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The immensely popular FestivalSouth® brings more than 50 live art, music, theatre, and dance events to the Hattiesburg area May 28 through June 22, 2024. Featuring many University of Southern Mississippi (USM) faculty, alumni, students, and staff, the festival has become a mainstay, offering opportunities to performers and audiences alike.

Pascagoulans everywhere, it is time to celebrate. A wrong has been righted. Our long national nightmare is over. Joy has returned to Mudville. The Orange Slush is returning to Edd’s.

As FestivalSouth opens its 15th season with the Broadway hit “Jersey Boys” through Saturday, June 1, the celebration follows with a special free FestivalMusic and Artie Events for Families collaboration, “The Not So Silent Movie,” featuring Dr. Douglas Rust at the organ, accompanying a double feature of Charlie Chaplain films, “Easy Street” and “The Adventurer.”

Jackson George Regional Library System is hosting its annual Summer Library Program from June 1st to June 30th. The program includes a full schedule of events for all ages, with kick-off events at selected branches. The theme this year is “Adventure Begins at Your Library”, which is designed to encourage children to continue reading during the vacation so that valuable reading skills will not be lost. In addition, we hope to offer a variety of activities for children, teens, and adults. Families are encouraged to participate in the fun and learning activities together.

Biloxi Main Street has been the driving force behind the revitalization of Biloxi in 2024, creating the perfect environment for residents and small businesses downtown. Main Street’s mission is to be the catalyst in promoting, preserving, revitalizing, and enhancing the economic growth of the downtown Biloxi area.

Over 15,000 people from 21 states across the country attended the Flowood Family Festival. The Festival is known as the official kick-off of Summer for the City of Flowood and features a free concert, food, and fun in a family friendly environment. 

Family, friends and honored guests gathered to honor Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Maranda D. McCorvey during a May 4th retirement ceremony at the St. Martin Community Center in Biloxi, MS.

The love of literature, food, and fellowship is the foundation of the Page & Table supper club that happens every few months at Reed’s GumTree Bookstore in Tupelo, Mississippi. The group is a partnership between Lauren McElwain, founder of the nonprofit Cooking as a First Language, and Lori Jones, manager of Reed’s GumTree Bookstore. Meeting each quarter, the group provides a way to establish a sense of community with other readers and foodies. 

A transformational development in how the School of Media and Communication at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) trains journalists to bring coverage to under-reported communities in the state and battle disinformation across multiple media platforms will launch in fall 2024 with the establishment of the Roy Howard Community Journalism Center.

Jackson George Reginal Library System is excited to invite our community partners to participate in our “Adventure Begins at Your Library” Summer library kickoff event and community resources fair. The event will take place on May 31st from 4-6 pm at the Gautier Community Center, 2012 Library Lane, Gautier, MS, and promises to be a fun-filled day for all attendees.

Thursday, April 11, 2024, started as a typical school day for the elementary students at Hayes Cooper Center (HCC) in Merigold, Mississippi, until it took an unfortunate turn. According to Cleveland School District Superintendent Dr. Lisa Bramuchi, at 7:25 a.m. that morning, a fire started in one classroom and affected another, injuring two teachers. 

The first Saturday in May kicks off one of two local events to raise money and awareness for organ donations and transplants.

The Run for the Roses Gala begins at 6 p.m. on Sat., May 4, at The Warehouse venue located at the end of DeVaughan Road in Agricola. Two weeks later, on May 18, the 5D Barrell Racing event starts at 9 a.m. at the George County Multi-Purpose Arena on Mississippi 63 south of Lucedale.

A lifelong passion for musical theater and a flair for teaching has been the motivation for Brenda Shows to operate StageStruck Performance Studio, a children’s theater program in Lamar County, for nearly 20 years.

Hotel Whiskey brings continued revitalization efforts to downtown Pascagoula and the ground-floor eatery Uncle Joe’s Pizza and Wings. The boutique hotel and eatery will contribute to an enhanced quality of life in Pascagoula while enhancing the downtown area, which prides itself on convenience and comfort.

Over 4,800 people attended the successful grand opening of The Sound Amphitheater on Friday, April 12. The $8 million state-of-the-art venue, a cornerstone of the Town Commons Project, significantly impacts both the City of Gautier and the broader Coastal region both economically and culturally.

ids need Kiwanis, and George County kids are lucky to have a thriving Kiwanis Club.
Lucedale Kiwanis Club celebrated its 25th anniversary this spring. The Lucedale chapter formed in 1999. Coe-Alice Sturgis is the only remaining active charter member of the group of 20-plus founders.