The risks you face as a business owner are vast, from liability concerns and workers’ compensation issues to the possibility that one of your workers could be responsible for an auto accident. If you have staff members who get behind the wheel to conduct company business, you need commercial vehicle insurance to protect your business […]
Adult & Teen Challenge offers faith-based recovery for women struggling with life-controlling problems like drugs and alcohol. Here, Intake Director Rachel Byrd tells us about the nonprofit’s past, and what’s on the horizon. WHAT IS YOUR ORGANIZATION’S MISSION, AND WHEN AND WHY WAS IT FOUNDED? David Wilkerson, an Assemblies of God pastor who left a […]
Whether they are bonded by circumstance or related by blood, sisters have a special connection. They share laughs and tears, and although they sometimes disagree, they can always count on each other. National Sister’s Day, observed the first Sunday in August, celebrates this unique relationship — but you don’t need a biological sibling to appreciate […]
By Dr. Alisha Ware If you or someone you know has had difficulty getting pregnant, you may be familiar with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS. If not, the symptoms of this condition and the potential long-term health impacts may come as a surprise. This hormonal disorder impacts women of reproductive age and can affect 6 […]
Grandma’s kitchen stirs memories and the senses. Remember her kitchen smelling of fresh-baked berry pies or berry jams simmering on the stove? She never failed to “put” up jams so the family could enjoy the fruits of summer all year long. Those that have a great cooking grandma still with them are blessed indeed. Get her […]
From the time Natalie Krohn Breland and her brother, Dr. Jason Krohn, were old enough to stick price stickers on merchandise, they have worked at Beach Pharmacy. “There is not a job inside this business that one of the two of us has not done at some point in our lives,” says Breland, now the […]
When I think about the word ‘core,’ words like values, center, innermost, foundation and plank come to mind. The word core often is used in describing beliefs, values, a muscle group and, spiritually speaking, God as the center of our lives. Our physical core is our structural center and is composed of muscles that stabilize […]
WENDI HUSLEY Principal, Gulfport High School Husley, previously assistant principal of Gulfport High, is beginning her 23rd year with the Gulfport School District. What are you most looking forward to in your new role?: I am looking forward to being more involved in the decision-making process. This will continue to drive opportunities for excellence in […]
By Jessica Rankin It’s 6 a.m., and the house is quiet and still. The dog is snoring while happily dreaming of, well … whatever dogs dream of. I am awake and busily drafting the beginning line of my daily journal entry: “This is the day you have made; I will be joyful and glad in […]
In June of 1939, seven employees of Ingalls Shipyard met on the east bank of the Pascagoula River and drafted documents forming a credit union for themselves and their fellow workers. The laborers at the shipyard, which had opened the year before, needed access to credit to buy vehicles, appliances, and other items to improve […]
