For a dozen years, the late Tommie George Boulton, Sr. operated Boulton’s Cleaners, Lucedale’s first, and only, Black-owned cleaners. Boulton’s…

By Hunter Dawkins The Gazebo Gazette LONG BEACH — Despite outscoring the Natchez Lady Bulldogs 20-14 in the second half and holding them to only three points in the final period, the Long Beach Lady Bearcats still came up short and fell 38-34 in the first round of the Class 5A Girls Basketball state playoffs […]

The state playoffs on the boys’ side of the ledger tip-off Monday night across the state of Mississippi and there are 17 teams representing the “Southern Six” in action this week. First-round action begins with the second seeds from various respective regions hosting the third seeds from various respective regions on Tuesday night. The winners […]

GULFPORT — Both the Gulfports boys and girls basketball teams have each won at least 20 games this season on the hardwood. And that’s not the only set of two’s that the Admirals and Lady Admirals have in common in the current campaign either. In a bit of an oddity, both Gulfport varsity teams include […]

For me, it was a quarter-pounder with cheese, large fries, and a chocolate shake. There is just no telling how…

Mardi Gras season is in full swing, and it’s a great time for anyone to enjoy and celebrate the Carnival…

In February, the season of love is upon us, and Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching. It’s the perfect day to…

“The Starting 5 in the Southern 6” It’s Week seven of our “Starting 5 in the Southern 6” presented by 228 Sports.com in which each week throughout the rest of the prep basketball season we will highlight five individual performances from the following week as well as five upcoming games that week in our area […]

The state playoffs on the girls’ side of the ledger tip-off Monday night across the state of Mississippi and there are 16 teams representing the “Southern Six” in action this week. First-round action begins with the second seeds from various respective regions hosting the third seeds from various respective regions on Monday night for the […]

The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission recently began a concrete apron expansion project at Stennis International Airport.

Although Valentine’s Day has traditionally been considered a special day for lovers, the day before it, February 13, has become a day to celebrate the love and friendship you have for the extraordinary ladies in your life—Galentine’s Day.

By Dwayne Bremer 228Sports Contributing Writer BAY ST. LOUIS — The Bay High boys and Pass Christian girls on Friday won their respective brackets at the Region 8-4A Tournament at the Tiger Dome here at Bay High. The boys’ game was a thriller with Bay High’s Da Jontae Lee nailing a 3-pointer with four seconds […]

By Bruce Thornton 228Sports Contributing Writer LUCEDALE — The Gautier Lady Gators and the George County Rebels went undefeated through the regular season in Division 8-5A play and that dominance carried over into tournament play as both brought home division titles Friday night.  The Lady Gators knocked off the home-standing George County Lady Rebels 54-31 […]

Bare root trees of all kinds were dolled out in the misty rain in Ocean Springs on Saturday, February 12th,…

By Hunter Dawkins The Gazebo Gazette LONG BEACH — The West Harrison Lady Hurricanes played without their star against their cross-town, Exit 28 rival Thursday night but neither really mattered as Lady Canes beat Long Beach 48-23 for the Region 7-5A Championship. After West Harrison Senior Taylor Hopgood went down with an injury on Tuesday, the Lady […]

Both the Biloxi boys and girls teams as well as The Pascagoula Panthers and the D’Iberville Lady Warriors all clinched regions championships in Class 6A play Friday night. In Lyman, the Indians and Lady Indians swept the titles in Region 8-6A each with wins over home-standing Harrison Central as the Biloxi boys held off the […]