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By Toni Miles     As the City’s multimillion dollar Gateway Project nears completion, City leaders gathered for a work session in June to discuss potential development and an updated vision for the city’s waterfront involving a discussion with representatives of Bellamare Development, as well as an ADA Transition Plan and Transportation Master Plan by…

Special to Long Beach Breeze       The Mississippi Business Alliance (MSBA) recently announced the return of the Mississippi Makers’ Challenge. Now in its fifth year, the competition gives Mississippi manufacturers the opportunity to showcase their products while engaging employees, families, customers and the public in the race to earn the title of “The…

Special to Long Beach Breeze   In celebration of their 50th class reunion last fall, the Long Beach High School (LBHS) Class of 1975 made a donation to the Long Beach Excellence in Education Foundation to support current Long Beach High School seniors in their pursuit of higher education. This gift funded two $1,000 academic…

Special to Long Beach Breeze     As the Long Beach School District prepares to kick off another, district officials are asking all families with students at Quarles Primary, Harper McCaughan Elementary and Reeves Upper Elementary to review the district’s updated morning and afternoon car rider traffic patterns.   This year, traffic flow at some…

Special to Long Beach Breeze     The Long Beach Excellence in Education Foundation (LBEEF) has funded five $1,000 scholarships to 2026 Long Beach High School (LBHS) graduating seniors. To be eligible for consideration, applicants had to possess strong leadership skills, academic achievement, strong work ethic and community involvement.     The LBEEF scholarship honoring…

Special to Long Beach Breeze       The first day of school is right around the corner, with some school districts starting before August. To simplify the school registration process, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Office of Vital Records is reminding parents that they can skip the lines by purchasing their children’s…

Long Beach Middle School recently recognized the top fifteen students the seventh and eighth grades. School officials say the students have truly carried out Operation: Excellence through their hard work, dedication, leadership and commitment to doing their Bearcat Best each day.      

Special to Long Beach Breeze The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) is set to begin fortifying homes along the Mississippi Gulf Coast through the Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program (SMH).   Senate Bill 2409, passed during the 2026 Legislative Session, allows the MID to administer the program designed to help homeowners install stronger, storm-resistant roofs. The program…

Long Beach Breeze         The City of Long Beach and the Long Beach Historical Society have partnered to host a series of special exhibitions at Greenvale, celebrating and preserving the rich history of the community.  The second exhibition in the special series is titled “Tide and Tackle: A Long Beach Coastal Archive.” The exhibit,…

Special to Long Beach Breeze   Beginning this fall, Long Beach School District (LBSD) elementary campuses will be organized by developmental stages, and district officials say that staff are hard at work preparing classrooms and learning spaces to support the move. Quarles Elementary will serve as the district’s pre‑kindergarten through first grade facility.  Harper‑McCaughan Elementary…