Southern Bagel Company co-owners Anne Marie Guille and her husband, David Jessica M. Holland
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Nancy Isaacson discovered the Southern Bagel Company in Long Beach on a 12-mile bike ride from her home in Waveland. The retired teacher joined customers buying bagels to go at the small Mississippi Gulf Coast business.
âThis will be my regular stopping place â itâs a great place to have a bagel,ââ the Quincy, Massachusetts native said on a busy Motherâs Day. A Team Good Beer bike club member, Nancy promises to pedal back next weekend after her initial visit that Sunday morning.
Nearby, a steady stream of bagel fans lined up for this delicious breakfast treat in Harrison County. It is a positive sign for small businesses in Mississippi as America turns the corner on the COVID-19 pandemic. About 58 percent of American adults received at least one COVID vaccine, and reports show coronavirus cases dropped to a seven-