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Rocket engines may cause a rumble Saturday
Pearl River County locals will probably hear a rumbling Saturday when four rocket engines are tested at Stennis Space Center. The Core Stage Green Run ...
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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, ...
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 ...
Rocket engines may cause a rumble Saturday
Pearl River County locals will probably hear a rumbling Saturday when four rocket engines are tested at Stennis ...
Remembering Charles Ray Perry
After his recent passing, former Pearl River County Supervisor Charles Ray Perry is being remembered fondly for his ...
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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 ...
by Cathy Cook.
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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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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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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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County rivals fight for playoff positioning on the pitch
Picayune and PRC faced off tonight in a battle of county rivals with postseason positions on the line. The Lady Blue Devils and Lady Maroon ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Friday, January 15, 2021 9:30 pm
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COVID-19 cases as of Friday
As of Friday, COVID-19 deaths involving Pearl River County residents now total 91 from a collective 3,138 cases in the county since the pandemic began ...
by Staff Report, Friday, January 15, 2021 5:22 pm
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Governor Tate Reeves extends Executive Order
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced the decision to extend Executive Order 1535 until Wednesday, February 3,2021 at 5:00 PM. The following counties are currently under a county wide ...
by Special to the Item, Friday, January 15, 2021 4:21 pm
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Additional COVID-19 vaccine allocated to Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. – Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announces that additional COVID-19 vaccine was allocated to Mississippi this week. The additional allotments will support ...
by Special to the Item, Friday, January 15, 2021 1:28 pm
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Additional vaccine allocated to Mississippi
Mississippi State Department of Health Press Release JACKSON, Miss. — Friday the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced that additional COVID-19 vaccine was allocated ...
by Special to the Item, Friday, January 15, 2021 1:09 pm
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MSU Men’s Hoops Nipped by Texas A&M, 56-55
STARKVILLE – Texas A&M used a 12-2 run over a 3:22 stretch late in the second half en route to hand the Mississippi State men’s basketball team ...
by Special to the Item, Friday, January 15, 2021 7:00 am
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Southern Miss Hosting Middle Tennessee for Two-Game Swing
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — With its first Conference USA road trip in the books, the Southern Miss men’s basketball team now focuses on defending home-court against Middle ...
by Special to the Item, Friday, January 15, 2021 7:00 am
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Pearl River Soccer Club all set up for spring season
The Pearl River Soccer Club is moving forward with plans to have a spring season and the start date is fast approaching. Practices will start ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Friday, January 15, 2021 7:00 am
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