The Mississippi Coast Special Needs Soccer League gives access to a sport to players that most of their parents never thought they could even kick a ball.
Women in Construction is changing the lives of women on the Coast in more than one way. Through a grant from the Department of Labor, the Strengthening Working Families Initiative, the organization is providing free child care for a year for its g
A caring teacher and a determined mother who helped Gulfport High School senior Zachary Davis be a successful student despite having Asperger's syndrome, which is on the autism spectrum.
George County High School baseball player Dylan Eubanks is a cancer survivor who received treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In October he had the idea to raise some money for the facility. He and his teammates have raised more th
Two Jackson County first responders, Coty Peardon and Tyler Niblett, were named Acadian Ambulance Service’s Paramedic of the Year and EMT of the Year. Both came into the business though Explorer programs.
Gulfport High School teachers Patrick Wadsworth and Gerald "Dave" Huffman are one of the 10 finalists for the 2017 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. As a finalist, the school and teachers received $30,000. Their stude
When she was in high school, a teacher reached out to Hancock High School science teacher Elizabeth Hicks and changed her life. Now she wants to do the same for her students.
Burnham Drugs owner John McKinney’s wife, Wendy, died quickly after being diagnosed with cancer. As a lasting tribute, he established a scholarship at the Ole Miss School of Pharmacy where the two met.
Bay-Waveland Middle School teacher Logan Pullin wrote and delivered letters to each of the graduating students he taught in his first year at the school. The students' reactions were fun to watch.
Eleven-year-old Kalia McCray of D’Iberville discovered that she could say things in writing that she couldn’t express in words. She has collected the letters she has written to her mother and sister into a book, “Letters to My Loved Ones,” that sh
Di Fillhart, owner of Starfish Cafe, came to South Mississippi to help after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005. She fell in love with Bay St. Louis and opened a restaurant to help those in need learn a skill set they'll have for
Spiders Charity Golf Classic has provided financial support for people with terminal illness for over 22 years. The event has grown because the participants “believe in what we’re doing,” said committee member Rusty Ramage.
Elsie Barnes taught music in Harrison County schools and private music lessons for more than three decades. She has shared her love of music with countless children over the years.
Ted Hearn, who started the Clean and Fresh program which allows homeless to shower and wash their clothes three days a week, talks about what inspired him to take a more direct approach in the lives of those struggling with housing.
