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For military spouse Kathy May, the first part of her husband’s deployments tend to be the hardest. “That’s when life slows down for the family; we feel the separation the most,” says May, who is married to Col. Brian May, 403rd Operations Group commander at Keesler Air Force Base. “We are the ones feeling the […]
GCW’s digital content editor Crystal Scretching relives her mother’s journey from the Navajo Indian Reservation to boarding school and eventually to Bay St. Louis. Sunrises overlooking the Navajo Indian Reservation (Rez) shone upon herds of livestock, colorful desert land, and little houses with no electricity, no running water. When I hear my mother talk about […]
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Connie Rockco, center, is surrounded by her daughters at the family home in Biloxi: Tracie Strayham Jaclyn Rockco Ducote and Shelley Rockco Scarborough. “When I was very young, I wanted four children. After my first daughter was born, I decided two children were sufficient,” says Connie Rockco. “Shelley was 3 when Jaclyn was born. I thought our […]
“We get told we look like twins/sisters every time we are out together.” Congratulations to Jennifer Warton, mother, pictured on right, and her daughter Kaleigh Rae. They won the 2018 Gulf Coast Woman Mother-Daughter Look-alike Contest! More than 200 duos entered this year, so choosing a winner was difficult. Jennifer is a Realtor with RE/MAX […]
by Rebecca Ritchey Michael Jordan said, “My heroes are and were my parents. I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes.” The months of May and June are months to honor mom and dad — the months we, as a society, take time to say “thank you” and “I love you.” Besides buying a card […]
Ladies, with Valentine’s Day around the corner, it’s time to start exploring creative ways to let that special guy know you care. Check out this list of unique ways to celebrate your beloved. 1. We all know the saying, “A way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” Well, there’s a reason these words […]
By Elaine Stevens// They met and worked together for a South Florida restaurant group in 1991. Today Beth and Tony Swigris are their own restaurant bosses in Gulfport, Mississippi. The 21-year married entrepreneurs operate two popular downtown eateries: Tony’s Brick Oven Pizzeria and SeaGrapes Wine Café. “You have to love this business,” says Beth, […]
