PASCAGOULA -- Ginger L. and her husband live close enough to Pascagoula's beach that they could sit on their porch and listen to the patriotic music wafting across the air from the annual Sounds by the Sea.
Songs of Freedom: People Flock to Hear Sounds by the Sea
The Mississippi Press/May 30, 2011
Still, the couple walked to the Memorial Day tribute held Sunday at Beach Park, where about 3,000 residents from across Jackson County and other cities in South Mississippi enjoyed the patriotic sounds honoring fallen members of the military.
That number was down from the estimated 5,000 yearly attendants, but enthusism was no less among the crowd that waved miniature flags and clapped in time to familiar songs in honor of each military branch.
Music, Fireworks Over Pascagoula Beach
The Sun Herald/May 30, 2011
"We pretty much come every year," she said. "Some years I've missed. We live close enough that we can walk. We like to bring the grandbaby."
Ginger said that she's been busy those years that they didn't attend the holiday concert, though they've never stayed at home to listen to the beachside event. However, many of her neighbors make the symphony concert a home event.
"When we were walking here some of our neigbhbors were sitting in lawn chairs," said Ginger. "While I was walking here it was loud and clear."
Thousands Gather in Pascagoula for Sounds by the Sea
WLOX-TV 13/May 29, 2011
The Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra sponsors Sounds by the Sea each year, 2011 marking the ninth year. Each year the Freedom Chorus of Pascagoula opens the concert held in Jackson County. David Knowles led the group.
This year, the pre-concert on Saturday was provided by the South Mississippi Gulf Coast Chorale and Coastal Vibrations from the Jeff Davis Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The concert was held at Centennial Plaza, former Veterans Administrations property.
During the concert, director John Strickler said that some people think of Memorial Day as just part of a three-day weekend. He said the Navy Hymn and Siempre Fidelis would inspire help residents to remember those who have sacrificed their lives for America.
"I think it's good for the families that did lose someone," said Ginger of Sounds by the Sea. "For the families it shows that they didn't just die in vain. Their memories live on forever."
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Sounds By Sea Set May 29 at Beach Park
The Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra has scheduled its annual Memorial Day salute to the military this Saturday and Sunday.The Jackson County segment of Sounds by the Sea 2011 has been set for Sunday, May 29, at Pascagoula Beach Park.
The pre-concert at 7 p.m. features the Freedom Chorus before the symphony orchestra begins its tribute at 7:30 p.m.
In Harrison County, the concert takes place Saturday, May 28, at the Centennial Plaza, which is the old Veterans Administration property in Gulfport.
In Gulfport, the pre-concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. with music from the South Mississippi Gulf Coast Civic Chorale; at 7 p.m. the Coastal Vibrations from the Jefferson Davis Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Commmunity College will provide their military tribute before the symphony ; 7 p.m. and symphonic music starts at 7:30 p.m.
Gates open at 6 p.m. at both Sounds by the Sea.
The pre-concerts and orchestra performances pay tribute to the memory and service of personnel in all American military branches, and are part of celebrations for the Memorial Day Weekend that begins Friday, May 27, and ends Monday, May 30, which happens to the actual date of the holiday.
The events are free to the public, but VIP seating is available for $300 per table, which seat eight people. The tables are limited. Interested residents should contact the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra at 228-896-4276.
According to information from the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce in Pascagoula, the Sounds by the Sea at the Beach Park will be broadcast live on AM 1580 WPMO and AM 1440 WVVG. The concert may be heard at http://www.talkradio1580.com/ live, or residents may use the link http://talkradio1580.com/2601.html.
Users of iPhones may go to the App Store and download the free app listed as Talk Radio 1580. Blackberry and Android users may download the free Tunein.com radio app and search for WPMO. The App Store will have Tune IN Radio.
Downtime before Next Honor Flight
NOTE FROM JEN:
David Comstock has tickets for the Gulfport Kiwanis Club Crab Boil, which is Saturday, May 21, starting at 6 - 10 p.m. at Bayou Bluff Tennis Club.
Tickets are$15.
This would be a good time for us to sit back and relax after our first flight.
David Comstock has tickets for the Gulfport Kiwanis Club Crab Boil, which is Saturday, May 21, starting at 6 - 10 p.m. at Bayou Bluff Tennis Club.
Tickets are$15.
This would be a good time for us to sit back and relax after our first flight.
New Police Chief in Moss Point
MOSS POINT --Former police investigator Keith Davis was sworn in as Moss Point's new police chief during a ceremony Monday, May 16, at Pelican Landing Conference Center, according to media reports
Davis, 40, came to Moss Point from the D'Iberville Police Department, where he had been captain of the Criminal Investigations Division. He has 18 years of experience in law enforcement.
Davis replaced former Police Chief Shelia Smallman, who became Moss Point's top officer in 2008. She made history when she became the first female police chief in Moss Point, and only the second female to officially hold the office of police chief within the six counties that make up South Mississippi.
Smallman was dismissed in March after the Moss Point Board of Aldermen expressed a lack of confidence in her leadership of the police department. Deputy Chief Bobby Johnson served as interim chief until Davis was hired.
Reports from The Mississippi Press said that Davis began his law enforcement career with Gulfport Police Department, where he became sergeant during his seven years there. He worked as police chief at the Perkinston Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
He earned a bachelor's degree in justice adminstration from University of Southern Mississippi, and is a graduate of Mississippi Law Enforcement Command College at University of Mississippi. He also is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy.
The Sun Herald reported that Davis has pledged to build trust within the police department and among residents in Moss Point. The Mississippi Press reported that Davis calls himself a "man of faith." He said he has faith in faith in God, in the city's police personnel and city leadership, and faith in his years of police training.
Davis, 40, came to Moss Point from the D'Iberville Police Department, where he had been captain of the Criminal Investigations Division. He has 18 years of experience in law enforcement.
Davis replaced former Police Chief Shelia Smallman, who became Moss Point's top officer in 2008. She made history when she became the first female police chief in Moss Point, and only the second female to officially hold the office of police chief within the six counties that make up South Mississippi.
Smallman was dismissed in March after the Moss Point Board of Aldermen expressed a lack of confidence in her leadership of the police department. Deputy Chief Bobby Johnson served as interim chief until Davis was hired.
Reports from The Mississippi Press said that Davis began his law enforcement career with Gulfport Police Department, where he became sergeant during his seven years there. He worked as police chief at the Perkinston Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
He earned a bachelor's degree in justice adminstration from University of Southern Mississippi, and is a graduate of Mississippi Law Enforcement Command College at University of Mississippi. He also is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy.
The Sun Herald reported that Davis has pledged to build trust within the police department and among residents in Moss Point. The Mississippi Press reported that Davis calls himself a "man of faith." He said he has faith in faith in God, in the city's police personnel and city leadership, and faith in his years of police training.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
ALL ABOARD! : Veterans Off to Washington
Kim Foster, president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Honor Flight, directs veteran J.B. Redmond at Joppa Shrine Center. (Photo: Harlan Kirgan/The Mississippi Press) WOOLMARKET -- THE BIG DAY IS HERE!
www.mgchonorflight.org
Catch today's printed Mississippi Press and online updates for first Honor Flight for WWII vets.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Honor Flight: Last Call for the Big Day
Bilbo Rodgers of Pascagoula, James Beasley of Natchez, and Henry Little of Pascagoula are among the WWII veterans making the first Mississippi Gulf Coast Honor Flight. (Photos from Meet the Heroes)
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI -- Today marks the final day before nearly 90 veterans from World War II will board a flight to Washington, D.C., where they will view the monument built in their honor as well as several other war tributes.
The first Mississippi Gulf Coast Honor Flight begins about 5 a.m. at the Joppa Shrine Center in Woolmarket, where members will load buses to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport for the trip to the nation's capital.
MEET THE HEROES: A tribute and history of the veterans vailable at The Mississippi Press.
The veterans are expected to receive a coastwide send-off in the morning and a hearty Welcome Back at the airport when they return Wednesday night about 7:30 p.m.
ROTC students and various other military groups, cheerleaders, high school bands and other students, businesses, residents and coast government officials are expected to number about 3,000, according to Wayne Lennep of Moss Point, vice president and spokesman for Honor Flight.
Soldier Dancing the Carlton
In the midst of war, some soldiers still find time to laugh and play.
Take a look at this soldier who found time to do The Carlton while rockets flew overhead.
Humorous. The joy of life on top of an armored tank.
Ironic yet oddly appropriate to laugh while handling stress and hardship ... as 'good soldiers' do.
Some other videos:
Israelis in Hebron
A touching tribute:
A Soldier: For My Wife
Take a look at this soldier who found time to do The Carlton while rockets flew overhead.
Humorous. The joy of life on top of an armored tank.
Ironic yet oddly appropriate to laugh while handling stress and hardship ... as 'good soldiers' do.
Some other videos:
Israelis in Hebron
A touching tribute:
A Soldier: For My Wife
Monday, May 2, 2011
Military in Pakistan Kill Osama bin Laden
PAKISTAN -- U.S. military personnel and citizens across the country have been celebrating since late last night at the news that Navy SEALs in Pakistan have killed Osama bin Laden.
President Barack Obama made the announcement shortly before midnight, also calling former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to let them know what happened.
Bin Laden, founder of the terrorist group Al-Qaida, has been responsible for numerous attacks on American interests across the world dating back to the early 1990s.
American Rejoice Over the Death of bin Laden
NBC's Today Show Monday, May 02, 2011
Bin Laden had been the target of a U.S. military death hunt for the past 10 years, since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks that killed more than 3,000 people in attacks at the World Trade Center in New York, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and Flight 93 in a Pennsylvania field.
At the time, President Bush had vowed that the U.S. would hunt for bin Laden until justice was served. He made a similar statement after learning of bin Laden's death.
Media reports said bin Laden was killed while living in a mansion in Abbotabad, a town about 35 miles north of Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. American forces captured his body before he was buried at sea with 24 hours after his death, according to Islamic law.
According to the Today Show, a decision was being made about how to show the body for proof that bin Laden is dead.
U.S. Forces Hunt Down, Kill Osama bin Laden
NBC's Today Show Monday, May 02, 2011
President Barack Obama made the announcement shortly before midnight, also calling former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to let them know what happened.
Bin Laden, founder of the terrorist group Al-Qaida, has been responsible for numerous attacks on American interests across the world dating back to the early 1990s.
American Rejoice Over the Death of bin Laden
NBC's Today Show Monday, May 02, 2011
Bin Laden had been the target of a U.S. military death hunt for the past 10 years, since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks that killed more than 3,000 people in attacks at the World Trade Center in New York, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and Flight 93 in a Pennsylvania field.
At the time, President Bush had vowed that the U.S. would hunt for bin Laden until justice was served. He made a similar statement after learning of bin Laden's death.
Media reports said bin Laden was killed while living in a mansion in Abbotabad, a town about 35 miles north of Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. American forces captured his body before he was buried at sea with 24 hours after his death, according to Islamic law.
According to the Today Show, a decision was being made about how to show the body for proof that bin Laden is dead.
U.S. Forces Hunt Down, Kill Osama bin Laden
NBC's Today Show Monday, May 02, 2011
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