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Gulf Coast Equality Council hosting auction

The Equality Council’s motto is ‘unify our community, celebrate our diversity.’ They’re a nonprofit mainly comprised of LGBTQ+ members. The Gulf Coast Equality Council will be hosting an auction Friday night to raise money for future events,…

Town Hall for municipal candidates in Gulfport

Tonight, candidates for local offices in Mississippi’s second largest city gathered to meet voters and outline their plans for the next four years if elected. The Municipal Town Hall for Gulfport mayoral and city council candidates was…

Gulfport Community Cleanup this Saturday

In efforts to beautify Gulfport, community leaders are calling for volunteers this Saturday to help clean up Hewes Avenue. The continued partnership with Gulfport police and community leaders has increased volunteerism in Gulfport. The goal of the…

MDEQ Issues Six Beach Water Contact Advisories

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued six water contact advisories Thursday for Station 4, Station 6, Station 7A, Station 8, Station 9, and Station 10. One other advisory remains in effect. The…

Governor signs 'Hudson's Law' on Down syndrome into law

A bill named after a Coast boy with Down syndrome has become law after Gov. Tate Reeves signed it today. Hudson's Law, also known as the Down Syndrome Information Act, will require doctors to provide the most accurate and up-to-date…

Statewide assessments returning for students

With the state department of education’s announcement that state assessments for students will be returning, teachers and administrators are hard at work preparing their kids. COVID-19 has brought many changes to education over the past year and…

St. Patrick’s Day on the Seabee Base

The Gulfport USO is in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit. On the Seabee Base in Gulfport, USO volunteers hosted a St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Celebration. Over 20 military families signed up for the drive-thru event, collecting free…

Beau Rivage Resort and Casino Spring Cleanup

The Beau Rivage has been hard at work getting their spring flowers planted and trees cut down just in time for the spring weather. The Beau Rivage and Turf Masters have more than a decade long partnership…

Gulfport Municipal Town Hall: Meet the Candidates

Tomorrow the citizens in Gulfport and the candidates running for office will host a town hall meeting to discuss primary elections at the Isaiah Fredrick Community Center. The town hall will help citizens get well acquainted with…