Browsing: Lagniappe

Local women business owners were celebrated at the Women Business Owners of the Pine Belt’s Annual Event on Tuesday, December 10, at South Mouth Deli in Hattiesburg.

For the opening of a USM Honors Colloquium, the students began by learning about themselves before anything else.

Restoration of the La Pointe – Krebs House began in 2016 with a focus on restoring the house to its original 1757 appearance while also repairing elements that haven’t had attention in decades or centuries – if ever.

Crazy B’s – the “B” is for Bella

The La Pointe – Krebs House and Museum welcome approximately 1,000 fourth grade students each year as a way to enhance and supplement what the students are learning in their Mississippi History classrooms.

Happy Birthday to the Internet today!  You may have heard Al Gore is responsible but that would be incorrect, politically and otherwise. 

The City of Gautier will honor a group of Navy volunteers at the March 19, 2019 City Council meeting for their efforts in keeping Gautier beautiful.

You can’t kill a Mockingbird for singing, even at night.

On February 20, 2019, the Mississippi Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (MSLEAC) issued a report on their on-site assessment of Ocean Springs Police Department (OSPD).

Less than a mile west of Ocean Springs, there is a seafood revolution brewing. Oyster Farms.

This tall-tale describes how the po-boy was invented in New Orleans during a street car strike.

The New Year is just around the corner, and it occurs to me that we have a cornucopia of reasons to celebrate the food culture we enjoy in Jackson County.

NOAA ship Pisces, a fisheries research vessel home ported in Pascagoula, has been named the 2018 Ship of the Year.

With a rich history and locals’ undeniable fondness for dramatic storytelling in Jackson County, there’s no wonder that tales of the paranormal are woven into the fabric of the community.

In support of the Ocean Springs Library WaterWays Smithsonian exhibit, the Pascagoula Library will offer “Makers Corner: Bousillage for Kids” on Saturday, October 27, at 3:30 p.m. Free admission!

Join the celebration of the Smithsonian WaterWays exhibit with a series of free public programs presented by Twelve Oaks on Sunday, October 28, from 2 to 4 p.m., in Ocean Springs. Presented by Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain.