Meet Janne Swearengen, a 77-year-old author from Madison, Mississippi, who wrote and published her first book at 75 years old.…

This week has been a busy one on the coaching front in prep football circles across the “Southern Six” One new head coach has been named as well as a pair of new coordinators for a new head coach that has just been on the job for a few weeks. On Thursday, Stone High announced […]

By Bruce Thornton 228Sports Contributing writer Former Biloxi Head Baseball Coach Eddie Loftin began the Bash/Battle at the Beach a couple of years ago and now it has grown to one of the premier high school baseball tournaments in the South.  Lady Indian head softball coach Emily Todd is looking to match that success with […]

Chef Alex Perry has been making a name for himself for almost 10 years, and his reputation as an amazingly…

Do you have a heart for children? If so, consider volunteering for the local Court Appointed Special Advocate organization, better…

Artwork by students in the Art and Design program, housed in the School of Performing and Visual Arts (SPVA) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), will be on exhibit for its 2023 Annual Juried Student Show, from March 23 through April 6 on the Hattiesburg Campus. An opening reception will be held March 23 at 6 p.m. in the Gallery of Art and Design in the George Hurst Building.

Wednesday was a light night of action for “Southern Six” squads in the annual Battle at the Beach, as only a trio of area teams were on the baseball diamond. Pascagoula posted a 12-0 thumping of visiting West Point at Ingalls Field, while home-standing West Harrison got shutout by perennial state power Oxford 6-0. Also, […]

By Hunter Dawkins The Gazebo Gazette Both Long Beach and Pascagoula have new head basketball coaches in place. Kevin Hunt has taken the reigns of the Long Beach Bearcats boys’ squad, while Lakeria Westfield is now in place to guide the Pascagoula Lady Panthers. Both moves were announced on Tuesday after meetings by the respective […]

By Bruce Thornton 228Sports Contributing Writer The George County Lady Rebels pounded out 11 hits and 10 runs Tuesday night to defeat East Central 10-2 as both teams opened Division 8-5A play. It was the first meeting of the year between the 2022 South State finalists. East Central swept the Lady Rebels last season on […]

On Friday, March 31, 2023, Tougaloo College will be hosting the annual “Tougaloo College on the Coast” event at the Jackson County Civic Center in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Look out world, here comes Jimmy Chilimigras, a 15-year-old from Bay St. Louis who already holds two accounting degrees and…

I met John Thames years ago, as my now-husband was coaching football with him at Oak Grove Middle School. From…

The George County baseball team has called St. Martin a home away from home from Lucdeale the past few days. And the Rebels of veteran head coach Brandon Davis have done so with mixed results in the annual Battle at the Beach. On Monday, George County dropped a close 5-4 decision to Starkville Academy at […]

When an older person dies a library burns down. I’m unsure who coined that phrase; however, I vividly remember the…

The annual Battle at the Beach took Sunday off after a three-day start last week, and the prestigious event came back in full force on Monday. Games were contested in eight separate venues across the “Southern Six” Almost 30 teams from four different states joined the fray. Games were played at Biloxi High, Gulfport, Ocean […]

As with many people these days, Kirk Hutchinson struggles with dietary restrictions, so he decided to do something to help not only himself but others in the process.