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Troop 321 finishes fire pit project for church
Troop 321, a High Adventure Boy Scouts of America Troop from Long Beach, recently broke in a new fire pit they built as a request from First United Methodist Church of Long Beach. The fire pit, an Eagle Scout project, is built at an angle lining up with the main doors leading into the narthex…
Read MoreBeach trip proved food doesn’t have to be fancy to be good
By Kara Kimbrough The past week was filled with dichotomies. I went from sampling what can only be described as “peasant food” – tuna salad and white beans – to the following night, dining on fresh seafood topped with a heavenly homemade sauce. The meal was a special treat, but simple foods are most likely…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “WANT MORE ENERGY? GET ANGRY”
Listless, undriven? Feel like you need a motivation just to get out of bed or roll off your couch? One sure-fire way to feel a spark of enthusiasm and vinegar that courses through your mind and body is to feel abrupt uncontrolled anger. Suddenly your body comes alive, with each nerve ending standing up and…
Read MoreMovie 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
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