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<i>Photo by Becca Mathias</i> - Stephanie Taylor holds a small Atlantic stingray in April as part of a marine expedition with the Gulf Coast Research Lab in the Mississippi Sound.
Stephanie Taylor: Hurricane Bowl Spotlight
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. - Just after Hurricane Katrina, Stephanie Taylor made her way to the Gulf Coast Research Lab to participate in a high school knowledge bowl. Captain of her Fairhope, Ala., hig...
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Alderman at Large Candidate: Melanie Allen
Gazette Guidelines to Alderman at Large Profiles The Gazette sent a list of nine questions to each alderman at large candidate for the Feb. 7 special election. Below are items to con...
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Alderman at Large Candidate: Bobby Cox
Gazette Guidelines to Alderman at Large Profiles The Gazette sent a list of nine questions to each alderman at large candidate for the Feb. 7 special election. Below are items to con...
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County Truck Torched, Businesses Offer $2,000 Reward
OCEAN SPRINGS – Late last week, a county truck was stolen, and then torched. Businesses are now offering a reward. Jackson County Board of Supervisor President John McKay's county issued 2005 Dodg...
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Crews spread some 8,000 cubic yards of sand on Front Beach in Ocean Springs.
Sand Added to Ocean Springs Beaches
OCEAN SPRINGS – Man is fighting back against Mother Nature along beaches in Ocean Springs. Valued at approximately $220,000, the sand is currently being spread on both Front Beach and East Beach. ...
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<i>Photo by Tobie Baker</i> <b>Groundbreaking…</b> Officials broke ground Thursday for a new $4 million bulkhead restoration project at the Small Craft Harbor in Ocean Springs.
Small Craft Harbor Renovation Underway
OCEAN SPRINGS – City and county officials broke ground Thursday morning for a new $4 million Ocean Springs Harbor bulkhead project. The project includes replacing the decades-old steel bulkhead wi...
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Oyster Fishermen At a Loss
BILOXI, Miss. – Oyster fisherman James “Catfish” Miller told marine resources commissioners earlier this week that he is struggling to feed his family. “I’ve lost $164,000 over the last two years,...
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Speaking Up
GAUTIER, Miss. - Community advocate Thao “Jennifer” Vu inched to the microphone huddled with four Vietnamese-American fishermen. After jostling a handful of notes in her hand, she waved the group i...
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<i>Photo by Tobie Baker</i> Members of the Mississippi Boychoir provide special music Tuesday as a prelude to Gov. Phil Bryant’s gubernatorial inauguration.
Phil Bryant Sworn In as 64th Governor
Taking the oath of office with his grandmother’s Bible, Phil Bryant was sworn in Tuesday as the 64th Governor of Mississippi. Surrounded by his wife, and new First Lady, Deborah, along with his t...
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IT’S A GIRL! Jayde Trinity Benson: Ocean Springs’ First 2012 Baby
by Tobie Baker
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OCEAN SPRINGS - Wait. Wait. Mother nature forced doctors, nurses and parents to kill some time before the city’s first newborn arrived in 2012. Jayde Trinity Benson was born at the Ocean Springs H...
Dora Ladd: 2011 WAMA Volunteer of the Year
by Tobie Baker
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Staff at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art unanimously selected Dora Ladd as the 2011 Volunteer of the Year. “I was surprised,” said Ladd. “I just come in on Thursday and do my job. It’s...
Ingalls Delivers USS San Diego to the Navy
by Tobie Baker
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PASCAGOULA -- One marine bellowed, “Hoorah!” Then hundreds of sailors roared in unison, “Hoorah!” Aboard the USS San Diego on the west bank of the Ingalls Shipyard, Huntington Ingalls Industries ...
The Gazette Announces Publication Changes
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Normally published on Tuesday, The Gazette shifts its publication day to Thursday starting next week. This week’s issue is the last Tuesday publication of The Gazette. Starting Dec. 29, The Gazett...
Local BBQ Sauce Ranked Among Best in the World
by Tobie Baker
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OCEAN SPRINGS -- Upon entering through the dilapidated front door of The Shed Barbeque and Blues Joint, one meanders past a trophy case filled with silver pigs and golden cows. But the top award ...
Ginger Jaque: A Sparkling, Delicious Holiday Amber
by Tobie Baker
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KILN, Miss. -- The Ginger Jaque is a Gulf Coast artisan’s liquid ginger snap in a growler. Released last month by the state’s flagship brewery, Lazy Magnolia’s limited edition holiday brew is avai...

Connie Moran: Inside the Mayor’s Office by Tobie Baker

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Meet some of the Coast’s Most Outstanding Citizens and Help Save Babies, Too March of Dimes Spotlight on Success to be October 27th