Community
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Salvation Army announces Hometown Endowment Fund for Gulfport
Following the groundbreaking of our Community Center of Hope in Gulfport we are announcing The Hometown Endowment Fund. The Hometown Endowment Fund provides a steady, never-ending flow of income for the people, services, and operations of Community Center of Hope in Gulfport. Once the endowment is set up for your town or city, earnings from […] More
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May events across the Mississippi Gulf Coast
May 7 – First Fridays Downtown Biloxi Biloxi’s First Friday on The District Green is back! The block party-style event will feature vendors, plenty of food trucks, and live music from both Rythm & Rain and Gram Rea & Ty Taylor. May 8 – Free Flowin’ Fest On Saturday, May 8, Free Flowin’ Fest will […] More
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Jackson Co. “Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day” scheduled for May 15
Jackson County is hosting its 17th Annual “Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day” Saturday, May 15, 2021 from 8 a.m. – Noon in the Singing River Mall Parking Lot in Gautier. This free turn-in will allow Jackson County residents to dispose of household hazardous waste properly. Approximately 40 different types of items that are considered household hazardous waste will […] More
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Gulf Coast Road Runners offer opportunity for homeschooled students
With a wet week behind us here in south Mississippi, the sun is finally shining on the soccer fields on County Farm Road. With the sunshine, comes a group of junior athletes making their way to the fields to stretch and push their muscles. They aren’t there for soccer, though, but for track. Every Monday […] More
Business
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Ingalls Shipbuilding Extends 29 Full-Time Job Offers to High School Seniors
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has extended full-time job offers to 29 high school seniors across coastal Mississippi and Alabama who have successfully completed Ingalls Shipbuilder Academy. “These students earned a place in this program because of their mechanical skills and academic performance, and by working hard and maintaining great attendance,” said […] More
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Buc-ee’s is coming to this county in Mississippi
If you’ve ever spoken with someone from Texas or to someone about Texas, one way or another Buc-ee’s is a shoo-in to eventually come up in conversation. Buc-ee’s, the world’s largest convenience store that is notorious for its endless sea of gas pumps and a massive selection of food and beverages, is rumored to be […] More
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in Business, EnvironmentMore than 400 conservancy jobs coming to the Gulf Coast
Who: RESTORE Council awards $11.9 million to The Nature Conservancy and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration creating more than 400 jobs over four years in the Gulf of Mexico WHAT: Employment of young adults through the GulfCorps program to restore habitat in their coastal communities damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. WHERE: Mississippi, Alabama, […] More
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in BusinessCoastal Mississippi Looks Towards a Promising Future
Join Coastal Mississippi in celebrating and highlighting the importance of the travel and tourism industry during National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW), from May 2-8, 2021. This annual celebration of the contributions and accomplishments of the U.S. travel industry will highlight the Power of Travel and the industry’s role in bringing back our vibrant communities, […] More
Huntington Ingalls Industries
J.T. Mitchell
The Nature Conservancy
Coastal Mississippi
Education
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in Education
USM Online MBA Program Included in Fortune’s Inaugural Rankings
The University of Southern Mississippi’s online Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) program is included among the nation’s best in the inaugural rankings recently released by Fortune. USM ranks No. 56 out of the 104 schools listed. Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, many MBA classrooms moved from physical to virtual. While the end of the pandemic will bring […] More
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in Education
USM Marine Education Center Offering Summer Camps, Teacher Professional Development Workshops
With considerable progress being made in the fight against COVID-19, The University of Southern Mississippi’s Marine Education Center (MEC) is delighted to announce the return of in-person summer camps and teacher professional development workshops for 2021. The MEC works across USM’s Coastal Operations to engage members of the public in ocean sciences, promoting careers and […] More
Environment
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I am the Lorax – Let Me Speak for the Trees
It seems that conversations about the value of trees have become top of mind for many of my friends these days. It of course reminds me of The Lorax, especially about how many people see little or limited value in trees. So today, I am the Lorax and I want to speak for the trees! Please […] More
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in Environment
Tern Fair to Entertain and Educate People of All Ages
In an effort to not only celebrate the arrival of the Least Terns but to also raise awareness of the birds that nest along the beaches of Mississippi, the Pascagoula River Audubon Center and Audubon Coastal Birding Stewards will be hosting Tern Fair, May 8, 2021. The first-ever Tern Fair at PRAC in Moss Point […] More
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in Business, Environment
More than 400 conservancy jobs coming to the Gulf Coast
Who: RESTORE Council awards $11.9 million to The Nature Conservancy and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration creating more than 400 jobs over four years in the Gulf of Mexico WHAT: Employment of young adults through the GulfCorps program to restore habitat in their coastal communities damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. WHERE: Mississippi, Alabama, […] More
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Did you know Jackson lies atop a volcano?
The geology of Jackson, Mississippi is like no other capital city across the United States. Besides the two rivers and the all-too-common potholes, one geological feature that has been kept somewhat secret over the years is the fact that Jackson sits atop a volcano. No, not one of those volcanoes that can erupt at any […] More
