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By Toni Miles     Voters throughout Mississippi will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 3, to cast their ballots in the upcoming mid-term election. Mississippi’s Statewide Ballot Five Congressional positions, including one of Mississippi’s two U.S. Senate seats and all four of the state’s U.S. House seats, will be on the November 3…

By Toni MilesLocal polls will open on Tuesday, November 3, at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. Voters must present an acceptable form of photo identification when voting in person. Acceptable forms of photo identification include: a driver’s license, state-issued photo ID, U.S. passport,  student ID from a state university or college, firearms…

The Pass Post       The Pass Christian Historical Society will hold its monthly luncheon on Monday, October 26, at noon. The Society will welcome attorney, author, actor, professor (and more) Jim Fraiser. Frasier’s program will be “Creative Absurdity – Works for an Author and Actor.”   Fraiser is the author of over a…

By Toni Miles      Come Saturday, October 17, organizers of the 2026 Annual Coastal Cleanup hope the shoreline of Long Beach will be packed with volunteers, all on a mission to remove trash and debris from the beachfront.   The program, sponsored each year by Mississippi State University’s Coastal and Marine Extension Program, typically…

By Toni Miles     Kids and their families are invited to join forces at an upcoming event of fun where locals can meet law enforcement.   It’s all part of the City of Long Beach’s annual Night Out Against Crime, which has been scheduled this year on a Friday, so that more families can…

  The Long Beach School District (LBSD) was recently honored with the 2026 Governor’s Award for Exemplary Partnerships, presented by the Mississippi Association of Partners in Education, in recognition of the district’s collaborative efforts as a valued 2025–26 Community Partner of the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (MSDB). The award, accepted by…

By: Steve Lott     America’s critical infrastructure can be disrupted without a missile, a bomb, or a hostile fleet. All it takes is access — access to the hardware, the software, and the data streams that run our pipelines, ports, and industrial facilities. I learned this long before I ever ran for office. In…

The critically-acclaimed Beatles vs. Stones – A Musical Showdown production will be bringing its highly-anticipated Winter Tour 2026 to the Biloxi Saenger Theatre on Saturday, November 14 at 7pm. This unforgettable show takes the audience on a musical trip to the heart of the British Invasion, to witness the greatest concert that never was – The…

By Toni Miles     Under beautiful, clear skies, the City of Long Beach celebrated a long-awaited milestone yesterday evening with a ribbon cutting and grand opening for the Long Beach Gateway Project. The multi-million-dollar undertaking has taken shape over years of efforts following Hurricane Zeta’s massive damage almost six years ago.     For…

by Robb Hicks     During National Newspaper Week, we should all ask what would happen if our local newspaper suddenly disappeared. Our community would lose more than headlines. We would lose the public record of who voted for what, how tax dollars were spent and which promises were kept. We would lose the watchdog…