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Town hall meeting this evening in Long Beach

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Tonight in Long Beach a town hall meeting for Mississippi’s fourth congressional district will take place. It is hosted by a group of concerned citizens. The constituents who are hosting the meeting argue members of congress are not doing a…

Repaving Long Beach roads

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Sixty two roads in Long Beach are undergoing a huge makeover. According to Long Beach city officials, county crews are working to repave dozens of roads such as Alverado Drive and Calnito Street. Some residents say they haven’t seen these…

College and Career Fair for Students Long Beach High School

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Planning for the future, that's what students at Long Beach High School were doing this morning at their college and career fair. Representatives from over 70 business, industry, military, law enforcement, and education agencies were on hand to tell students…

Crews Monitoring Forest Fire : Live Report

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The area where a three day forest fire burned nearly 500 acres in Harrison County is still being monitored. Authorities say four homes were endangered during the fire that started Thursday in the woods off Turner Road near 28th Street.…

Forest Fire in Long Beach

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A forest fire is moving through a heavily wooded area south of the interstate in Long Beach. Harrison County fire officials were the first on the scene, arriving just after 6 p.m. The fire is located just north of Turner…

High School Girls Soccer: South Jones at Long Beach

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According to the website MaxPreps.com there was only one high school girls soccer game played tonight in the entire state. That was a second round playoff match-up between Long Beach and South Jones. Both schools agreed to play this one…

High School Girls Soccer: Gautier at Long Beach

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Let’s head to the pitch where it’s Gautier visiting the Long Beach girls. The latter having gone to overtime themselves in their first three district games, but not tonight. The Lady Bearcats take this one 4-1.

Habitual Offender Sentenced To 5 Years

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A Long Beach man will spend five years behind bars without the possibility of early release for robbing a business in October of 2015. Fifty-three year-old Patrick Todd Young pleads guilty today to robbing the Oil Plus on Pineville Road…

Bedroom Fire Destroys Trailer in Long Beach

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A Long Beach family is in search of a new home after a fire destroys their trailer. The structure fire happened near Thompson Road around 12:30 this afternoon. County fire officials were able to keep the flames contained to the…

Longtime City Alderman To Run For Mayor

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One Long Beach city official is throwing his hat into the race to be mayor. Gary Ponthieux announced yesterday he will be running to become the next mayor of Long Beach. Ponthieux has been on the city's Board of Aldermen…

High School Basketball: West Harrison at Long Beach

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Long Beach hosted West Harrison tonight, a pair of region 8 teams that somehow avoided one another in the Gulfport Hardwood Holiday Classic. Long Beach goes on to win a close one by the final score of 42-39.

Celebration Of Excellence Tour Coming To The Coast

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The Mississippi Department of Education's "Celebration of Excellence Tour" will be making four stops on the coast. The tour featuring State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carey Wright, district leaders and school board members are hitting the road to honor all…

Celebration Of Excellence Tour Coming To The Coast

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Celebrations begin today for coast a-rated school districts. Mississippi department of education officials including state superintendent Dr. Carey wright are hitting the road to honor all "A" districts and schools receiving top scores in the statewide accountability model. This morning…

Boat Parades This Weekend

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Boat parades are a huge part of the Mississippi Gulf Coast's Christmas and three are on Saturday December 3rd. Christmas by the River takes place in Moss Point at the Riverfront Dockside at 6:15. Fireworks are set to follow at…

Long Beach Man Arrested Embezzlement Charges

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A Long Beach man is behind bars for felony embezzlement. 51 year old "Everette Waits" is accused of accepting a 20-thousand dollar personal check toward contracting work for a job, but did not complete the construction for a Bay St.…

Bicyclist Hit on Highway 90 in Long Beach

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A vehicle hit a bicyclist on Highway 90 in Long Beach on Thursday afternoon. A 67-year-old was riding his bike near Ocean Wave Avenue when a car turned off of Highway 90 and hit him. The Long Beach bicyclist was…

Long Beach Mayor Skellie’s Farewell Breakfast

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Earlier this morning, USM Gulf Park held Long Beach’s Breakfast with the Mayor event, but this one was very meaningful for Mayor Billy Skellie. After serving 13 years as Long Beach’s mayor along with other city positions, Mayor Skellie announced…

Veterans Day Program Long Beach Middle School

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Long Beach middle schoolers celebrated Veterans Day early with their annual Veterans Day program. The student council welcomed veterans inside the school for an hour long tribute to their service. Both the band and choir performed and members of each…

Long Beach at Stone

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Sports can be a lot of things: entertainment, an escape, a release and sometimes even a break from reality. What happened this week at Stone High School is very real. It’s something that’s much bigger than the game of football…

Mississippi School Districts Graded

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The Mississippi Department of Education released letter grades for school districts across the state. The accountability system is based on an "A" through "F" system. For the 2015-2016 school years, district grades include 14 "A" districts, 39 "B" districts, 36…