Majors Gary and Beth Sturdivant heading to new post

He and his wife are familiar faces to those in need in our area, but now Major Gary Sturdivant and his wife Beth are preparing to head out on a new assignment with the Salvation Army.

In mid-June, the Sturdivants will take over a post for the Salvation Army in North Carolina after serving five years on the Gulf Coast.

Among the accomplishments through the Sturdivants’ leadership are last year’s Governor’s Gala which helped raise funds for the Center of Hope and the new family thrift store on Highway 49 in Gulfport.

They also brought in a lot of awareness for homelessness in our area, updating the social service program to better suit our community’s needs including the fresh and clean program.

The Salvation Army will install new officers to head up the post vacated by the Sturdivants.