Area News
USM students plant trees for Earth Day celebrations
University of Southern Mississippi (USM) students grabbed shovels and embraced nature as they planted new trees on the Gulf Park Campus in celebration of Earth Day. Danielle Cotton, botany Professor …
Read MoreCoffee Time: “DIVORCE IN YOUR REAR VIEW MIRROR”
You may have been racing to get out of your marriage. Couldn’t hardly wait until your signature was still wet on that divorce decree. Maybe. Maybe not. Instead, maybe you were one of those spouses who fought desperately to hold on to your marriage, but lost it anyway. But now, like it or not, a…
Read MoreUSPS Carnival Nights Stamps – Dedication in Biloxi, MS Thursday, June 6, 6 pm
What: The U.S. Postal Service is celebrating one of America’s favorite pastimes with its Carnival Nights stamps. The first-day-of-issue ceremony is free and open to the public. News of these …
Read MoreAdventures for all ages abound at the library for summer reading
With a theme of “Adventure Begins at Your Library,” the Pass Christian Summer Library Program has begun – and it’s not just for kids.
Beginning May 29, every Wednesday …
Read MoreStanfield receives Excellence in Librarianship Award
Jamie Stanfield, head of the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Libraries, has been named the 2024 recipient of the University Excellence in Librarianship Award.
Stanfield has been …
Read MoreMovie Review: “The Garfield Movie”
“Garfield and Friends,” based on comic strips by Jim Davis, was one of my favorite cartoons growing up. With all due respect to the show’s talented writers and other voice actors, …
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Worried about the economy? Make your own fast food/takeout favorites
Disclaimer: I’m a big supporter of restaurants. I enjoy visiting and writing about them, especially family-owned ones. And on occasion, I frequent fast food places. But as you’ve …
Read MoreMayor and Board Of Aldermen Meeting Agenda, June 4, 2024
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda, June 4, 2024 @ 5:00 P.M.
City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, MS 39560
Read MoreINSURANCE EXPLAINED AS HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS
Atlantic Hurricane Season begins Saturday and runs through the end of November. Predictions from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service …
Read MoreWork begins on east outer wall of harbor
The City of Long Beach has begun work on the east outer wall of the Long Beach Harbor, using State funding. The City worked through a partnership with the Harrison County Sand Beach and the …
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