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Today is deadline to vote in November elections

Today, Monday, October 4, is the voter registration deadline for the November general and special elections, the Secretary of State announced. If you are registering in person, Mississippians must do so before 5 p.m. If registering by mail, all voter…

Singing River unveils new cancer center

Singing River Gulfport held a ribbon cutting to unveil their third state-of-the-art Singing River Cancer Center. Singing River Gulfport Cancer Center focuses on an array of cancer care including cancer…

Domestic Abuse Awareness Month begins

The Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence is beginning to spread awareness for Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. Today, the organization visited the Long Beach Police Department to place purple ribbons that symbolize…

New Gulfport Fire Chief sworn in

In the wake of former Gulfport Fire Chief Michael Beyerstedt’s retirement, Mayor Billy Hewes swore in Billy Kelley as his replacement Friday. The Gulfport City Council picked Deputy Chief Kelley…

Allergic reaction can't stop VA employee from saying his vows

A Biloxi Veterans Affairs Medical Center employee married his fiancé on Friday at the Biloxi VA Medical Center Emergency Room. Supervisory Telehealth Clinical Technician Winston Nicholls, a Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System employee and U.S. Navy Veteran, married Daphne…