At some point in the semester, most college students are going to take a trip home.

Biloxi Shuckers Corporate Partnerships Coordinator Stephanie Chapman has been awarded the Women in Baseball Leadership Scholarship, one of four scholarship recipients among female executives in Minor League Baseball. Chapman was selected for the scholarship from a pool of female executives from various levels and leagues across Minor League Baseball. 

Gov. Phil Bryant along with U.S. Senator Roger Wicker and U.S. Congressman Steven Palazzo, in conjunction with the Mississippi State Port Authority (MSPA) and The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), celebrated the groundbreaking of the Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise located at the Port of Gulfport.

Nalan Kidd chipped in with 12 for Pascagoula and Bryson Hoye had eight. Pascagoula is now 5-0 on the season after defeating Jefferson Davis Saturday at a tournament in Quitman.

Since 1994, the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum has given guests a chance to ride a replica of a historic schooner and be a part of the annual Christmas on the Water Boat Parade in Biloxi in December. This is a great opportunity to board a decorative Biloxi schooner and participate in the holiday parade rather than just watching it from the shore.

For the third time in six weeks, a member of the prestigious Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame will appear in Pascagoula.

This year’s class of 18 seniors, who suffered several heartbreaking moments through back-to-back ugly seasons of 3-8 and 1-10, have righted the ship by finishing in third place in Region 4-5A and for the first time are headed to the postseason Friday night to face Laurel.

Twenty-one young ladies will participate in Jackson County’s two Distinguished Young Women programs on Nov. 16 at Singing River Elementary School on Gautier-Vancleave Road.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced today the successful completion of acceptance trials aboard the amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7). The second ship in the America class spent three days at sea in the Gulf of Mexico with the U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), performing vital test procedures that included a full-power run of the main propulsion system.

The producer that brought Beau Rivage Christmas Dreams, The Holiday Ice Spectacular and Santa & Friends now delivers Christmas in the Air, Dec. 14-27 in the Beau Rivage Theatre. This ‘snow globe come to life’ holiday spectacular features a 26-person cast of synchronized, high-kicking, Rockette-style dancers, world-class singers, veteran TV and film actors and special appearances from Santa, his elves and several of their well-known pals.

The new Mississippi Gulf Coast Emerging Scholars program was unveiled on November 1 during a special event at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Hospitality Resort Management Center in Biloxi. 

Healthy Snack on the go

The holiday season is upon us and far too many home cooks panic just at the thought. But, if you take the time to organize your holiday get together, like a professional chef would, it will be easy-peasy.

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division authenticated the keel of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125).

The Pascagoula Panther basketball team defeated the Williamson Lions on Thursday night 68-66 to push their season record to 3-0 to start the 2019-2020 season.

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