http://www.picayuneitem.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:58:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_267115938.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_267115938.html Poplarville DemocratAs was reported last week the Pearl River County Board of Supervisors was greeted with a round of applause from approximately 50 county residents when it was announced that there would be no increase in county millage and therefore no increase in taxes. We applaud the supervisors for taking a long hard look at the financial situation of the county in light of the state and national situation and standing pat on their “No new taxes” stand. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_264122332.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_264122332.html Friday’s revelation by a local real estate developer and businessman that a major chain restaurant broke off negotiations with him after they learned they would not be able to sell liquor by the drink confirms a belief long held by some in our community. (see “City lost one restaurant because of law”, Friday, September 18, Picayune Item.) Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:52:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_243105349.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_243105349.html Once again the issue of whether or not to sell liquor by the drink has reared its head. Past attempts to allow alcohol to be sold in Pearl River County have been defeated. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:26:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_204092722.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_204092722.html The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.On July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" and strode onto the surface of the moon. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:47:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_227114836.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_227114836.html Hattiesburg American, HattiesburgThe ever-escalating price of textbooks has been a sore — and expensive — spot for students and parents for more than a few years. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:01:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_084100110.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_084100110.html World problems, so often over-looked because they happen “somewhere else,” became real again to Poplarville and Pearl River County with the loss of Sgt. Lerando Brown on Feb. 15 in Balad, Iraq. Sgt. Brown was a member of the 288th Sapper Company based in Houston, Miss., and was on his first tour of duty. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:04:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_351120519.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_351120519.html Will Pearl River County enter into another struggle between the northern part of the county and the southern part of the county over services and other amenities with the installation of a virtually new board of supervisors? Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:19:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_303102046.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_303102046.html The city of Poplarville is growing — a self-evident fact when you look at the changes that have occurred and are occurring. Having grown up in what was once a sleepy stop on the railroad I can attest to many changes just in my 50-something years here. Others could document much more. Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:23:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_216182405.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_216182405.html Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps has taken action to prevent further violence at the maximum security Unit 32 at the state prison at Parchman, but is it enough?Gang leaders and the severely mentally ill prisoners were ordered transferred to other institutions last week after one inmate was stabbed to death — about a week after a .380 caliber semi-auto pistol was discovered in a cell. Other handmade weapons were found after a search of the unit, Epps said. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:26:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_214162806.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_214162806.html Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:29:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_213123027.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_213123027.html Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:07:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_195200827.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_195200827.html Reaction to President Bush’s decision to overturn Scooter Libby’s prison term offers a clear example of the polarization of American politics.On the one hand, there was Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson.“I know that this is a great relief to him, his wife and children,” Thompson said of Libby. “While for a long time I have urged a pardon for Scooter, I respect the president’s decision. This will allow a good American, who has done a lot for his country, to resume his life.”On the other, there was Democrat Hillary Clinton. Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:21:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_186112259.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_186112259.html I’m still not convinced about this whole global warming thing — there is just too much that we don’t know — but a few snippets from the Animal Kingdom have appeared lately that make you wonder if they sense big changes are brewing in the world. I have always held animals in fairly high regard, whether I was hunting them, admiring them, avoiding them or consuming them. Don’t hunt them much anymore, mostly because I’ve gotten lazier with age — preferring to let someone with more energy and skill do that. Don’t get me wrong; I’ll take advantage of a meal of edible game if offered, but don’t ask me to catch and prepare it. Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:19:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_174191704.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_174191704.html Now that Gov. Haley Barbour and state Treasurer Tate Reeves have been successful in halting funding to the anti-smoking Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi, it is important that an effective new effort take its place. Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:17:00 +0000 http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_174191837.html http://www.picayuneitem.com/editorials/local_story_174191837.html Mississippi could face worse challenges than trying to figure out what to do with a $10 million surplus in the state budget.