Area News
Movie Review: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
By Bob Garver How wrong I was about 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” When I saw the first trailer, I remember groaning about starting a fourth big-screen Spider-Man continuity when we were still in the middle of the Tom Holland version, hadn’t had a proper conclusion for the Andrew Garfield version, and weren’t far enough…
Read MoreMayor & Board of Aldermen Work Session Agenda, June 15, 2023
Mayor & Board of Aldermen Work Session Agenda, June 15, 2023, at 5:00 P.M. City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
Read MoreCOAST EPISCOPAL FACELIFT BRINGS SMILES TO STAFF, STAKEHOLDERS AND STUDENTS
The last day of the 2022-2023 year at Coast Episcopal School in Long Beach was more hectic than usual. Not only were students and teachers packing up to prepare for summer break, it was “all hands on deck” as the school’s main building, which houses Transitional Kindergarten through Sixth Grade, was emptied in anticipation of…
Read MoreAuthor to speak on state’s history from 1798-1840
The Pass Christian Historical Society will hold its monthly luncheon on Monday, June 26, at noon. The group will welcome author Mike Bunn, who will speak about Mississippi history from 1798-1840. His latest book, Old Southwest to Old South: Mississippi, 1798-1840, explains how Mississippi’s early development shaped the state and continues to define it today.…
Read MoreWilliam Carey University launches “Making College Affordable”
William Carey University announces “Making College Affordable” – a major restructuring of its financial aid program. Starting in fall 2023, it will mean an average increase of forty percent in scholarship amounts awarded to freshmen, transfer and international students. It also means free textbooks for undergraduate students and no tuition increase over fall 2022. This…
Read MorePlanning & Development Commission Meeting Agenda, June 8, 2023
City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
Read MoreMayor & Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda, June 6, 2023
Mayor & Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda, June 6, 2023, at 5:00 P.M. City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
Read MoreJimmy Buffett has the right idea when it comes to summertime food
By Kara Kimbrough “Nibbling on sponge cake, watching the sun bake,” has to be one of the most hummable summertime lyrics. Penned by Mississippi native Jimmy Buffet, the line from the song “Margaritaville” is the perfect hot weather ballad except for one tiny detail. Something more substantial than sponge cake is necessary to get…
Read MoreMovie Review: “The Little Mermaid”
By Bob Garver Back in 1989, the animated version of “The Little Mermaid” ushered in what came to be known as the “Disney Renaissance,” an era of creative and commercial prosperity where the company reclaimed its position as the king of animated family entertainment. Now in 2023, the company is looking to a live-action version…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “THE ‘I JUST LOVE THAT OL’ BOY’ DUDE”
Recently we were in a lot of different churches, where we were introduced to a bunch of people and made a lot of new friends. Met a lot of smiling, friendly folks – but also a few who probably wouldn’t remove their frown if they were standing in front of Jesus, face to face. But…
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