Coast News
Defending Pascagoula: Why China Has No Place in Mississippi’s Gulf Waters
By Hank Zuber Every morning, more than 11,000 Mississippians pass through the gates of Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. They are master welders, pipefitters, electricians, and engineers building...
Sparklight® Opens Fall 2026 Charitable Giving Fund for Nonprofits Across 24 States
Sparklight®, a leading high-speed internet and mobile provider, is accepting applications for its Fall 2026 Charitable Giving Fund, offering nonprofit organizations across the company’s...
Fairbanks Morse Defense doubling manufacturing capacity at its Pascagoula facility
by Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The only privately-owned U.S. foundry certified for large-scale Navy propeller manufacturing broke ground Tuesday on a third Center of Excellence...
NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions
NASA tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Test...
Ingalls awarded $99 million contract modification for USS Lyndon B. Johnson sea trials
by Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The U.S. Navy has awarded Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula a $99 million contract modification to conduct sea trials for the Zumwalt-class destroyer...
$35.5 million grant awarded to modernize 121-year-old Escatawpa River swing bridge
by Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi Export Railroad has been awarded a $35.5 million grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration’s...