Ole Miss coach to headline Big Red dinner

The Big Red Athletic Foundation will present “An Evening of Baseball with Mike Bianco, Head Coach of the Ole Miss Rebels Baseball Team” on Thursday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. in the new Biloxi Civic Center on Howard Avenue.

Among the guests will be Biloxi High and LSU standout Doug Thompson of the Colorado Rockies, and Biloxi Head Football Coach John Shannon.

Cost of the dinner is $50 a person, or firms can buy tables of eight for $400, which includes sponsors names displayed on the table. For information about other sponsorships, click here.

Proceeds will benefit the Big Red Athletic Foundation, whose purpose is to help
promote excellence in athletic programs in Biloxi Public Schools and provide
opportunities for student athletes to earn college scholarships.

To print a flyer about the BRAF dinner, click here.

To learn more the Big Red Athletic Foundation, which is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, visit www.bigredfoundation.org.

Attention, late comers: Make arrangements today to register for school

If you still haven’t registered your child for the upcoming school year at Biloxi Public Schools, you should make arrangements now with the school they’ll be attending.

Students must register by the end of this week in order to be able to be in class on Day 1 on Thursday, Aug. 4. And keep in mind that summertime hours vary at each school, so call now. For a list of school phone numbers and other registration information, click here.