GCW’s digital content editor Crystal Scretching relives her mother’s journey from the Navajo Indian Reservation to boarding school and eventually to Bay St. Louis. Sunrises overlooking the Navajo Indian Reservation (Rez) shone upon herds of livestock, colorful desert land, and little houses with no electricity, no running water. When I hear my mother talk about […]
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Connie Rockco, center, is surrounded by her daughters at the family home in Biloxi: Tracie Strayham Jaclyn Rockco Ducote and Shelley Rockco Scarborough. “When I was very young, I wanted four children. After my first daughter was born, I decided two children were sufficient,” says Connie Rockco. “Shelley was 3 when Jaclyn was born. I thought our […]
“We get told we look like twins/sisters every time we are out together.” Congratulations to Jennifer Warton, mother, pictured on right, and her daughter Kaleigh Rae. They won the 2018 Gulf Coast Woman Mother-Daughter Look-alike Contest! More than 200 duos entered this year, so choosing a winner was difficult. Jennifer is a Realtor with RE/MAX […]
Gayfer Girls reunite for a photo shoot at Edgewater Mall in April: Back row, from left: Celeste LaRocca, DeAnn French Alewine, Tina Ross Seamans, Susanne Herndon Simpson, Penny Sturtevant Payne, Amy Peoples Wood, Robbie Davidson, Monica C. Thomas-Hurst, Nita Frazer Derouen, Julie Smithie Milanese. Middle row: Julie McGehee Scruggs, Stephanie Seymour Harksins. Front row: Lisa […]
by Ryan Giles | Ryan@TractionStrong.com Years ago, as a young leader in my business, I seemed to have 100 things coming at me every day: questions from employees, requests from clients, emails from vendors, and much more. No matter how good I became at fighting these “fires,” I still ended each day without a sense […]
By Chris Dearman Looking for a place with a charming atmosphere where you can get authentic and chef-inspired New Orléans style po’boys? Look no further than Biloxi’s Southport Line Poor Boys restaurant. Housed in a refurbished historical Creole cottage, Southport Line offers Southern hospitality and fantastic food that will have you coming back for more. Curtis […]
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The Gulf Coast Woman Iconic Beauty Look-alike Contest winners define beauty’s inner glow, outward confidence and extend blessings. Sharmaine Rieux FITNESS ENTHUSIAST | WAVELAND, MS “True Beauty is undefined. Beauty is whatever you want it to be. However your eyes perceive it, and however your soul reflects it.” Sharmaine Rieux is a graduate of the University […]
