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Finalists Announced for the 2024 Ferriss Trophy presented by the MBCI and Pearl River Resort

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is proud to announce the finalists for the 2024 Ferriss Trophy presented by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Pearl River Resort. The Ferriss …
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Ten-year-old Mason Ray shows off his hoop throwing skills at the Easter festival.

Spring to Life festival draws crowds

First Baptist Church of Long Beach resurrected its much-anticipated, annual Easter festival this year after a brief hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, with its hosts focused on their mission of …

May is Mental Health Awareness Month in Mississippi

With the arrival of May, we are not only greeted by the warmth of spring, but also by a call to prioritize an aspect of our lives too often overlooked—our mental health. May marks Mental Health …

Jeepin the Coast set for May 29-June 2

Pre-registration is open through April 29 for the 2024 Jeepin the Coast (JTC), which is set for May 29 through June 2. Pre-registration is $80 for a ticket that includes the Jeep Beach Crawl, …

Mayor and Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda, May 7, 2024

Mayor and Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda, May 7, 2024 @ 5:00 P.M. City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, MS  39560

One Book One Pass

WHO:             One Book One Pass WHAT:            Selection of 2024 Author Lauren Groff …

Kara Kimbrough
The Turning Angel at Natchez City Cemetary is just one of the must-see attractions in the city.

Kara's Sights & Bites: More than antebellum homes: 10 things to do in Natchez

Visitors from around the world flock to Natchez during all seasons, for every reason imaginable. It's true, the city's beautiful antebellum homes are a major tourism draw, but Natchez is much more …

Kara's Sights & Bites: Make your own meatballs and roasted chicken

    Saying anything negative about local supermarkets goes against my beliefs. The 12+ years I worked for a supermarket chain still rank near the top of best work experiences of all time …

Kara's Sights and Bites: Gulf Coast's history, funnel cakes are just two reasons to visit

The history of the Mississippi Gulf Coast has always intrigued me. When I briefly (emphasis on brief) entertained the thought of earning a Ph.D., the origin on the area's founding and its first …
CoffeeTime

Coffee Time: “LOCKED UP AND SECURE – OR SCARY?”

Do they bother you? Do walls and fences cause claustrophobia in you? How about locked doors and gates? Do they bring about a fierce need to find the key and escape? The obvious answer for most …

Coffee Time: “EXHAUSTED WINGS BRINGS ON CLIPPED WINGS”

If you work and work hard, you will understand this topic.  Exhaustion. Too much constant physical or mental work, with no relaxation for your body and brain can bring on serious …

Coffee Time: “YOU FAILED, BUT YOU AREN’T DEAD”

Yes, you failed. It ended badly for you. Bankruptcy, nervous breakdown, divorce, the loss of any relationship with your kids, or maybe a physical adventure that went sideways and ended in you getting …
Movie Reviews
Since “Challengers” begins practically at the end of its story, I think I’ll begin this review by talking about the movie’s ending. It ends, as we see in early scenes and is …
          After last week’s heavy, serious, ultraviolent “Civil War,” I needed a movie like the lighter, sillier, also ultraviolent “Abigail.” …
   “Civil War” presents one of the most intriguing premises of the year, maybe of the last several years: what if Texas and California were to secede from the United States and …
          “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” is really a tale of two movies. No, not a Godzilla movie and a King Kong movie, rather a movie that follows the …
Hudson's Journey
The word “audible” automatically makes us think American football; I can hear Peyton Manning yelling “Omaha” as I am typing. Actually, calling an “audible” can be …
It has been in the news a lot about promoting abortion for disabled babies, even in the State of the Union Address. A lady in Texas crossed the border to secure her abortion of her disabled daughter, …
March is here and the old saying, “out like a lion, in like a lamb” may be true about the weather; but it’s also about everything that was cold finding a new warmth. Blooming, …
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Cities don't have enough public bathrooms: Meet the influencer trying to change that
Next City reports that a New Yorker armed with a TikTok account is trying to open more public bathrooms for everyone.