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    The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) and Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) encourages fireworks safety this Independence Day. “I expect that this year, as we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, fireworks use will be at an all-time high. It’s up to you to implement safety standards when shooting fireworks at home. That means using common…

Special to Long Beach Breeze     Miller McDaniel of Long Beach, a student at Quarles Elementary School, was recently named the first place winner in the early elementary division of the 2026 Mississippi College and Career Savings Art Contest winners. McDaniel, along with other award winners, was honored with a reception at the Mississippi…

By Toni Miles       The City of Long Beach will get a head start on the Independence Day holiday with the fourth annual 4th of July Jubilee daylong celebration, set to take place this year on Saturday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. in downtown Long Beach. It all starts with…

    Applications for the 2026-27 Long Beach Mayor’s Youth Council are open through Thursday, July 23, at 5 p.m.   The program is designed as a leadership program for high school students. In addition to learning about local government, members will develop leadership skills by taking an active role in City-sponsored activities and youth-led…

Long Beach Breeze       Reader Judy Mann recently alerted the Long Beach Breeze about a special plant that is putting on a show in the area.   Those who drive down Red Creek Road past the Shaggy Chick Pet Salon will notice a nearly twenty-foot-tall stalk towering in the sky, which will soon…

Special to Long Beach Breeze       The Long Beach Excellence in Education Foundation has established an annual scholarship in memory of long-time Long Beach High School Career Center Technician Connie Tucker, who passed away earlier this year.   A proud Long Beach High School graduate, Tucker returned to her alma mater and dedicated…

By Rob Buchert   THE UNITED STATES – DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: Rob Buchert: Dunlap Broadside Reproduction, 2026   The Document On the night of July 4, 1776, Philadelphia printer John Dunlap set the Declaration of Independence in type and printed an estimated 200 copies. These broadsides, large single-page printed sheets, were the document that spread…

Special to The Pass Post   The Pass Christian Historical Society will hold its monthly luncheon on Monday, June 22, at noon, featuring Brehm Bell and Matthew Barrett. The duo produced the documentary Roots to Rockets, which honors the communities displaced during the creation of the Stennis Space Center. The documentary is a tribute to…

  In an effort to bring the Friendly City “back to its roots,” the City of Long Beach and Long Beach Main Street teamed up this spring to resurrect the Radish Festival, a beloved Long Beach tradition that sprouted it roots in 1991 but that had not been held in many years. The festival was…

By Toni Miles     Dozens of people took time out of their busy schedules on Thursday, May 7, to join forces at Long Beach City Hall for the City’s annual National Day of Prayer Rally, which was themed “Glorify God Among the Nations.” The verse for this year’s nation-wide event is found in I…