In 2015, while presenting a program on Pascagoula’s civil rights movement, Renee Gautier-Hague suddenly felt like she was being stabbed. “I finished the program but could barely drive home afterwards, as the pain was severe,” says Gautier-Hague, who retired four years ago from the Jackson George Regional Library System, where she worked in the history/genealogy […]
As early as age 3 or 4, Miesha Willis remembers thinking, “I will not live like this when I’m grown.” The lifelong Gulfport resident was always keenly aware of her surroundings — and the fact that her parents struggled with substance abuse. They began by selling drugs like marijuana and cocaine, using them recreationally before […]
When Jaye Gilich Brice began working in the front office of her husband’s dental practice, she did her job much differently. She entered appointments manually into a book and confirmed them with an old-style dial phone. She wrote welcome letters and other communications on a typewriter. At that time, patients had very little insurance available. […]
With a profound photograph — taken where their forebears had been enslaved — 15 Black medical students from Tulane University connected a painful past and a promising future. Among them was Sydney Labat — once awarded the “Miss PCHS” title and voted “Most Likely to Succeed” at Pass Christian High School. Now a third-year medical […]
Every practice of the Gulf Coast Monarchy, a women’s tackle football team, starts the same way: with a chant. “Who are we? Monarchy!” the players cry, led by captain Shelita Witherspoon. “What are we? Humble! What are we? Hungry!” According to owner Tyre Brown, the team’s motto, “humble and hungry,” reflects a desire to achieve […]
The grill’s long reign as outdoor cooking champion may be coming to an end. Consider everything you love about barbecuing on your charcoal or gas grill — quickness, simplicity and great flavor. Now remove many of the drawbacks, and you’ve got the outdoor griddle. “Locally, we are seeing more and more people purchase griddles from […]
Breast cancer affects guys, too. Approximately 2,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in men in 2020, according to The American Cancer Society. And for every woman battling the disease, there are husbands, sons, fathers, brothers and other male loved ones fighting at her side. That’s why participants in the American Cancer […]
Crystal Cagle believes that fashion is for every body — regardless of size or shape. “A great outfit has the power to make a woman feel confident,” says Cagle, owner of Moxie Shop, “and we believe in wearing what makes our souls happy!” Cagle’s business, which started online in April of 2018, was born of […]
Rachel Yarborough’s life has been saved several times over by strangers — everyday people who donated blood, umbilical cords and plasma. Without those precious gifts, Yarborough may have succumbed to one of two types of cancer she has fought since the spring of 2018. “I’ve been given the time I have by people who will […]
Tish Williams, executive director of the Hancock Chamber of Commerce, calls her friend, Sally Isaacs, “the calm before the storm.” “No matter what the situation is, she always approaches it with a calm demeanor,” Williams says of the Chamber’s former business manager. “She looks at both sides of the situation with an objective mind and […]
