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Groundbreaking signals Gateway Project is becoming a reality

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City leaders and project managers and crew turn dirt at the official groundbreaking for the City of Long Beach’s Gateway Project.

By Toni Miles     Though seven years in the making and with plenty of obstacles along the way, on March 11, there was a groundbreaking for the City of Long Beach’s Gateway Project. The Long Beach Gateway Project was established to revamp the appearance of the city along Highway 90 and to better connect…

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The hunt will soon be on! Easter Egg Hunt planned for April 12

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The hunt will soon be on! Easter Egg Hunt planned for April 12

By Toni Miles Preparations are underway for the City of Long Beach’s annual Easter egg hunt, one of the most popular events of the year for youngsters. Last year, hundreds of children waited not-so-patiently behind the lines as City leaders and volunteers spread out thousands of plastic eggs with goodies inside across the Harper McCaughan…

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Celebrate National Library Week April 7-13

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Celebrate National Library Week April 7-13

By Guest Columnist Renee Rayburn, LBPL Youth and Technology Services Hello, Long Beach!  Here is what’s happening at the Long Beach Public Library in April. National Library Week is April 7 – 13, and, along with story time on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m., the Friends of the Library are also sponsoring Library Outreach…

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Celebrate the Gulf festival set for Saturday, April 6

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Celebrate the Gulf festival set for Saturday, April 6

Long Beach Breeze Established in 1991, the annual Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival is held annually to teach residents and visitors about the importance of the Gulf. Held in coordination with Art in the Pass, the festival is held the first Saturday in April in Pass Christian’s Memorial Park. The event, designed for all…

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USM Awarded $2.3M Grant from SAMHSA for New Psychosis Prevention Program

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USM Awarded $2.3M Grant from SAMHSA for New Psychosis Prevention Program

By:  Karelia Pitts In partnership with the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (MDMH) and Mississippi State University (MSU), The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Center for Behavioral Health was awarded $2.3 million through a four-year grant from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The Center for Behavioral Health Screening, Outreach, Assessment and Resilience (CBH-SOAR) program will…

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Hertz to effect environmental policy changes through fellowship

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Hertz to effect environmental policy changes through fellowship

Special to Long Beach Breeze University of Mississippi graduate student and 2019 graduate of Our Lady Academy, Kennady Hertz of Long Beach will spend 2025 gaining valuable environmental policy experience in the nation’s capital as part of an elite fellowship program. Hertz, an integrated marketing and communication graduate student, is among the eighty-eight finalists chosen…

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Have you heard about Bible Fellowship Church?

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Have you heard about Bible Fellowship Church?

By Guest Columnist Scott Kimball If you’ve lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for any length of time, you probably have heard about Bible Fellowship Church (BFC), a small Bible church in Pass Christian that has been a fixture in the community since 1977. Our senior pastor, Dr. Don Trest, prefers to go by Pastor…

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Outstanding employee, teacher and citizen recognized

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The Rotary Club of Pass Christian, in partnership with Pass Christian Main Street, gathered recently to recognize three people for their selfless contributions to the city.   Teacher of the Year Andy Batten (left) is pictured with Pass Christian Schools Superintendent Carla Evers (right).   City Employee of the Year Andy Purchner (left) is pictured…

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