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06/18/2026

Yesterday, June 17, 2026, EEECHO’s CPR Team trained 50 STEMM Summer Campers, grades 1-5. Community Health Resilience!

06/18/2026

This 33 seconds video was taken in the historic Forest Heights community that EEECHO serves. These are the risks and realities confronting our climate vulnerable Gulf community. This is merely a remnant of Tropical Storm Arthur’s system, but we were under imminent threats of severe weather and flooding and had been getting alerts about every 10 minutes. The heavy rains, high winds, 2000 lightning strikes and thunder have caused frequent, but brief power outages at our home, but thousands are completely without power. Dozens have been rescued from rising flood waters and damage from fallen trees. Local television programming has been interrupted for the entire day to exclusively broadcast coverage of the dangers of this storm. And now the Anchor Lake Dam has been compromised in the adjacent Pearl River county community. All the tributaries around us are at or above flood stage. And this is only the beginning of the storm season.😨

06/18/2026

This video was taken in the historic Forest Heights Community that EEECHO serves. These are the risks and realities confronting our climate vulnerable Gulf community. This is merely a remnant of Tropical Storm Arthur’s system, but we were under imminent threats of severe weather and flooding and had been getting alerts about every 10 minutes. The heavy rains, high winds, 2000+ lightning strikes and thunder have caused frequent, but brief power outages at our home, but thousands are completely without power. Dozens have been rescued from rising flood waters and damage from fallen trees. Local television programming has been interrupted for the entire day to exclusively broadcast coverage of the dangers of this storm. And now the Anchor Lake Dam has been compromised in the adjacent Pearl River county community. All the tributaries around us are at or above flood stage. And this is only the beginning of the storm season.😨

06/17/2026

Everyone in attendance was enlightened and informed. A few people were familiar with a bit of the history in their neighborhoods, but learned so much more. Most were intrigued by the knowledge they gained about other neighborhoods. Our phenomenal team is already focused on making next years’s movie night even better.

High school interns debut film exploring environmental justice concerns in ten communities

06/15/2026

REMINDER: Please support EEECHO’s High School (graduates) interns’ storytelling project in partnership with the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice. Join us online or in person on tomorrow night, June 16 at 5pm. Learn about the fascinating histories of Gulfport neighborhoods. No registration needed for virtual zoom attendance. For in-person registration, please send your name, cell, and email address via text to 228-617-0891 or via email to [email protected]. Lots of great food and enlightening history.

Topic: EEECHO’s INTERNS FILM SCREENING
Time: Jun 16, 2026 05:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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An upcoming event gives the public a chance to hear Gulfport's history through the eyes of its youngest storytellers.

06/10/2026

It is crucial for the voices of our communities to be heard in decision making spaces. Humbled and honored to be on a panel with these amazing women.

05/29/2026

Register for this exciting, educational, entertaining and fun movie night! Our student storytelling interns and their advisors have worked tirelessly gathering community stories and compiling histories. Learn about the unique histories of 10 Gulfport neighborhoods! We will have lots of great food and enlightening historical information! The student winner of the Kenneth E. Taylor Scholarship Award will also be announced. If you can’t join us in person, please scan the QR code to join us virtually. To attend in person, you must register by texting you name, cell phone #, and email to 228-617-0891 or by emailing this information to [email protected]. You don’t want to miss this event!

05/29/2026

Can’t join our community film night screening in person? Then join us virtually for the exciting premier of our student storytellers’ film screening.

05/20/2026

Turkey Creek wetlands' were given a special EPA classification of “aquatic resources of national importance” (ARNI) and placed in a conservation trust (with federal funds) as permanently non-developable because of their critical role in maintaining national water quality. Now they are slated for destruction for a road development project. Much better and much more efficient routes were available and could avert obliterating these invaluable, rare wetlands.

“This should be a cause for concern for every place in the nation,” Gulfport resident Kathy Egland said.