Each year, motivated students take Advanced Placement tests after a year of rigorous studies, hoping to earn a score high enough to earn college credit before even starting freshman year.

Bacot McCarty Foundation supporters next week will flock to the IP Casino, Resort and Spa for the third-annual Renaissance the Runway, a fashion show featuring local boutiques and “model citizens” from the Gulf Coast.

Walter Anderson Museum of Art will again be participating in the Smithsonian Magazine’s thirteenth annual Museum Day, opening its doors free of charge for guests on Saturday, Sept. 22.

The 10th Annual John R. Blossman YMCA Humanitarian Award and Charity Banquet is set for Nov. 1. Tickets and sponsorships are now available.

A lot of thought and planning went into the formation of the Kiwanis Club in Hurley.

The Battle on Buffett Beach heads into its third year of welcoming athletes of all ages and experience levels to the Pascagoula beach for an obstacle course competition.

In 53 years of serving the community, Home of Grace has offered hope to more than 40,000 people struggling with drug addiction, but the work is far from over for this “lighthouse in the darkness.”

Much has been made of the recent move toward legalized sports betting in Mississippi. With football season upon us, that interest continues to grow.

Our Lady of Victories/Resurrection Catholic School inducted its second class of athletes into its School Athletic Hall of Fame on August 11 at the Delmas Activity Center in Pascagoula.

As with many plants in our landscape, we tend to notice those with bright colors or bold shapes, that catch our eyes and inspire us to take the time to enjoy.

An alligator playing the accordion and a mullet relaxing in a hammock won it all for Gautier artist Althea Trahan.

Three Phi Theta Kappa students from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County Campus have been named 2018 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars.

“Just come in and see us,” he said, noting the branch might not have always had the best image in regard to wait times and professionalism.

Inspired by the Seven Climates murals by Walter Inglis Anderson, Dickinson invites collaborators to Ocean Springs each year to improvise together in the Ocean Springs Community Center with the murals as their muse.

The Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival is still two months away, but now is the time to act if you’re interested in volunteering at the 2-day arts event that brings tourists from across the U.S. to the area.

Local artist Matt Stebly will be the first tattoo artist from Mississippi to be on the Ink Master television show on the Paramount Network.