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Gov. Tate Reeves kicks off campaign where it’s mattered most: the Gulf Coast

Gov. Tate Reeves kicks off campaign where it’s mattered most: the Gulf Coast

by Mississippi Monitor | May 6, 2023 | Coastal

by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today May 3, 2023 Republican Gov. Tate Reeves formally launched his reelection campaign Tuesday night just yards from the Gulf Coast shoreline, signifying the importance of the region to the state GOP and the political stranglehold the...
Family of mentally ill man killed by a deputy files federal lawsuit

Family of mentally ill man killed by a deputy files federal lawsuit

by Mississippi Monitor | May 5, 2023 | Coastal

by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today May 4, 2023 Nearly a year after a Forrest County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a mentally ill man, the man’s family has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the county for using fatal force rather than helping. Corey Maurice...
Memorial Hospital in Gulfport lays off nearly 100 employees

Memorial Hospital in Gulfport lays off nearly 100 employees

by Mississippi Monitor | May 5, 2023 | Coastal

by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today May 2, 2023 Memorial Hospital, the largest hospital in Harrison County, began laying off employees on Tuesday. The cuts are due to increased costs brought on by the pandemic, according to a statement released by the hospital. Fewer...
Magnolia Gulf Coast Junior Beta Club headed to Nationals

Magnolia Gulf Coast Junior Beta Club headed to Nationals

by Mississippi Monitor | May 4, 2023 | Coastal

Special to the Long Beach Breeze National Beta members from Magnolia Gulf Coast Beta Club (MGC Beta), a group of homeschool students in fourth through twelfth grades from the Gulf Coast area, are celebrating their recent participation in the 31st Annual Mississippi...
Olympic champion Ralph Boston, ‘a skinny kid from Laurel,’ dies at 83

Olympic champion Ralph Boston, ‘a skinny kid from Laurel,’ dies at 83

by Mississippi Monitor | May 3, 2023 | Coastal

by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today May 1, 2023 Laurel native Ralph Boston, a three-time Olympic long jump medalist and surely one of the most accomplished athletes in Mississippi history, died April 30 at his home in Peachtree City, Ga., following a massive stroke...
This Singing River In Mississippi Needs To Be Experienced To Be Believed

This Singing River In Mississippi Needs To Be Experienced To Be Believed

by Mississippi Monitor | May 2, 2023 | Coastal

Posted in Mississippi Nature by Daniella DiRienzo Of all the waterways in Mississippi, none are quite as intriguing as the Pascagoula River – and that’s because it sings. That’s right; for hundreds of years, visitors to the river have described a mysterious humming...
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