Browsing: Community Picks

The Rotary Club of Pascagoula is seeking volunteers for a Sept. 19 build that will provide 50 beds for children in Jackson County who do not have one. 

Lumberton businesses and residents are showing their Panther Pride through a new community decorating contest leading up to Lumberton High…

Hattiesburg Futbol Club will hold three TOPSoccer sessions this fall, giving children and adults with intellectual, emotional or physical disabilities an opportunity to play soccer in a supportive environment. 

Oak Grove Public Library will host a discussion Sept. 17 aimed at connecting parents of neurodivergent children with other families and community resources. 

So, last Friday night was Pascagoula High’s first football game of the 2026 season, versus arch rival Moss Point at War Memorial Stadium (Pascagoula won, 44-0). We were there.

Community support is helping the Lumberton High School band build on five years of growth, including a new wrap for its trailer celebrating the program’s accomplishments. 

A free concert series at Riverfront Park is bringing residents together while supporting downtown businesses and encouraging community activity through live music. 

For Haylei Hayes, working at A Latte Friends was more than just a job. 

“It was good. It was like the happiest coffee shop in the world,” Hayes said. “I just (feel) devastated (that) I’m no longer a barista.” 

Pineville Elementary School is starting the new school year as one of 15 schools statewide recognized by the Mississippi Department of Education for its approach to teaching young students to read. 

PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The Jackson-George Regional Library System (JGRLS) welcomes September with a full calendar of opportunities to read, learn,…

The Lamar County Library System will expand its annual fandom convention beyond a single community this year with the first Pine Belt Portal Con, a free event bringing cosplay, gaming, comics, anime and other activities to the Lamar County Fairgrounds in Purvis. 

The Black History Gallery will continue its “History for Lunch” community series Saturday, Aug. 29, with Part 2 of the McComb Movement Timeline Project.

5th Squad is a Pearl, Mississippi-based nonprofit founded in 2016 by members of the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 184th Sustainment Command. Named “5th Squad” because standard military formations consist of four squads—the 5th squad represents the supportive community and volunteers standing just behind the formation to help.

The high school vocational centers of the past are long gone, but the mission of preparing high school students for future careers has never been stronger. And as they say, if you aren’t first, you are last, and there can only be one first place winner.

Community leaders, senior football players, cheerleaders and alumni from Pascagoula High School and Moss Point High School will gather Aug. 28 for the annual Battle of the Cats Breakfast as the longtime rivals prepare for the 86th meeting of their historic football series. 

Fins may be seen surfacing the waters of Krebs Lake as the 2026 Pascagoula River Paddle Battle celebrates its 10th anniversary.