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CTA offering free casino hopper rides each Saturday in April

To help support the reopening of the local tourist economy, the Coast Transit Authority is inviting everyone to ride the casino hopper for free every Saturday in April. With service every 25 minutes and buses disinfected daily,…

Equal Steps Veterans Home opens in Long Beach

The City of Long Beach is now home to a new veterans facility Equal Steps Veterans Home. Equal Steps Veterans Home held their ribbon cutting today to celebrate the new living facility. The new veterans home will…

Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort hosts job fair

Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort spent the day looking for energetic and outgoing individuals to join their team. Scarlet Pearl offered an in-person job fair giving those interested in working for the casino resort a chance to get…

‘Meet the Spirits’ at Beauvoir on April 17th

Gloomy days call for spooky stories and this Saturday you can create your own at Beauvoir’s ‘Meet the Spirits.’ SPARS, which stands for Southern Paranormal and Anomaly Research Society, invites you to tag along as a paranormal…

Gulfport History Museum in need of volunteers

Do you have a love for history with an interest in preserving and sharing it? If you do and have some free time, consider volunteering your time at the Gulfport History Museum. As of now the museum…

1 dead, 6 rescued, 12 still missing from capsized ship

PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — The Coast Guard searched for 12 people missing off the coast of Louisiana on Wednesday after finding one crew member dead and pulling six survivors from rough seas when their commercial platform vessel capsized in…

Honoring unsung hero Hal Miller in Harrison County

Hal Miller, the Harrison County Building and Grounds Director, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer this past Saturday. He was 66-years-old. Miller was born and raised in Gulfport. He started working for Harrison County in 2010. He…

City of Pascagoula welcomes back Third Fridays

The City of Pascagoula has a busy weekend ahead as they’re bringing back Third Friday, the first one since the start of the pandemic. Also on the city’s Friday agenda is welcoming a new business in their…

April is the month of the Military Child

Not only is April Child Abuse Prevention Month, it is also the Month of the Military Child. This month highlight’s the important role military children play in the Armed Forces community. Over at the Naval Construction Battalion…