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Special to Long Beach Breeze With 5,362 students enrolled for the fall trimester, William Carey University has broken its all-time enrollment record, again, with a two percent increase over last fall’s 5,260 students. “Two percent may not sound like a large increase, but keep in mind, William Carey’s enrollment has been rising steadily throughout the…

The 34th annual Arbor Day 5K-1/2 Mile Run/Walk/Roll for disability awareness is Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Point Cadet Plaza, Biloxi. Individuals with disabilities can also participate remotely by calling Disability Connection (228) 604-4020. The Run is a partnership between Disability Connection and the Gulf Coast Running Club to encourage people with disabilities to enjoy…

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022, AT 5:00P.M. CITY HALL MEETING ROOM 201 JEFF DAVIS AVENUE LONG BEACH, MISSISSIPPI 39560 Work session statement.

By Kara Kimbrough Struggling through an unseasonably warm Mississippi Christmas with sunny skies and near-80 temperatures was made bearable by incorporating elements of a chilly December 2019 trip to New York City. Reminiscing about the trip filled with magical sights like the Rockefeller Christmas tree, ice skaters at Bryant Park and the famed Rockettes’ Christmas…

The 34th annual Arbor Day 5K-1/2 Mile Run/Walk/Roll for disability awareness is Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Point Cadet Plaza, Biloxi. Individuals with disabilities can also participate remotely by calling Disability Connection (228) 604-4020. The Run is a partnership between Disability Connection and the Gulf Coast Running Club to encourage people with disabilities to enjoy…

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians/Pearl River Resort announced today an agreement for title sponsorship of the annual basketball and baseball awards presented to the Most Outstanding College Player in Mississippi in each sport. In basketball the women compete for the Gillom Trophy named for Ole Miss All-American…

A lot of money is flowing into and through the City of Long Beach and its infrastructure. Anyone who’s driven through the Friendly City the past few months has seen the fruits of years of labor by local leaders to get the funding needed to improve roadways and replace the City’s outdated sewer system, which…

The Fleming Education Center Auditorium on the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park campus will be the site of a blood drive on Thursday, June 9. Organizers say the need for blood is constant, and only by having volunteer donors can that need be fulfilled for patients in the community. Across the country, someone needs…

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast will host a weekday summer enrichment camp for ages four through eighteen. The camp will begin on June 6 and continue through July 29. Available hours for the camp will be from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. The camps will be held at all six locations…

TUESDAY, June 21, 2022, AT 5:00P.M. CITY HALL MEETING ROOM 201 JEFF DAVIS AVENUE LONG BEACH, MISSISSIPPI 39560