🌱 How a small Hurley restaurant is lifting Ocean Springs widows’ spirits

Good morning to you Ocean Springs! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a small Hurley restaurant is lifting Ocean Springs widows’ spirits
• How new immigration raids are reshaping daily life along the Coast
• How one surprise check erased every overdue lunch bill at OSHS

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Jill R.!

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 50 degrees.
• Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 62, low: 58.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Coast Life: Hurley restaurant lifts spirits with Widows Lunch (wlox.com) — Widows from Ocean Springs are among many Coast women traveling to Hurley each month for a free, themed Widows Lunch at Sassy’s restaurant, where they share food, fellowship, and support. The gathering has grown from about 40 attendees to more than 200, and organizers hope to inspire similar efforts in other communities while welcoming volunteers and donations to keep it going.
   

• Fear ripples through immigrant communities amid arrests (mississippitoday.org) — An Ocean Springs resident helping lead a Gulf Coast mutual aid group says federal immigration officers are more visible along I-10 and in nearby coastal cities, leaving many local immigrant families afraid to travel, work, or attend church. The report details recent detentions across Mississippi, how children are affected, and how advocacy groups are responding with legal help, supplies, and “know your rights” trainings.
   

• Woman Generously Pays Off Massive Lunch Debt for Mississippi Students Even Though Lunches Should Be Free, ‘Their Reaction Was So Underwhelming' (thenerdstash.com) — Students at Ocean Springs High School just had more than $3,500 in overdue lunch debt quietly wiped out by a nonprofit worker who heard they were skipping meals. The donation means affected kids can now eat at school like everyone else, while the story also highlights ongoing national debate over whether school lunches should be free for all students.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ocean Springs

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Thursday December 18

• BINGO BANGO at the Library
  Ocean Springs, MS Calendar , 525 Dewey Ave , Ocean Springs
  2:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Woolmarket - Baby Storytime
  Harrison County Library System , 12135 Old Hwy 49 , Gulfport
  10:00 am
• Truckworx Blood Drive with The Blood Center
  Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, Inc. , 11975 Seaway Rd , Gulfport
  10:00 am
• West Biloxi - Storytime
  West Biloxi Public Library , 2047 Pass Rd , Biloxi
  10:00 am
• Margaret Sherry - Craft & Connect: Card Craft
  Margaret S Sherry Memorial Library , 2141 Popp's Ferry Rd , Biloxi
  10:00 am
• Welcome Santa to Edgewater
  Edgewater Mall
  11:00 am
• Biloxi - Ornament Week
  Biloxi Public Library , 580 Howard Ave , Biloxi
  1:00 pm
• Vancleave Bulldogs vs Resurrection Catholic Eagles
  Vancleave High School , 12424 MS-57 , Vancleave
  5:00 pm
• Gautier Gators vs Pearl River Central Blue Devils
  Gautier High School , 4307 Gautier Vancleave Rd , Gautier
  5:00 pm
• Orange Grove - Video Game Club
  Orange Grove Library , 12135 Old Hwy 49 , Gulfport
  5:00 pm
• Moss Point Tigers vs Greene County Wildcats
  Moss Point Dantzler Stadium , 3400-3406 , D Stadium , Moss Point
  5:30 pm
• Orange Grove - Pride without Prejudice Book Club (18 yrs+ only)
  Orange Grove Public Library , 12135 Old Hwy 49 , Gulfport
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost cat in Culeoka.
  He showed up at our back door and the temperature was falling. He is a beautiful loving boy, but he has no tags. We kept him warm and fed him, but he… (Nextdoor Culeoka)
• Anyone got any pecans?
  Looking for pecans right off the tree. Thanks neighbor (Nextdoor Gulf Park Estates)

• Mississippi Staffing posted a job opening for Guest Services Specialist req12553 in Ocean Springs. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Cart Attendant in Ocean Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ocean Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Gautier

• Basketball Game Preview: Harrison Central Red Rebels vs. St. Martin Yellow Jackets + Official Tickets (maxpreps.com)

D'Iberville

• Vote for the Mississippi Coast all-sports Athlete of the Week for Dec. 15 (sunherald.com)
• D'Iberville Historical Society offers holiday village tour (wlox.com)
• D'Iberville Police warning residents of scam (wxxv25.com)

Biloxi

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-- The Patch AM Team

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