Area News
Missions, concert to benefit food pantry and Veterans
Long Beach Breeze
With the holiday seasons approaching, VFW Eddy Blake Post 3937 is currently conducting two local missions to serve those with needs during this time.
The Post is hosting a …
Read MoreCheck Your Smoke Alarm This Weekend
The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO), a division of the Mississippi Insurance Department (MID), recommends checking smoke alarms in your home this weekend. Falling back to Standard Time early …
Read MorePublic university students offered free tele-mental health services
Special to Long Beach Breeze
The department of psychiatry and human behavior at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), in collaboration with the Mississippi Institutions of Higher …
Read MoreApplications open for U.S. Senate youth program
Special to Long Beach Breeze
Mississippi high school juniors and seniors with student leadership roles are encouraged to apply for the 2025 U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP).
The esteemed …
Read MoreTrendy skin products can cause rashes in pre-teens
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Office of Communications and Marketing
The skin care advice of social media influencers and beauty bloggers may leave pre-teens and young teenagers with rashes and …
Read MoreSeabees use skills to fortify Long Beach Food Pantry
By Toni Miles
They’re trained by the U.S. Navy to build, whether it’s constructing roads, bridges, bunkers and even airfields at sites both foreign and domestic; however, local …
Read MoreSaturday In-Person Absentee Voting Begins; Upcoming Elections Deadlines
Circuit clerk offices will be open from 8:00 a.m. to noon for in-person absentee voting this Saturday, October 26, 2024.
The last day to vote in-person absentee is Saturday, November 2, 2024, on …
Read MoreScouts BSA Troop backpacks on the Pacific Crest Trail
By Guest Columnist Tommy Carroll
Boy Scouts of America High Adventure Troop 321 from Long Beach spent part of their summer travelling to Washington and backpacking on the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Read MoreIt’s Time for Fall/Winter Vaccinations to Fight Respiratory Viruses
We are approaching what is historically the respiratory virus season. The Mississippi State Department of Health encourages everyone to get appropriate updated vaccinations to avoid severe outcomes such as hospitalization and death. The rates of respiratory viruses such as influenza, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and COVID tend to increase during the fall and winter months…
Read More2024 November General Election Absentee Report (October 21)
As of Monday, October 21, 2024, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 86,525 absentee ballots requested , 84,636 absentee ballots …
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