Coast News
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Two Crackers Oyster Company
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Mark Havard II combined his love for farming and his love of the water to create a company that fuels his passions while supporting his family. “I...
Back on Track: New Orleans is Ready to Welcome Our Gulf Coast Neighbors by Train
There's something magical about traveling by train — the steady rhythm of the tracks, the easy comfort of the ride, and that rare feeling that the journey is just as memorable as the...
A Mississippi monkey sanctuary helps veterans with PTSD find peace
By: Sophie Bates, Associated Press In the embrace of a cheerfully chittering spider monkey named Louie, an Army veteran who grappled for decades with post-traumatic stress disorder...
Katrina trees: A symbol of recovery and resilience
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Photos from gulfcoast.org / coastalmississippi.com Oftentimes, beauty comes from the tragedy of destruction, and that holds true on the Mississippi...
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
By: Lynne Jeter, Magnolia Tribune A $25 million applied research defense contract won by a partnership between the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and South Carolina-based...
Chef Nicholas Gipson’s down home mushrooms
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune They say necessity is the mother of invention. Well, Chef Nicholas Gipson didn’t invent the mushroom, but he did find a way to grow the kind of...