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Biloxi prepares for thousands of spring breakers this weekend

Biloxi prepares for thousands of spring breakers this weekend

The City of Biloxi is gearing up for another big crowd of Spring Beak revelers this weekend.

Tuesday public works employees were busy putting up barricades to keep illegal parking under control and traffic moving as smoothly as possible on what is always a heavily crowded Highway 90.

Touted online as Black Spring Break 2013, "The Next Generation" the annual event brings in up to 25,000 visitors from all over the southeast and beyond.

Sun-Herald cartoonist Lockley to speak at library program

Timothy Lockley returns with a second collection of his mind-bending medley of cartoons, Somewhere There’s a Cartoonist Making Fun of Us. He will be the next speaker at the library’s Authors & Characters @ Your Library on Tuesday, April 16 at 11:45 a.m. in the Seal Room of the Bay St. Louis-Hancock County Library.

Pascagoula River Festival is April 13

Pascagoula River Festival is April 13

Golf tournament to benefit Jackson County Sheriff's investigator

There will be a golf tournament at Whispering Pines in Hurley on April 13 to benefit Mickey and Rhonda Powell. Mickey, an investigators at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, and his wife  Rhonda had a house fire last month and have lost everything they own.

Sponsorships are $100 and there is a $45 fee to play.

If you would like to sponsor a hole or play in the tournament, please contact Chad Powell at 228-218-2021.

Information source: Jackson County Sheriff's Department.

Jackson County proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention Month

Jackson County proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention Month

Jackson County Public Information Office:
 
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors has proclaimed April 2013 Child Abuse Awareness Month in Jackson County and issued a proclamation to bring attention to the needs of abused and neglected children.
 
 In Jackson County, there are currently 350 children in foster care because of child abuse and neglect. In 2012, more that 2,000 abuse and neglect cases were reported or investigated, according to data provided by Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) officials.
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Registration open for the Colors of Summer fun

Registration open for the Colors of Summer fun

Register your child for summer camp now--space is limited!

Weekend Whereabouts: March 29 - 31

Weekend Whereabouts: March 29 - 31

Whether your prone to hunt for something family friendly or in the mood for a good laugh without the children, there's something fun and frugal for everyone this weekend.