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 BAY ST. LOUIS, MS – Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission is pleased to announce the award of a $6.0 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant from the Maritime Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The federal funding will support the construction of the Site 4 Facility Project at Port Bienville. 

I’d been seeing signs for Bigner Combat Academy scattered throughout Pike County for a while, advertising boxing and mixed martial arts classes. When my 12-year-old daughter asked if she could start taking boxing lessons, I decided to give them a call.

Christie Fountain Advertising is proud to announce the promotions of three valued team members whose talent, leadership and dedication continue…

first met Jennifer Biggs during a farmers market at Williamson Nursery, where she and her family had a booth filled with their handmade creations. Jennifer is the artist behind Yarn Chasers, creating crocheted characters, plushies, and other fiber art. I remember being impressed by her work and the creativity that seemed to run through her entire family. Her husband and children were all involved in the booth, each bringing their own talents to the table.

Moss Point, MS. (10/16/2026) – – SINGING RIVER FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, headquartered in Moss Point, MS, has once again committed to raising awareness and funds for Breast Cancer. This annual event is back for its 16th year and will be held on October 24th, beginning at 9am, where thousands of bras will be strung across the Moss Point bridge, beginning at Pelican Landing. SINGING RIVER FEDERAL CREDIT UNION is partnering with many local businesses including the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, the Jackson County Board of Supervisors & Ingalls Shipbuilding to make this event a success. The annual event donates all funds to the American Cancer Society & Singing River Health System Foundation where those funds support victims & families on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and increase research abilities to find a cure for this disease that affects so many. 

Ask around and almost everybody down here has one. A quilt somebody’s grandmother pieced together from old feed sacks. A skillet black as midnight that nobody is allowed to put in the dishwasher.

September is a sweet month, especially for the kids in New Albany, Mississippi. In fact, Sugaree’s Bakery has worked for the past several years to make it the sweetest month of the year through its “One Smart Cookie” award program.

There is something about sharing a meal that has always brought people together. In McComb, that idea will take on a whole new meaning this fall when one long table stretches down Main Street for an evening centered around food, fellowship and community.

Main Squeeze Juice Co. plans to add two locations in the Pine Belt after a new ownership group took over the company’s Hattiesburg store. 

History is often measured in big moments, but those moments usually begin with one person stepping into a place no one quite like them has occupied before.

A mother-daughter duo from Blue Springs, Mississippi, is fulfilling their dream – one cup of coffee at a time. But for Heather and Cierra Goad, the coffee is just a means to an end: serving and ministering to each customer who comes to the window of their mobile Cup of Faith coffee truck.

After 16 years of feeding hungry Mississippians, Extra Table FEEDS is turning the spotlight on some of the people who…

Beyron Erby started working at the Metro Ford dealership in Tupelo, Mississippi, in November 1992. Erby worked his way through sales and management before acquiring full ownership, making it the region’s only minority-owned major car dealership. Now, Erby is giving back to his community and helping high school seniors attend higher education through a scholarship initiative. 

For years, Camp Shelby mechanics repaired tanks and other heavy combat vehicles outdoors because their maintenance shop was designed for smaller wheeled vehicles. A new $32 million expansion is changing, allowing technicians to service larger military equipment indoors while speeding repairs and improving readiness. 

The glitz and glamour of owning a business is actually the sun’s reflection hitting the sweat and tears that comes from the entrepreneurial journey. That reality is not designed to discourage others from taking that route, but one entrepreneur in Moss Point is sharing the hard truths of owning a business. 

Pawpaws. Muscadines. Honeydew.

Those aren’t the ingredients you’d expect to see earning national awards, but that’s exactly what happened for one Mississippi brewery. Biloxi’s Fly Llama Brewing has been named one of the Top 10 Hard Seltzer Producers in the nation, bringing home four medals at the 2026 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship.