Above, the Biloxi Pearls team: Director/coach – Mackenzie Pitcher; second-year Pearls: Alyssa Galeos, Ashleigh Schubert, Ashley Atwell, Ezabelle Janssen, Gabrielle Sanders, Mackinzie Sonnier, Lulu Webb. Photo by HJ Photography. When the Shuckers take the field on April 8 for the first home game of the season, the Biloxi Pearls will be hyping the crowd and […]
While Anna McCoy enjoys Catch 110’s whole menu, she especially recommends the jumbo lump crab cakes. “There are no fillers, frills or extras,” says McCoy, the Biloxi restaurant’s general manager, “just panko, Old Bay and jumbo lump meat.” Another favorite for the Coast native is the smoked cherry barbecue pork belly, which is served on […]
Born in 2013 in Pascagoula, Willow Cannan was beautiful, curious, playful and full of mischief. But soon after the little girl entered the world, her mom, Amber Olsen, knew something was very wrong. Her daughter didn’t talk. She was very small and developmentally delayed. She was beset with frequent ear infections and other health issues. […]
Editor’s Note: In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, Gulf Coast Woman is pleased to debut a recurring feature: Women of Impact. In this segment, we will acknowledge local groups or organizations making a difference for women and families here on the Coast — highlighting their mission, history, activities and initiatives. In 1967, […]
Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture Brace for a shock: Jaimee Dorris, the polished, professional news anchor that viewers have come to know and love, doesn’t believe in perfect balance. “Life is messy, beautiful and always changing,” says the popular TV personality. “Instead of chasing balance, I focus on being rooted in what matters most: my […]
As the former owner of the Gulf Coast Monarchy tackle football team, Tyre Brown has a track record of offering unique athletic opportunities to women in Mississippi. Now in 2025, Brown has announced that she is branching out with the launch of a semi-pro, Gulfport-based women’s basketball team: The Mississippi Queens. Collaborating with her in […]
It’s a dream years in the making for an elite group of athletes from Long Beach High School: the chance to compete on a national stage against the best of the best in their sport. And from Feb. 7-10, the LBHS Bearcat Cheerleaders will head to Orlando for the National High School Cheerleading Championship. Coach […]
Photo by Kate Dearman The Hattiesburg native lost his dad at age 6, and while his mom couldn’t play football or go hunting with him and his brother, she figured she could learn how to fish. “So, she purchased a little fish camp down on the Pascagoula River, and we spent summers and a lot […]
Growing up in East Germany, Angi Truebner- Webb demonstrated against the Berlin Wall — an experience that shaped her perspective on resilience and change. She went on to face future obstacles with the same can-do spirit, raising her son as a single mom for 19 years and building a career in the male-dominated gaming industry. […]
Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture | Makeup and hair by Bria Fowlers of Elle Louise, LLC Dr. Carla J. Evers begins her day not in an office, but on the front lines of learning — greeting students and teachers in “Pirate Nation.” By about 7:30 a.m., the superintendent of the Pass Christian Public School District […]
