
Anita Lee
Staff Writer at Sun Herald
Journalist, equal opportunity muckraker, general pest. MS Press Association Hall of Fame, '22 ProPublica fellow, LRN. @sunherald @McClatchy. [email protected]
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4 days ago |
sunherald.com | Margaret Baker |Lillian Foster |Anita Lee |Mary Perez |Hannah Ruhoff |Martha Sánchez
A voter walks into a polling location at Gaston Hewes Recreation Center in Gulfport on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, for a primary runoff election. Sun Herald A municipal election season that has seen incumbents tossed and national figures flocking to the Mississippi Coast hits the finish line today. Polls opened across the Coast at 7 a.m. and will remain open until 7 p.m. This story will be updated with results as soon as they begin rolling in once polls close.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Anita Lee
President Donald Trump has approved public and individual assistance over March 14-15 tornadoes that swept through Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday afternoon. The decision came almost two months after Reeves filed the request April 1 for a major disaster declaration. Media outlets have reported that Mississippi officials have been anxious for a response and lagging with disaster recovery while waiting to hear whether the request would be approved.
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2 weeks ago |
sunherald.com | Anita Lee
In its 20th anniversary year, Gulf Islands Waterpark in Gulfport will for the first time serve beer, and hopes to soon secure a separate state permit for liquor and wine sales. "It just gives us the opportunity to make our guests happy," general manager Mark Moore said after detailing the water park's plans for the Gulfport City Council. The water park leases its land from the city and needed the council's permission to serve alcoholic beverages.
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2 weeks ago |
sunherald.com | Anita Lee
A National Park Service employee picks up heavy debris that Mississippi River flooding washed up recently on the south side of Ship Island, The park service worked with employees of Ship Island Excursions ferry service out of Gulfport to get the beach cleaned up ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. National Park Service Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, the National Park Service has removed heavy debris from Ship Island that Mississippi River flooding washed up.
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2 weeks ago |
sunherald.com | Anita Lee
Supporters are jetting to Washington this week in hopes of saving NASA's Artemis program for launching astronauts to the moon, and eventually Mars, saying its loss would be financially devastating for Hancock County. President Donald Trump's "skinny budget" calls for phasing out the Space Launch System and Orion capsule, which space.com calls the "backbone" of the Artemis program.
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