Area News
Coffee Time: “HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL ‘REAL’ FATHERS”
Father’s Day has rolled around again. Hmmm…do I write about the importance of Dad in every kid’s life? Giving every daddy-loved adult who reads this the warm fuzzies as they relive …
Read MoreConsultant Connect Announces North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers of 2024
Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants, announces its 2024 list of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers. …
Read MoreThe Spaceport Company Docks Operations at Port Bienville
The Spaceport Company has recently established its operations at Port Bienville. The company specializes in producing vessels designed to launch rockets from the sea. Among these vessels is the “Once …
Read MorePhi Alpha Theta Offers Students Space to Experience Historical Events in a Collaborative Way
Stepping back in time is fun when you’re doing it with The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Gulf Park’s Phi Alpha Theta student organization.
Twenty years ago, Dr. Douglas …
Read MoreMississippi’s RESTORE Act State Expenditure Plan Amended and Approved
Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Mississippi’s State Expenditure Plan totaling $181 million has been amended and approved by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration (RESTORE) Council. The …
Read MoreLocal youth win sailing awards at regional regatta
As the old saying goes, “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”
Several local youth recently put their sailing skills to the test at the Gulf Yachting Association’s …
Read MoreMississippi receives highest education ranking ever of 30th in U.S. from latest Kids Count national report
Mississippi improved its education ranking to 30th in the nation – the state’s highest ranking ever – according to the 2024 Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT® Data …
Read MoreMovie Review: “Bad Boys: Ride or Die”
I’m not going to go into a lot of depth about the story in “Bad Boys: Ride or Die.” Miami detectives Mike Lowery (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett …
Read MoreLocal students win math competitions
Forty-eight local seventh- and eighth-grade students from George, Harrison, Jackson and Stone counties were recently invited to participate in the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics …
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Chilled desserts are the only way to survive Summer ’24
First, the bad news: It’s hot. Even worse, the official start of summer is still days away. But things are not all gloom and doom. There are numerous recipes containing words like …
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