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Planning and Development Commission Agenda, February 22, 2024
Planning and Development Commission Agenda, February 22, 2024 @5:30 PM
City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jefferson Avenue Long Beach, MS 39560
Read MoreFirst Long Beach cannabis facility celebrates groundbreaking
The first medical cannabis cultivation facility in Long Beach, Sweet Life Canna Co., recently held a ceremonial groundbreaking event to celebrate the completion of the shell of their 10,000 square foot facility, located at 5030 A Avenue. “We are thrilled to celebrate this pivotal moment for our company and for Mississippi,” said Courtney Paolillo, chief…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Super Bowl 58 wasn’t a total loss
Super Bowl 58 has come and gone, quickly replaced last week with Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras hype. But that didn’t stop me from putting into practice some really good tips I picked up …
Read MoreAnnual Touch-A-Truck event planned for March 16
Residents are advised to not be concerned if they notice police cars and fire trucks at the Long Beach Harbor on Saturday, March 16. It’s all part of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce’s …
Read MoreLocal teachers receive grants from Education Foundation
The Long Beach Excellence in Education Foundation recently announced the award of three educational grants to Long Beach School District staff. The foundation awarded the grants, each valued up to …
Read MoreCoffee Time: “YOUR HEART’S A LIAR”
If you are in the habit of consulting only yourself, trusting your own instincts and believing that you will know in your heart what to do when the time comes, then you have a big problem. In Proverbs 28:26, the Bible says, “He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh…
Read MoreGrant funds cross-curricular outreach project
Mrs. Dedeaux’s second-grade class at Reeves Elementary (pictured) recently received an aquaponics project through a grant obtained by Long Beach High School family/consumer science teacher Demetria …
Read MoreTourism research paper delves into scuba diving on Coast
Ka’Lon Duncanson, a senior marketing student in the School of Leadership at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and a Keystone Honors scholar, recently co-authored a paper on the tourism industry with Dr. Bradley Winton, assistant professor of management. The paper, “The Future of Tourism Diving: Assessments of Perceived Value and Satisfaction on the Mississippi…
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Movie Review: “Lisa Frankenstein”
I had high hopes for “Lisa Frankenstein,” whose trailers promised a lead performance from Kathryn Newton (of the gleefully twisted body-switch horror-comedy “Freaky”) and a …
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