Let’s go to the beach — in Jensen Beach and near Port St. Lucie. These are the best beaches in the area, either popular and packed with people or lesser-known with small parking lots to keep crowds ...

Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival: Kicking off in late November, the annual coastal holiday winter festival in Gulfport, recognized as Mississippi’s largest Christmas light show, brings ...

Some cities in coastal Mississippi are under a voluntary evacuation as Tropical Storm Francine churns toward the Gulf Coast. Francine is expected to make landfall in Louisiana; however, Hancock County ...

Six of the Mississippi Coast’s 21 beaches now have higher-than-normal levels of bacteria, according to the Department of Environmental Quality. Pass Christian East Beach, Long Beach, Gulfport West ...

A swimming advisory sign on the beach west of Courthouse Road in Gulfport warns visitors about high bacteria levels in the water on Monday June 9, 2014. JOHN FITZHUGH Sun Herald file The Mississippi ...

While many embark on exotic summer vacations, I can count on one hand the number taken by my family. They were almost always on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This one stands out as the longest, with the ...