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On Saturday, the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) celebrated National Estuaries Day by hosting ‘Seaside with  a Scientist’

“We had an exceptional turnout this year with over 900 participants,” said Edmond Hughes, Ingalls’ vice president of human resources and administration.

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Lana Watts, a Pascagoula High School nurse, recently earned her National Board School Nurse Certification and was celebrated with a surprise reception. 

Feeding the Gulf Coast, formerly known as Bay Area Food Bank, will be hosting their first Mississippi Chef Challenge.

Singing River Health System’s Dr. Tyler Sexton and his inspiring story will be profiled on an upcoming ABC’s ’20/20′ segment.

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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will be hosting their Mississippi Gulf Coast: Out of the Darkness Walk on Saturday, September 16. 

The Ocean Springs Lions Club and the Ocean Springs Fire Department are hosting a free event to commemorate events on Sept 11, 2001, to salute first responders and to collect donations of survivors of Hurricane Harvey.

Sixth grade students at Vancleave Upper Elementary School connected their Mississippi Studies curriculum with hands-on learning.

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues and Heritage Festival is back to celebrate 26 years of blues, good food and a great time this weekend. 

It’s an understatement to say Jackson County is full of cheerful givers. Since last week’s conception of the “#floodbucketchallenge” an outpouring of generosity from businesses and individuals has created a viral movement on Facebook.

JaxCoHome is excited to announce that we will be sending all of our collected flood buckets to the people of Beaumont, Texas. 

Operation BBQ Relief is lifting spirits of those affected by Hurricane Harvey with delicious BBQ cooked by The Shed. 

Some of the major needs for Texas victims right now are bottled water, and cleaning supplies. Drop your flood buckets off at any of these locations.

Hurricane Harvey continues to strengthen in the western Gulf of Mexico and is expected to land as the nation’s first Category 3 landfall in almost 12 years.