News
Police looking for burglary suspect
Investigators with the Picayune Police Department are looking for a suspect involved in a commercial burglary that occurred earlier this week at Shabby Chic, located ...
Ashley Collins, Author at Picayune Item
News
Zika virus is of concern locally
With the Zika virus outbreak affecting many parts of the world, health officials with the Mississippi State Department of Health advise people, especially pregnant women, ...
by Ashley Collins, Saturday, January 30, 2016 7:00 am
News
Duhon pleads guilty to DUI death
Louis Andrew Duhon, 41, was sentenced to 25 years in prison stemming from his involvement in an accident that occurred in July 2014, resulting in ...
by Ashley Collins, Friday, January 29, 2016 7:00 am
News
Employment opportunity arises
More job opportunities are coming to Picayune with the arrival of the fast-food chain Dairy Queen set to open in March. Bettie Pierce, manager at ...
by Ashley Collins, Friday, January 29, 2016 7:00 am
Columns
Thank you Pearl River County
Goodbyes aren’t easy—first, you are forced to say goodbye to people that have influenced your life in some way and second, once the goodbye is ...
by Ashley Collins, Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:00 am
News
Homebuilders help PRCC’s career and technical center
Members of the Pearl River County Home Builders Association donated $2,650 to Pearl River Community College on Wednesday in an effort to promote the ...
by Ashley Collins, Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:00 am
Education
School choice week touts having a choice in education
Schools in Mississippi and across the country are currently participating in the annual National School Choice Week to inform students and parents about the ...
by Ashley Collins, Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:00 am
News
Fundraiser for victims of gun store shootout
A local family is seeking financial help with funeral expenses for Jason and Jacob McLemore, the father and son killed during Saturday’s shooting at a ...
by Ashley Collins, Wednesday, January 27, 2016 7:00 am
Columns
Ups and downs
Nervous, scared and excited— those are all the emotions I experienced the first time I went on a real roller coaster. When I say “real,” ...
by Ashley Collins, Wednesday, January 27, 2016 7:00 am
Lifestyles
Distinguished women: 13 women compete in scholarship program
The spotlight shone Saturday on 13 high school juniors vying for the chance to be recognized as the 2017 Pearl River County Distinguished Young Woman. ...