Area News
Long Beach School District Tops Coast Graduation Rates
Long Beach School District’s 97.2% topped the Coast and earned a spot in the top 10 in the state for graduation rate far exceeding the state average of 89.4%.
“This is a great …
Read MorePlanning and Development Commission Agenda, January 25, 2024
Planning and Development Commission Agenda, January 25, 2024 @ 5:30 PM
City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, MS 39560
Read MoreGCCF to launch FIXED for Life, a no-cost spay and neuter program to be offered throughout February as part of Spay and Neuter Awareness Month
During Spay and Neuter Awareness Month in February, Gulf Coast Community Foundation (GCCF) will launch FIXED For Life, a program to help residents in George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, …
Read MoreMovie Review: “The Beekeeper
Last week I wrote about “Mean Girls” and the problem of having seen a version of the movie before, which made it too familiar and predictable. I meant it in a very literal sense – …
Read MoreAamani Kalluru of Long Beach Named to the Fall 2023 President’s List at Mississippi College
Aamani Kalluru of Long Beach was named to the Fall 2023 President’s List at Mississippi College. The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the president’s list after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must maintain a 4.0 grade point average, based…
Read MoreClassics to Modern: Three Centuries of Piano Set for USM Gulf Park
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Gulf Park Ambassador Series opens the spring semester series with an on-campus solo piano recital performed by Dr. Ellen Elder, Associate Professor of Piano at USM. Dr. Elder will present solo piano works spanning three centuries of the piano repertoire in a program entitled, “Classics to Moderns: Three Centuries of the Piano.” The…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “MR. MVP OR MR. MIP”
Most Valuable Player. Depends upon the perspective and opinion of the person watching the game. Does he believe that it should be the player who scored the most points? Or is he of the opinion that …
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Cold weather rekindles cornbread’s popularity
One thing you can always count on when frigid temperatures envelope Mississippi – grocery store shelves are swept bare in mere hours and everyone begins sharing photos of whatever it is they’re cooking. In the case of most of my acquaintances last week, it was soup, stew, chili and without fail, a skillet of cornbread.…
Read MoreMovie Review: “Mean Girls”
Of all the pop culture institutions to be cancelled, ended, or otherwise shut down by the pandemic in 2020, the permanent closure of the “Mean Girls” Broadway musical was perhaps the one that disappointed me the most. I’m not sure why it wasn’t brought back post-pandemic – ticket sales…
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