It is now legal to purchase medical marijuana in the State of Mississippi. This will bring relief to many who suffer from glaucoma, chronic pain and effects of chemotherapy. Here is how and where to get it.
- by Lisa Monti 
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Plans are approved to convert a small, midcentury school building on Ulman Avenue into luxury homes.
- by Lisa Monti 
One of the renderings created by unabridged Architecture showing the former Ulman Ave. Elementary School converted into condominiums.
Mississippi Coast residents were on hand to witness – and celebrate – the historic launch of the new Artemis rocket engines tested in Hancock County. – by Lisa Monti – photos courtesy NASA, Lisa Monti, Anne Pitre and Wendy McDonald  Our Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:47 a.m. EST.
Since it began in 2015, this "don't miss" event has helped the Boys & Girls Club offer Hancock County children a wholesome and nurturing place to learn – and much, much more.
- by Maurice Singleton - photos by Brenda Comer 
Shoofly file photo from the 2019 event by Brenda Comer
The Artemis launch is scheduled for August 29 at 8:33 am EST / 7:33 am CST. If you would like to stream the launch, click on this link: Artemis I Launch to the Moon (Official NASA Broadcast) - YouTube
Hancock County, home of Stennis Space Center, will be well represented at the history-making launch of Artemis I, scheduled for Monday, August 29, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- by Lisa Monti - images courtesy NASA 
Crews moved the flight hardware for the first Artemis mission to NASA’s Pegasus barge on Jan. 8 in preparation for the core stage Green Run test series at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Photo courtesy NASA
With a grand ribbon cutting ceremony and reception earlier this month, Hancock Women’s Center begins a new chapter in its 20-plus year history serving the community. - by Lisa Monti  (L to R) Leanne Murray, April Seymour, Dr. Noel Duplantier, Stacey Kreher, Lee Matthews. See more about these Hancock Women's Center team members below!
What’s hotter than summertime in South Mississippi? Real estate. Prices have been going up, up, up, and demand exceeds supply. - by Lisa Monti  The Bay St. Louis beachfront
A local development group envisions exciting things for the old Knights of Columbus Hall on Main Street.
-by Lisa Monti 
Artist's rendering of the revitalized Knights of Columbus building on Main Street.
The popular Alice Moseley Festival, sidelined by the pandemic, returns on April 23 with a new direction – and a new name. - by Ellis Anderson  A music loving crowd from the 2017 Alice Moseley Festival, photo by Ellis Anderson
Mississippi’s most popular state park is undergoing extensive improvements during the slow season that are bound to bring even more campers and vacationers to the Gulf Coast!
- by Lisa Monti 
Artist's rendering of the new "splash zone" in Buccaneer State Park.
40 years ago, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was created with a promise to never forget. On March 24-27, area residents will have the opportunity to remember with a replica of that memorial in our community.
- By Wendy Sullivan All photos from Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) website 
Gulfside Assembly, 1920s. Photo courtesy Hancock County Historical Society.
For nearly a century, this Waveland seaside retreat has offered education, spiritual enrichment and recreational opportunities to people of color and surrounding communities.
- by Wendy Sullivan - photos courtesy Hancock County Historical Society and Wendy Sullivan
The festive "Fleurty Girl Green" building on Main Street is unmistakably the new home of this fun store's first Mississippi retail location.
-story by Lisa Monti photos by Ellis Anderson 
The picturesque Bay St. Louis harbor is now home port to two vessels offering scenic cruise experiences. - by Lisa Monti  River Runner Boat Tours is one of two new boat tour companies operating out of the Bay St. Louis harbor.
Hancock Tourism has created a new digital brochure to enhance your Hancock County experience. And you can access the entire brochure right in our story!
- by Wendy Sullivan 
The home of "Pearl Rivers," that once stood in Waveland, one of the topics covered in the new brochure.
The traveling Smithsonian Exhibit, Crossroads: Changes in Rural America, is finally coming to the museum after a postponement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- by Wendy Sullivan 
Crew working on installation of the exhibit in the Waveland Ground Zero Museum. Photo by Lindsey Henriques.
As the Bay booms, parking in Old Town has become an issue. Mayor Mike Favre shares info on the city's multiprong approach.
- story by Wendy Sullivan - photos by Wendy Sullivan and Ellis Anderson 
Stellar architecture, art and interior design make this new boutique hotel a Gulf Coast true gem, worthy of its name.
- by Kim Ranjbar - photos by Ellis Anderson and Rick Dobbs, courtesy of The Pearl Hotel 
A large painting by Billy Solitario creates a show-stopping effect in the lobby.
The new Secretary of Transportation could be a crucial ally in the decades-long effort to restore passenger train service between New Orleans and Mobile.
- by Dena Temple 
Bay St. Louis pulled out all the stops in 2016 when Administrator Sarah Feinberg's railway inspection tour came to town.
While COVID precautions have canceled parades this year, the spirit of Mardi Gras is making house calls.
- Story by Lisa Monti, photos by Ellis Anderson 
212 Main Street - Rachel Bidwell of Renewing Touch Therapies and neighbor Jamie Skladzien at Mane Salon worked on the display all day Sunday (1/17) and said they still had a lot more to add!
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