Area News
Movie Review: “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
By Bob Garver Last summer, when “Top Gun: Maverick” was making roughly all the money printed in the United States during that fiscal quarter, I read a number of articles (many publications jumped on the trend at once) calling Tom Cruise various iterations of “The Last Movie Star.” The moniker is obviously an exaggeration –…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “IDIOTIC BEHAVIOR”
Cheating – taking what you didn’t earn. Yeah, that’s a real self-esteem builder. “I’m not brainy enough or strong enough to do it myself, I have to …
Read MoreDeFillips 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 MoreMovie Review: Triple Feature
By Bob Garver A quick explanation about this week’s movies: with an estimated $40 million at the domestic box office, “Sound of Freedom” had the most money at the end of the weekend. But because it made it a point of opening on Tuesday, July 4, instead of the usual Friday, it had a three-day…
Read MoreSilver linings come in all forms, including treasured recipes
By Kara Kimbrough
It’s summer, which in the south means one thing: it’s hot. Very hot. Even so, last week I was excited to find an easy way to make one of my …
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…
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