mississippi Junior Beta Convention. The students competed in club, team, individual academic, and visual art competitions and placed in several categories at the…
Read MoreMay is National Foster Care Month
National Foster Care Month is an initiative of the Children’s Bureau that seeks to increase national awareness of foster care issues. Southern Christian Services is joining in the effort to raise awareness for this year’s theme: “Strengthening Minds. Uplifting Families”. According to the Children’s Bureau, there are more than 390,000 children and youth in the…
Read MoreSt. Thomas members share Easter joy
The Service and Social Justice Committee of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church recently put together Easter baskets, which were delivered to shut-ins and senior citizens in their …
Read MoreMayor & Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda, May 2, 2023
Mayor & Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda, May 2, 2023, at 5:00 P.M. City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
Read MoreHudson’s Journey: EXTRA Bold, EXTRA Loud, EXTRA Worthy
“Our children are worthy of EQUITABLE SPACE in this world. This is non-negotiable.” -Heather Avis of The Lucky Few Podcast This week my family had the honor of using our voices for needed change. We traveled to Washington D.C.; alongside National Down Syndrome Society, National Down Syndrome Congress, GLOBAL Down Syndrome Foundation and more…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “THESE TOUGH MEN ARE RARE”
Seems my own version of ‘tough men,’ are rarely found any more, and the modern version of tough men are weak in comparison. Politically, today the phrase characterizes a person who fights for the causes he believes will benefit his people – or likely himself. Physically, it’s a man who has the capability and determination…
Read MoreSTUCO members attend leadership conference
Student Council members from Harper McCaughan and Long Beach Middle School recently attended the Mississippi State Association of Student Councils Leadership Conference at Jones Junior College in Ellisville. Students participated in breakout and networking sessions after listening to two motivational guest speakers.
Read MoreUSM gets $2.5 million for Gulf Park Campus
The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Gulf Park Campus is about to get an upgrade, precisely a $2.5 million upgrade, thanks to Mississippi lawmakers. The grant comes from a bill that will award $50 million in BP settlement funds to various Mississippi Gulf Coast counties. Senate Bill 3047 was passed in both chambers on March…
Read MorePass High students visit USM Gulf Park campus
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) School of Leadership recently held its second annual “Experience Business Casually” at the university’s Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach. At this event, volunteer business professionals from across the Coast coached student participants on topics such as interviewing strategies; the sixty-second elevator pitch and the art of small talk.…
Read MoreBartlett honored by Parents’ Campaign
In her classroom, at a sporting event, at the Capitol or the grocery store – just about everywhere she goes, Carrie Bartlett is cheering on and standing up for Mississippi public school students. Bartlett, a nineteen-year teacher in the Long Beach School District and a long-time member of The Parents’ Campaign, has been named The…
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