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Pascagoula schools to open with two hour delay Wednesday

Schools in Pascagoula will be open tomorrow, Wednesday, April 12 with a two-hour delay. Elementary students and academy students will report at  9:30 a.m. and secondary (middle and high school) students at 10:30 a.m. Children riding buses should report to…

Gruich gone as vice principal at St. Patrick

The Diocese of Biloxi has confirmed that Vice Principal Anthony Gruich is no longer at St. Patrick Catholic High School. The news comes on the heels of a statement issued Thursday that Principal Dr. Matt Buckley had resigned effective immediately…

State Board of Education adopts new weapons policy

The Mississippi Board of Education voted Thursday to adopt its proposed weapons policy update, which removed language that conflicted with Mississippi’s 2011 enhanced conceal carry laws. The State Board’s policy update does not give school personnel the ability to carry…

Two South Mississippi elementaries named Blue Ribbon schools

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today recognized 325 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021, including four schools in Mississippi. Two of the four Mississippi schools are in South Mississippi. The recognition is based on a school’s overall…

Hancock County School District closes two more schools

Hancock County School District announced over the weekend that two more schools in the district will be closing. East Hancock Elementary and Hancock Middle schools will be closed for 14 days due to a COVID outbreak. This comes after closing…