Among the elderly, loneliness is an epidemic. Statistics show that about 50 percent of nursing home residents have no relatives, and 46 percent have no living children. By some accounts, as many as 60 percent have no visitors. Kathy Rogers, vice president of Marston Rogers Group, witnessed the problem firsthand in 2013, when her mother, […]
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As the nation commemorates man’s first steps on the moon 50 years ago, a Moss Point trailblazer is reflecting on another milestone in the space program. When Dr. Mae Jemison became the first black woman to travel in space, flying aboard the space shuttle Endeavor in 1992, Gulf Coast native Sharon Caples McDougle also cemented […]
Recently, someone asked about a situation in which she was caring for her live-in significant other, to whom she was not married, during a time when he was battling a serious health issue. Her complaint was that he had adult children who were not helping, and the couple was facing a financial crisis on top […]
About 350 people are expected to gather July 19 for an evening focused on mental health and wellness in South Mississippi. The 12th Annual Don’t Worry Be Happy event for the Mental Health Association of South Mississippi will be held at the Biloxi Civic Center and begin at 7 p.m. Honorees — including three individuals, four […]
By Edwina Roland Living in South Mississippi during the summer months can be challenging. Our beautiful beaches and parks are very inviting, and we want to take advantage of every minute we have to enjoy our city with friends and family. However, sun exposure can be detrimental to our health if we don’t prepare and […]
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In an era of big-box stores, W.P. Shelton Jewelers harkens back to a time when business was done with a handshake and a smile. Family-owned for 75 years, William Paul (W.P.) Shelton founded his store in 1945 on Howard Avenue in Biloxi after learning how to repair airplane instrument panels during World War II. In […]
