Cathy Beulah (right) hugs her daughter Darykah Henderson Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 after a five-month deployment to Southwest Asia as part of the Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing to support Operations Freedom’s Sentinel and Inherent Resolve. The senior airman is part of material management for Keesler Air Force Base.
At the end of 2020, many people had hope that 2021 was going to be a year for turning things around. Between the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane Ida, 2021 was just as hard for many Mississippians as 2020 was. But there were just as many bright spots in 2021 as there were hardships. The introduction of COVID vaccines, schools going back to in person and the largest Cruisin’ the Coast were just some examples.
The Sun Herald documented all the happy moments and hard times that faced the Mississippi Coast in 2021. Take a look back at some of the photos the Sun Herald and other McClatchy photographers made on the Coast this year.
