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My name is Katelyn Winstead, and I am excited to say that I am one of the newest student writers for Our MS Home! This story is a little bit about myself and why I am so keen about this opportunity to write for Our MS Home.

So, now, we in Pascagoula will have a Thunder-sized hole in our hearts for a fellow homeboy who went off and did well, then came back to town and did even better. Every now and then in life, folks come along and put their stamp on a community and make a difference with their actions and their personas. John “Thunder” Thornton was one of those people.

The Bible is filled with stories that describe and give us a vivid image of unity. I believe there is a particular set of verses that paint this picture beautifully found in the Book of Psalms. Psalms 133:1-3 can be paraphrased to say where there is unity God commands the blessing. I’ve found it to be true that the quality of our life is not just determined by who we are, it is equally impacted by who we are in alignment with.

Forgiveness is deep inner work. Reconciliation is open, communal work. But what about restoring a person to a position of power that has abused a sacred trust?

Sarah Bailey Thomas, one of Pascagoula’s favorite daughters, was home again the evening of July 16. Before a packed crowd of over 350 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Sarah was the keynote speaker for the 27th Annual Boys and Girls Club of Jackson County Steak and Steak Dinner.

Reflecting on July’s Golden Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing reminds me of Mississippi Gulf Coast native and famed rocket man Fred Haise.

Over the years, I have mentioned my father several times in my column. That obviously speaks to the deep love I had for him and for the difference he made in my life.

If you’ll permit me, I’ll use this column as an opportunity to tell you about some of what’s been up, plus about a couple of cool things as well.

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

Family, friends and neighbors are rallying together to help a Gautier family that suffered a total loss to their home from an overnight fire.

Fear not the brush pile and create a home for wildlife.

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

This year’s Battle on Buffett Beach, a fast-growing obstacle course racing (OCR) event in Pascagoula, took place on November 17 on the city’s appropriately named beachfront.

In 1967, when I was a sophomore at Ole Miss, a bunch of us were sitting around the dorm one day in early September, thinking of ways we could give the incoming freshmen a hard time.

He had the perfect name for a coach … Bob “Stormy’’ Weathers. But it wasn’t his surname that led to his nickname.

Pascagoula Panther Football for three weeks in a row, three coulda/woulda/shoulda games, and Pascagoula is 0-3 in the region.