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Watch for "SCHOOL ZONES" as First Day of School is August 2nd
School supplies, new clothes and early schedules are on the minds of Ocean Springs teachers, students and their families as the first day of the 2024-2025 Academic School Year is Friday, August 2, 2024. School District and City leaders are asking the driving public to be aware of the school...
Ole Miss football might not face the two head coaches with the lowest odds of being fired first
When the odds for the first college football head coach to be fired were released, it was no surprise who was at the top of the list. Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman and Florida head coach Billy Napier look like they are on borrowed time. How much longer will they be given if results don't start to go their way?
Northpark Mall welcomes new content lab
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – Northpark welcomed its second retailer is just under a week. On Thursday, Selfie! opened at the shopping center. The business is a do-it-yourself content lab where patrons can stop by and shoot or record content for themselves. Photographers and smartphone users alike can utilize the studio for staged shoots, documenting memories, […]
Guests taste ice cream, observe sleepy sloth at Chill Sloth soft opening in Wiggins
WIGGINS, Miss. (WLOX) - Chill Sloth Ice Cream & Smoothies held a soft opening Wednesday at 127 East Pine Street in Wiggins. Guests were treated to cool treats while observing the shop’s resident sloth sleeping in its new satellite exhibit. The theme of the restaurant is Costa Rican Jungle,...
A popular Biloxi beach restaurant with NOLA ties is for sale: 'Rarity on the Gulf Coast'
A popular Biloxi beach restaurant that has a sister location in New Orleans has hit the market for more than $3 million. Lucy's Retired Surfer Bar, at 1775 Beach Boulevard, opened on the Mississippi Coast in 2019 after new owners completed a full renovation to the three-story building that was once Bacchus on the Beach.
Exclusive | Sam Kendricks trying to put 2021 debacle behind him en route to Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Things were off to a roaring start for Oxford, Miss. native Sam Kendricks when it came to his professional career as a pole vaulter for Team USA. He won back-to-back NCAA Outdoor Championships for the Ole Miss track & field program and won the USA Championship before hitting the pro circuit for good, while also getting his degree in 2015.
Local restaurants earn ‘A’ ratings, one earns ‘C’ rating
BOGUE CHITTO — Mississippi Department of Health inspected nine local restaurants this week. Of the nine restaurants, six earned “A” ratings, two earned “B” ratings and one earned a “C” rating. Bogue Chitto Boys, located at 2229 US51 SE, earned a “C” rating for the first time since opening in 2018, snapping a streak of […] The post Local restaurants earn ‘A’ ratings, one earns ‘C’ rating appeared first on Daily Leader.
Elvis Presley and his Biloxi girlfriend June Juanico
SUMMARY: Elvis Presley, before becoming a cultural icon, had a passionate romance with June Juanico in 1955. They met at a Keesler Air Force base show when Juanico was just 17. Their whirlwind relationship featured shared moments like skinny dipping and deep conversations about love and commitment. Despite their bond and talks of marriage, Elvis's rising fame and manager's ambitions created distance. Ultimately, their paths diverged when Juanico, fearing Elvis's infidelity, opted for engagement to another man. Following Elvis's death in 1977, she reflected on their love, admitting she never stopped caring for him.
StoryCorps: The children of Freedom Summer look back
In 1964, civil rights groups organized Freedom Schools: summer programs for kids across the state of Mississippi. More than 2,500 children attended 41 schools. Classes ranged from literature and math to theater and crafts. But the central focus was government and civic engagement. Many of the teachers were white college...
In Mississippi, student filmmakers tell Emmett Till's story through their lenses
Students pile out of a bus in Drew, Mississippi, with notepads and cameras tucked under their arms. This stop, on a hot Friday afternoon in June, is the third of many throughout the quiet farming region. One student, Amari Smith, listens intently to her instructor as she carries a tripod...
'Perfect timing': Riley Kugel comments on transfer to Mississippi State men's hoops
STARKVILLE -- a lot about Mississippi State's men's basketball program has changed since the last time Riley Kugel walked the concourse at The Humphrey Coliseum with the expectation to suit up for the Bulldogs. Upgraded facilities. New locker rooms. And of course a new coaching staff with higher goals and...
Truth Lounge to remain closed as appeal of city decision moves forward
NATCHEZ—Adams County Sixth Circuit District Court Judge Carmen Drake told an attorney representing the Truth Lounge that the law does not allow for injunctive relief in its case. Jackson attorney Jeffrey Graves filed for a preliminary injunction against the City of Natchez, which, if granted, would allow the Truth Lounge to reopen while his clients, […] The post Truth Lounge to remain closed as appeal of city decision moves forward appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Anderson named next Patrician Academy Head Football Coach
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Just two days after former Head Coach, Jonathan Lindsey, stepped down, Patrician Academy announced that Caleb Anderson would be the next Head Coach for the Saints’ Football Program. In a statement Anderson shared with WTOK News 11, Anderson said:. “First, I would like to thank...
Habitat for Humanity Capital Area
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Merrill McKewen, the executive director of Habitat for Humanity Capital Area, joined Studio 3 to discuss the Women Build home and the Faith Build home. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. See a spelling or grammar error in...
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