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  • Keesler kids head back to school

    It seems like summer just began -- and next week, Keesler kids will start heading back to school.Gerry Cross, 81st Force Support Squadron school liaison officer, said school starts Wednesday in the Jackson County school district.Other start dates:Aug. 4 -- Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Gulfport, Harrison

  • Programs target veterans for teaching careers

    A seminar on the Troops to Teachers program is 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday in Room 108A, Sablich Center.Troops to Teachers is valuable to people looking for a "second career" after military retirement, according to Lana Smith, community readiness consultant at the airman and family readiness center.Troops

  • Sales tax holiday this weekend

    Mississippi's back-to-school shoppers get a price break on clothing or footwear purchases this weekend.The state's "sales tax holiday" begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ends at midnight Saturday. During this period, the state's 7 percent sales tax isn't collected or paid on purchases of specific

  • Deployed Keesler chaplain hits ground running

    It's midday in sweltering 100-degree Afghanistan heat. Two individuals approach a group of aircraft maintainers to offer assistance -- not with a tool box in hand, but with fruitflavored ice pops and words of encouragement.For Chaplain (Capt.) Ralph Elliott, deployed from Keesler, and Senior Airman

  • Traffic manager retires after 54 years of service

    Roy Carter, 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron, has kept the military on the move for 54 years.After 30 years of active duty and 24 years of civil service, Keesler's traffic management officer is retiring Saturday."It's been a fast 54 years," said the native of Mangham, La., who enlisted in the Air

  • Housing officials provide leasing information

    What amenities are to be included at Sandhill? Soccer fields and a row of landscaping for privacy are being added.Is it true we'll have a paid move? Yes, if you don't sign a lease.Will my basic allowance for housing be taxed? No.Will there be an inspection of the units with the resident before the