There was other prep baseball action in the “Southern Six” in addition to the annual Battle at the Beach recently. Hancock swept a home-and-home series with Long Beach last week, winning 9-7 at LBHS on Tuesday and then 9-8 at home in the Kiln on Friday. In game one, Max Garrett smashed a two-run home […]

The annual Battle at the Beach wrapped up its 10-day run Saturday with a tripleheader at MGM Park as Gulfport picked up a  win while West Harrison and St. Stanislaus each suffered losses at the home of the Biloxi Shuckers in the shadow of the Beau Rivage in Biloxi. The Admirals finished up action in […]

Jackson, MS – Celebrate Earth Day by joining us at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park on April 22, 2023, for the En Plein Air Paint Competition! This event, brought to you by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and Pacesetter Gallery, will showcase 27 well-known Mississippi artists as they paint scenes of their choosing from LeFleur’s Bluff State Park.

Blueberries are a favorite fruit for so many of us, especially when in season and available from local orchards and…

The annual Battle at the Beach reached its one-week mark on Thursday as the prestigious event heads toward the finish line. On the antepenultimate day of the annual affair that consists of over 40 teams playing games over a span of 10 days all in the “Southern Six”, George County, St. Martin, Resurrection, Ocean Springs […]

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…

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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…