Business
Food and wares from Mexico in Poplarville
For the past 14 years, Way Out West in Poplarville has sold home décor and fare inspired by Mexico’s culture. Owner Marsha Ladner said their ...
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News
Senior center popularity leads to parking lot expansion
Construction of a larger parking area could transpire due to the rising popularity of the Senior Center of South Pearl River County, said Darlene Adams, ...
by Ashley Collins, Saturday, January 23, 2016 7:00 am
News
Layoffs possible at Stennis, Michoud
A contractor change could result in layoffs of some contract employees at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County. Starting Feb. 1, ...
by Ashley Collins, Saturday, January 23, 2016 7:00 am
News
SNAP changes put recipients to work
The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors opened the county doors to citizens receiving food stamps in order for them to contribute to the workforce ...
by Ashley Collins, Friday, January 22, 2016 7:00 am
Education
East Side school sitting idle
Once a place where students’ laughter and footsteps could be heard echoing through the halls, the former East Side Elementary School now sits vacant on ...
by Ashley Collins, Friday, January 22, 2016 7:00 am
Columns
All that jazz
I fell in love with jazz the moment I heard Louis Armstrong play the trumpet and croon in a recording of “La Vie En Rose.” ...
by Ashley Collins, Thursday, January 21, 2016 7:00 am
News
Board cancels Butler Snow contract after results scant
Wednesday, the Pearl River County Board of Supervisors decided not to renew a contract with Butler Snow after hearing concerns from citizens about its failure ...
by Ashley Collins, Thursday, January 21, 2016 7:00 am
News
Robbery suspect caught in Arkansas
A Picayune man has been taken into custody nearly three weeks after he fought with a clerk at the Chevron gas station on Memorial Boulevard ...
by Ashley Collins, Thursday, January 21, 2016 7:00 am
News
Efforts underway to curb human trafficking
Multiple agencies across Mississippi, including the Mississippi Department of Transportation, are joining forces in January to recognize Human Trafficking Awareness Month in an effort to ...
by Ashley Collins, Wednesday, January 20, 2016 7:00 am
Columns
Mardi Gras fever
As Mardi Gras nears, we can expect to see families throwing colorful beads off of festively decorated floats and king cakes piling up on bakery ...