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Farmers Market of Picayune needs new committed vendors
The Farmers Market of Picayune is looking for new committed vendors to join the market. Christina Juneau, organizer of the farmers market, said she’d like ...
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Local COVID-19 cases now at 520, deaths at 37
Pearl River County has had more than 30 new COVID-19 cases reported since Sunday, totaling 520 cases reported ...
Picayune, Poplarville report return to classes was smooth
Students and teachers returned to school campuses in the Poplarville and Picayune School Districts on Thursday as COVID-19 ...
Mississippi Power to continue to pay 3 percent
Mississippi Power will continue to pay both the cities of Picayune and Poplarville a 3 percent franchise fee ...
Blueberry Jubilee 5K changed to virtual event
While the annual Blueberry Jubilee has been tentatively rescheduled for Oct. 3, the Blueberry Jubilee 5K and 1 ...
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Blueberry Jubilee 5K changed to virtual event
While the annual Blueberry Jubilee has been tentatively rescheduled for Oct. 3, the Blueberry Jubilee 5K and 1 Mile Run hosted by the Rotary Club ...
by Laurel Thrailkill.
Sports
PRSC moving forward with plans for a fall season
The Pearl River Soccer Club is tentatively progressing with the intention of having a fall season, but there are a lot of extenuating factors that ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Friday, August 7, 2020 7:00 am
Sports
Former Picayune cornerback takes coaching role at EMCC
It’s no wonder after spending his high school playing years under the tutelage of legendary football Coach Dodd Lee that T’Darryl Grays would follow in ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Friday, August 7, 2020 7:00 am
Breaking News
Investigators looking for information in homicide
Investigators with the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department are looking for information related to the stabbing death of a local man. Maj. Marc Ogden said ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:25 am
Sports
HCA athletics moving forward as school begins
Classes are set to begin Thursday for Heritage Christian Academy and the school’s Athletic Director John Stricker said the sports programs are preparing for a ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Thursday, August 6, 2020 7:00 am
Sports
4-H virtual state congress comes to an end
Normally the Pearl River County 4-H would take part in a two-day state congress meeting on the campus of Mississippi State, but because of COVID-19 ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Thursday, August 6, 2020 7:00 am
News
Aldermen vote to issue TIF Bond
Poplarville’s Board of Aldermen voted to issue Tax Increment Financing Bonds during Tuesday’s meeting. The TIF Bonds will be paid for a 10-year term with ...
by Cathy Cook, Thursday, August 6, 2020 7:00 am
Breaking News
Hattiesburg woman found shot to death in vehicle along I-59
A woman from Hattiesburg was found dead in a vehicle that was parked along the south bound side of Interstate 59 Tuesday evening near the ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 4:17 pm
News
Aldermen vote to increase waste collection rate
The Poplarville Board of Aldermen approved raising garbage collection rates from $15 per month to $16.50 per month for residential garbage and from $16 to ...
by Cathy Cook, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:00 am
Sports
County football programs host final summer practices
Local football programs wrapped up summer practices this past week with the imminent start of school on the horizon. Practicing under COVID-19 guidelines presented some ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:00 am
Sports
Local band programs end summer with band camps
An unusual summer saw some sense of normalcy return when marching bands for Poplarville, Pearl River Central and Picayune began hosting camps the past two ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:00 am
News
County receives grant for opioid abuse prevention
Pearl River County has $54,000 in grant funding for opioid abuse prevention and may receive another $54,000 if the county can demonstrate positive results from ...
by Cathy Cook, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:00 am
News
Council approves revised street light contract
Street lights along two roads in Picayune will soon be more energy efficient and put out more light. Tuesday, Picayune’s City Council approved a motion ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:00 am
Breaking News
Unofficial results of franchise fee vote
Unofficial results from Tuesday’s vote show Mississippi Power Company will continue to pay the cities of Picayune and Poplarville the same three percent rate as ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 9:01 pm
News
Supervisors discuss stronger litter ordinance
Pearl River County’s Board of Supervisors is working with the county’s code enforcement officer to make it easier to consistently enforce county codes concerning littering ...
by Cathy Cook, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:00 am
News
Fire at local store quickly extinguished
A fire behind a Picayune retail store took place early Monday morning and is still under investigation. The Picayune Fire Department were dispatched to a ...
by Cathy Cook, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:00 am
News
Pearl River County residents receive unsolicited packages of seeds from China
Across the U.S., people are receiving unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail. Some of these mysterious packages are now showing up at addresses in ...
by Laurel Thrailkill, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:00 am
Sports
Picayune baseball hosts a golf tournament fundraiser
On August 1 the Picayune Maroon Tide baseball team hosted a four-man scramble golf tournament at Millbrook Golf & Country Club to raise funds for ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:00 am
Sports
DSCL finishes its season with playoffs
The Deep South Collegiate League wrapped up play last week after months of games as the teams took part in a playoff to determine the ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:00 am
News
Murder suspects extradited back to Pearl River County
Dustin Gray and his wife Erica Gray are back in Pearl River County after being arrested in Colorado. They are being held for their alleged ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Monday, August 3, 2020 10:16 am
News
Coast Electric to provide broadband to local unserved areas
To help fill in gaps in available broadband service within the north end of Pearl River county, Coast Electric received $5.4 million in grant funding ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Saturday, August 1, 2020 7:00 am
Lifestyles
Creating paper crafts that shimmer
Theater dolls are a tradition that go back more than 100 years, but Marie Whitman has her own approach to the craft. On Whitman’s sewing ...
by Cathy Cook, Saturday, August 1, 2020 7:00 am
Columns
Religion column: Let us keep the feast
By Fr. Jonathan Filkins The Christian Apostle, Saint Paul, was regularly charged with the sentiments and actions of the early Church. Without our methodologies of ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, August 1, 2020 7:00 am
News
Picayune Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center residents need pen pals
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care facilities across the county have been forced to close their doors to visitors to reduce the risk of ...
by Laurel Thrailkill, Saturday, August 1, 2020 7:00 am
Columns
Communicating rainfall risk from tropical storms
By Skip Rigney The federal government is funding research that focuses on improving how the risks from tropical cyclones are communicated to the public. One ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, August 1, 2020 7:00 am
News
PRC School board amends school reopening plan
The Pearl River School District’s Board of Trustees held a special called meeting Wednesday evening to discuss an amended plan for the reopening of schools. ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Saturday, August 1, 2020 7:00 am
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