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Mary Perez

Biloxi

Reporter at Sun Herald

Reporter at Sun Herald, covering Biloxi, casinos, business, jobs, tourism.

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  • 3 days ago | sunherald.com | Mary Perez

    Coast casinos have poker rooms and private dining rooms and now one casino is adding a man cave, of sorts. Gurkha Cigar Lounge is a new luxury amenity at Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast in Bay St. Louis. The hideaway spot on the second floor, next to Bogart's Steakhouse, debuts at 5 p.m. on June 19. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will launch this new amenity where customers can relax and socialize with friends. The lounge is designed to be an experience for cigar aficionados.

  • 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.

  • 1 week ago | sunherald.com | Mary Perez

    One of the last things the state Legislature does at the end of the session is allocate millions of dollars to Coast projects through Tidelands, GOMESA and Gulf Coast Restoration Funds. Not this year. A contentious end to the session on May 29 saw House members approve the budget and go home before the Senate voted on any budget items.

  • 1 week ago | sunherald.com | Mary Perez

    Just because they got caught posting false information on Facebook, doesn't mean scammers have stopped targeting people with claims that online betting is legal in Mississippi. "It has come to our attention that an unauthorized page is using images of Boomtown Casino Biloxi to promote an online casino," the casino's parent company posted on Facebook. A similar message was posted on the page for Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast, also owned by Penn Entertainment.

  • 1 week ago | sunherald.com | Mary Perez

    Southern Living just named its best 20 best new restaurants in the South and the only one to make this list for Mississippi is on the Gulf Coast. "How exciting is that?" asked Tresse Sumrall. She and her husband, Chef Austin Sumrall, opened Siren Social Club and Hotel Vela at 1409 24th Ave. in downtown Gulfport in November. They found out they were named to the list when someone shared a social media post, she said.

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Mary Perez
Mary Perez @MaryPerezSH
2 Apr 25

Polls are closed. Waiting for the numbers to come in for the four cities in Jackson County. With the number of candidates in some of the races, there are likely to be runoffs. @sunherald #mselex

Mary Perez
Mary Perez @MaryPerezSH
21 Nov 24

Did you see an ad saying a Coast casino now has online betting? Scammers are at work. https://t.co/IQiJL2KvdW

Mary Perez
Mary Perez @MaryPerezSH
6 Nov 24

Races called quickly after 7 p.m. in Mississippi for Donald Trump and Sen. Roger Wicker. @sunherald #mselex https://t.co/bM3395tRuf