The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Gulf Park Health Center (GPHC) had its donation box overflowing with gifts for children in need this holiday season during its second annual Stuff the Truck with Toys for Tots event held on Nov. 30 on the Gulf Park Campus.

The most magical time of year gives you the most magical event, The Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival.

As the sun sets, the magic of the holidays beams brightly on the MS Coast. Every evening, starting at 5:30pm and running through 10:30pm, from November 24 – December 31, 2023, over 1.5 million LED lights gleam across the 40-acre Jones Park in Gulfport Harbor.

he Annual Christmas Festival is returning to Canton, MS this year. “The City of Lights” is back and even brighter than ever before. Get ready to see the most beautiful, bright, and vibrant lights in the state of Mississippi. Along with that, activities for you and your family to enjoy throughout the holiday season! 

Celebrate the holiday season and ring in the new year with great music! There are plenty of performances hitting the…

It’s official! Thanksgiving is over, and the departure of the turkey and its dreaded leftovers ushered in “the most wonderful time of the year.”
Even before Andy Williams started singing these iconic lyrics in 1963, most American kids looked forward to Christmas all year. 

On November 17, Pascagoula celebrated its recent designation as a World War II Heritage City in fine style. A gala event took place on Singing River Island, with hundreds gathering to commemorate this signal honor.

Singing River ENT and Sleep Medicine are now offering Inspire therapy, a breakthrough treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA.)

Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he’s been coming to Lucedale since the town’s early days of existence!

It’s the holiday season and Jackson George-Regional Library System has festive events for everyone, all month long! Check out their many events for December below:

The most joyful time of year, the holidays, can also be the most stressful. Especially for those hosting a dinner party or lodging out-of-town guest. With the array of food sensitivities and restrictive diets, home cooks can become overwhelmed when planning a menu.  You want guests’ time at your table too be memorable and not filled with anxiety about navigating their food intolerances or allergies. 

Numerous Mississippi State students, employees and dignitaries—including the Famous Maroon Band, Miss MSU Morgan Nelson and the university’s EcoCAR team—will help ring in the Christmas season Monday [Nov. 27] in the annual Starkville Christmas parade.

Classic Italian marinara sauce, alla marinara, is made with fresh summer tomatoes or homemade canned tomatoes (pureed tomatoes) and is considered a light sauce.

If you feel the same way as I do, I have a solution for you that will bring smiles on Christmas morning and help your community. The answer is simple and has become more popular lately—shopping locally. I

The Lewis Lights, located in Purvis,  are bringing light to south Mississippi for another holiday season in every possible way!

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) will provide research assistance in health-related issues as part of a collaboration with My Brother’s Keeper, which recently received a 2023 National Institutes of Health (NIH) ComPASS Award.

Let’s face it: getting healthy, staying healthy, or even thinking about health is the last thing on our minds during the Thanksgiving holiday, wouldn’t you agree? We spend so much time in the kitchen preparing our most delicious dish that we have perfected for the consumption of our loved ones. If we are honest, our favorite Thanksgiving dishes are not the healthiest. Well, at least mine aren’t.