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Free school uniforms still available
Free school uniforms and jackets in various sizes are still available from First Step Learning Lab. There are school uniforms ranging in children’s size from ...
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LaFontaine pitches two economic development policies to drive interest
Two ideas to encourage economic development were fielded to city of Picayune and Pearl River County leaders during ...
Picayune community celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King
The message and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was celebrated in Picayune on Monday with a ...
PRC school board hears bond construction update
Several construction projects underway within the Pearl River County School District have been completed over the past couple ...
Pearl River County Hospital and Nursing Home issuing vaccines, when available
The waitlist for a COVID-19 vaccine at the Pearl River County Hospital is 700 people long and growing, ...
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One COVID-19 outbreak reported in local schools
There was one COVID-19 outbreak reported to the Mississippi State Department of Health in school districts within Pearl River County for the week of Jan. ...
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Gunnarsson Breaks School Record in LSU’s Season Debut
Baton Rouge, La. – Lisa Gunnarsson, a senior standout from Paris, France, broke her own school record with a clearance of 4.52 meters (14′ 10.0″) in ...
by Special to the Item, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 7:00 am
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Rifle Leads Wolfpack From Start to Finish
OXFORD, Miss. – No. 3 Ole Miss rifle broke the air rifle program record for the second time this season to power their way past No. ...
by Special to the Item, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 7:00 am
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Gymnastics Posts Highest Week Two Score in the Nation
BATON ROUGE – The LSU gymnastics team scored a season high 197.275, which marked the highest in the nation in week two and second-highest road ...
by Special to the Item, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 7:00 am
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Antonaki, Mikhailuk Post Ranked Wins To Lead State On Final Day Of Bulldog Kickoff
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State women’s tennis team recorded a 6-6 overall record on Sunday to conclude action in the Bulldog Kickoff. Overall, State notched a ...
by Special to the Item, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 7:00 am
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Tigers Wrap Up First Meet of 2021 at Florida State
TALLAHASSEE – The LSU Swimming team made the trip to Tallahassee, Florida to take on No. 16/22 Florida State from inside the Morcom Aquatics Center. The ...
by Special to the Item, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 7:00 am
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Picayune family counting blessings as son overcomes brain injury suffered in hit and run
By Susan Christensen Health and Research News Service Nov. 24 was the most thankful Thanksgiving ever for the family of Picayune’s Gavin Miller. Just a week before, ...
by Special to the Item, Monday, January 18, 2021 3:54 pm
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LSU Rallies For Fourth-Straight Win, 85-80, Over South Carolina
BATON ROUGE – The LSU men’s basketball team posted two second-half, eight-point runs to rally to defeat a stubborn South Carolina team, 85-80, Saturday night ...
by Special to the Item, Monday, January 18, 2021 12:07 pm
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Todd and McMillon Claim Wins at Vulcan Invite
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Southern Miss took home a pair of individual victories as they kicked off the indoor season at the Vulcan Invite hosted by UAB ...
by Special to the Item, Monday, January 18, 2021 12:06 pm
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Balanced Attack Leads Lady Eagles Past Middle Tennessee
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Four different Southern Miss players finished in double figures, as the Black and Gold held Middle Tennessee to a season-low 32.8 percent from ...
by Special to the Item, Monday, January 18, 2021 12:05 pm
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Ole Miss’ James Earns FWAA Freshman All-America Accolades
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss freshman offensive lineman Jeremy James has been named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America Team, as announced by the ...
by Special to the Item, Monday, January 18, 2021 12:04 pm
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Forbes Picks Up Second Freshman All-America Honor
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State’s standout defensive back Emmanuel Forbes has earned his second Freshman All-America honor, as one of nine true freshmen tabbed to the Football Writers’ Association ...
by Special to the Item, Monday, January 18, 2021 12:04 pm
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Picayune and PRC soccer teams seal playoff spots
Picayune and Pearl River Central battled on the pitch Friday night with the Maroon Tide and Lady Blue Devils locking in respective playoff spots. Boys ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Monday, January 18, 2021 3:30 am
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Smith Announces Spring Men’s Golf Schedule
STARKVILLE – Head coach Dusty Smith has released the spring half of Mississippi State’s men’s golf schedule for the 2020-2021 season. The Bulldogs will continue SEC play, as ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Sunday, January 17, 2021 7:00 am
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Beach Announces 2021 Schedule
BATON ROUGE – With the season set to begin the final weekend of February, LSU Beach Volleyball Coach Russell Brock announced the tournament schedule for the Tigers in their upcoming ...
by Special to the Item, Sunday, January 17, 2021 7:00 am
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Ole Miss Duo Invited to 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Two Ole Miss women’s golfers earned invitations to participate in the 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur later in the spring. Senior Kennedy Swann and junior Julia ...
by Special to the Item, Sunday, January 17, 2021 7:00 am
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Stone Jumps to Top-150 in World Rankings
BATON ROUGE – LSU women’s golf sophomore Latanna Stoned jumped up to her highest World Amateur Golf Ranking spot at 140 following her win at the ...
by Special to the Item, Sunday, January 17, 2021 7:00 am
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MGCCC ranked No. 2
PERKINSTON — The Mississippi Gulf Coast golf team will begin the spring season ranked second in the country after the Bushnell Golfweek NJCAA Division II ...
by Special to the Item, Sunday, January 17, 2021 7:00 am
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Thank goodness for cold weather
By Jan Miller Penton I hurried out the door this morning to big, fat, beautiful snowflakes twirling and whirling through the air. This was a ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, January 16, 2021 5:00 pm
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Virtual learning on a decline in PRC school district
Pearl River County School District’s Board of Trustees discussed the district’s reopening plan and COVID-19 leave for district employees during its monthly meeting held Thursday ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:00 am
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Trend of warm temperatures continued in 2020
By Skip Rigney The year 2020 was the fifth-warmest for the United States in the last 126 years, which is the period that reliable and ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:00 am
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Poplarville soccer earns another district win
Poplarville’s soccer teams took on Purvis Thursday evening as the Hornets and Lady Hornets came away with victories. Boys Poplarville won in convincing fashion against ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:00 am
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ICC volleyball opens inaugural season next week
FULTON, Miss. – The Itawamba Community College women’s volleyball team is scheduled to open its inaugural season next weekend, and the details of the Indians’ ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:00 am
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Tigers Bring The Energy, Have Fun in Complete Win Over Arkansas
Will Wade had a message for his team after Saturday’s win over Ole Miss: keep moving forward. No steps back. And as the Tigers took another step ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:00 am
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SEC Announces Conference Softball Schedule
STARKVILLE – The Southeastern Conference announced the league’s 2021 softball schedule on Friday morning. Mississippi State, which led the nation in wins a year ago, will ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:00 am
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Picayune School Board tackles COVID paid leave, grants
Picayune School District’s Board of Trustees held a brief meeting Tuesday where the Board approved an extension to COVID-19 leave days and accepted two grants. ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:00 am
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