Browsing: History

Of all the rivers throughout the United States, none are as intriguing as the river that sings in Pascagoula —…

Antoine. Nobody knows where this name came from, but he is a presence many have claimed to have felt but often can’t quite put into words. Tupelo Community Theatre inherited the mischievous spirit and his story when they acquired the Lyric theater in the mid-1980s.

It’s time to learn some history about Pascagoula once again — in a somewhat spooky venue, no less. The 16th…

What they did that day. They started out their day as usual. They woke up, said goodbye to their loved…

Yes, there is a swimming pool underneath the gymnasium at L.C. Hatcher Elementary. This is one of those “things to…

Inland Beach was all the rave and memories among locals are as vivid as were the large letters on the…

(PASCAGOULA, MS) – The 11th Annual “Fete La Pointe” will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022 in the Grand…

Mississippi is full of intriguing gravesites, from prominent people such as William Faulkner and Robert Johnson to Civil War soldiers, and several gravesites of everyday people with fascinating stories behind them. 

Eighty years ago, it was the summer of 1942, and Pascagoula, like many other small towns across the country, was…

Uniformed mannequins and more than 17,000 artifacts breathe life into the G.I. Museum in the Sean M. Cooley Memorial Hall…

Everybody loves a good “did you know” story, right? Mississippi is full of folklore and stories that have been passed…

The History of Ship Island.