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By Katherine Sutton Our veterans have served our country with honor and bravery, dedicating years of their lives to protecting the freedoms that every American cherishes. After retiring, our veterans hope to enjoy a peaceful life surrounded by family and the community. However, many of our local vets have sustained injuries or have medical conditions […]
Adopt a Grandparent Day is personal for Katie Hancock, vice president and branch manager for The Citizens Bank. Her grandmother was in a nursing home out of state, and the experience made Hancock acutely aware of the loneliness many seniors face without having regular visitors. “So many residents don’t have family that can visit regularly […]
Dream big, start small: That’s the motto guiding the Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence and its partners as they create the Gulf Coast Family Justice Center. A site at 47 Maples Drive in Gulfport is set to be the new home of the Family Justice Center — a multi-agency facility serving victims of interpersonal violence, […]
It was a milestone moment in American history — and one that resonates particularly with Alicia Fairley. “To me, Juneteenth means freedom,” says Fairley, assistant director of festival affairs for Gulfport’s City-Wide Juneteenth Celebration. “I love that Juneteenth is being recognized not only as a national holiday, but as the day we all were free.” […]
(left to right) Tyree McDonald, Linda Perkes, Ashley Tribble, Cynthia Chauvin, Naomi Strawhorn, Lauren Saucier and Tanisha Lamb; in front is Remi III, Mississippi’s only courthouse facility dog By Naomi Strawhorn At CASA of South Mississippi, compassionate community members have volunteered and stepped forward to advocate for the region’s most vulnerable children. CASA, or Court […]
We all have a favorite teacher, someone whose influence has profoundly affected our lives. Even when classrooms are a distant memory and we’ve forgotten most of what we read in textbooks, the lessons of certain teachers stay with us. Some educators not only have a knack for making learning fun and interesting, but also for […]
Despite taking large strides forward in gender equality, women still fall behind men financially. For instance, men are three times more likely to get a business loan than women. Research also has shown that women-owned businesses typically are approved for lower loan amounts than their male-owned counterparts. As the world prepares to celebrate International Women’s […]
