Area News
Winter Weather Preparedness Day is December 4, 2024
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, in collaboration with the National Weather Service and the Mississippi Department of Transportation, encourages Mississippians to prepare for the upcoming …
Read MoreWinter wonderland, holiday spirit to fill downtown Dec. 6
The Pass Post
Pass Christian will once again be visited by the Grinch for the annual Christmas in the Pass celebration, but he is not expected to be able to put a damper on any of the holiday …
Read MoreAnnual bike drive is rolling for local children in need
By Toni Miles
This holiday season, members of the Long Beach 2024-2025 Mayor’s Youth Council are heading up an annual bike drive to collect bicycles for local children and youth in need.
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Read MoreSHOP Small and DINE Small This Holiday Season…Small Business Saturday is November 30th!
by Allen Thomas, Regional Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
Did you know that more than 80% of Americans trust small businesses and believe it’s important to support them? …
Read MoreVolunteers, local police preparing to Feed the Needy this holiday season
By Toni Miles
This Thanksgiving, police officers across the Coast will join forces with business leaders, workers and other members of the community to make sure those in need will receives a …
Read MoreSutton named to State Superintendent’s Principal Advisory Council
Special to Long Beach Breeze
Long Beach High School (LBHS) Principal Justin Sutton was recently selected to serve on the State Superintendent’s Mississippi Principal Advisory Council …
Read MoreMississippi Public Service Commissioners Remind Consumers to be Vigilant of Scams During Holiday Season
The Mississippi Public Service Commission has been made aware of a scam targeting businesses, especially LLCs, who are required to submit an annual report to the Mississippi Secretary of State’s …
Read MoreEmmy- and Peabody-Award-winning alumna visits CES
Special to Long Beach Breeze
Coast Episcopal School (CES) fifth-grade students recently had the unique opportunity to meet and chat with CES alumna Margaret Loesch about her more than fifty-year …
Read MoreCandland earns National Merit Semifinalist status
Long Beach Breeze
Rebecca Candland of Long Beach has been named a National Merit Semifinalist in the 70th National Merit Scholarship (NMSC) Program.
Candland, senior at the Mississippi …
Read MoreStay Safe While Cooking This Thanksgiving
At last check, there have been 58 fire deaths statewide in 2024. Unattended cooking was the cause in six of those fire deaths. There were seven cooking-related fire deaths in 2023. “Many people have family and friends over for the holiday,” said Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney. “Don’t let distractions put you and…
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