Area News
2025 Toast to the Coast set for October 17
Special to Long Beach Breeze The annual Toast to the Coast returns for its forty-second year on Friday, October 17. With a theme of “Diamond Jubilee,” the Coast Episcopal School’s major annual fundraiser promises a night of Mississippi Gulf Coast signature dining, art and entertainment. This year’s gala will celebrate the 75th year of…
Read MoreADORN Wearable Art Show to Open Coast Episocpal Schools’ Gail Keenan Art Center’s 2025-26 Season
A unique opportunity for Mississippi art lovers awaits when ADORN, a show of wearable art, opens on Friday, September 12 at the Gail Keenan Art Center on the campus of Coast Episcopal School in Long Beach. The show, which opens with a complimentary reception from 5 – 7 pm, will feature the exquisite works – from scarves…
Read MoreLong Beach Historical Society celebrates Long Beach birthday, launches Facebook page
By Toni Miles The city of Long Beach hit a historic milestone – celebrating its 120th birthday on August 10 – while the city’s historic “record-keepers,” the Long Beach Historical Society, arrived on the social media scene, launching its own Facebook page and newsletter. The Long Beach Historical Society, headed…
Read More“Stronger Than A Storm. Reflections From Katrina Kids”
By Guest Writer Brittany Dillard Shoes, check. Uniform, check. School supplies, Check. Booksack, Check. A storm that felt like the end all be all……no comment. One thing almost every grade school student had in common that fourth week in August of 2005 was that we were planning our 2nd week of school, being…
Read MorePass Christian Excel By 5 Hosts First Community Baby Shower
Pass Christian Excel By 5 will host its first Community Baby Shower on Tuesday, September 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Randolph Center, located at 315 Clark Avenue in Pass Christian. The event is free and open to new and expectant mothers in Harrison and Hancock Counties. Excel By 5 is an innovative…
Read MorePrayer Service for Katrina immigrant workers to thank immigrant workers and pray for an end to mass deportation policies
Faith leaders and homeowners will express their gratitude to the immigrant workers who helped rebuild the Mississippi Gulf Coast 20 years ago, and they will pray for an end to mass deportation policies, at a Prayer Service for Katrina Immigrant Workers: Looking Back in Gratitude and Moving Forward in Faith and Solidarity, on Thursday evening, August 28,…
Read More20TH YEAR REMEMBERANCE OF HURRICANE KATRINA
WHAT: 20th Year Remembrance of Hurricane Katrina WHEN: Friday, August 29, 2025, 6:00 pm WHERE: War Memorial Park, 101 Fleitas Ave., Pass Christian, MS 39571 WHY: This solemn gathering will honor the memory of those lost, recognize the resilience of the Pass Christian community, and reflect on the two decades of recovery and growth since…
Read MoreOne Book, One Pass announces 2025 book selection
The Pass Post One Book, One Pass, the annual community reading project, begins this fall with its 2025 book selection, South To America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon Line to Understand the Soul of America, by Imani Perry. The book received the 2022 National Book Award for non-fiction. Over the next several months,…
Read MoreMeet the Pirates: Coaches, Students, and Supporters Come Together to Honor Excellence in Sports and Academics
On Wednesday, August 13th, Pass Christian High School came alive with the roar of school spirit as the community gathered for the annual “Meet the Pirates” showcase, a much-anticipated tradition that marks the beginning of another promising year for Pirate athletics. Students, families, teachers, administrators, and community members filled the stands to welcome and…
Read MoreComing soon: MDOT to release documentary on 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) was faced with the monumental task of rebuilding or repairing nearly every major route along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Now, 20 years later, MDOT is releasing a documentary that chronicles the restoration of infrastructure through the…
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