News
Culpepper pleads guilty for failure to comply, resisting arrest
Brent Culpepper pleaded guilty on Tuesday at the Pearl River County Justice Court to the following misdemeanor charges, resisting arrest and failure to comply, after ...
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Business
At Curves, women feel the burn
Women can fulfill their New Year’s resolutions to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle at Curves of Picayune. Thursday, laughter and music filled ...
by Ashley Collins, Tuesday, January 12, 2016 7:00 am
Art & Entertainment
Mardi Gras on parade: Spaces available for floats for annual Mardi Gras parade
The colors of purple, green and gold will be on full display as locals march across Picayune during the fourth annual Krewe of the Pearl ...
by Ashley Collins, Tuesday, January 12, 2016 7:00 am
News
Carriere woman dies in car crash
A Carriere woman died as a result of a two-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on Highway 53 near Melton Smith Road. Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers responded ...
by Ashley Collins, Saturday, January 9, 2016 7:00 am
News
Taking oath: Buddy McDonald swears in as newest circuit court judge
Claiborne “Buddy” McDonald was sworn in Friday as the new circuit judge for the Fifteenth Circuit Court District during his investiture ceremony among family, friends ...
by Ashley Collins, Saturday, January 9, 2016 7:00 am
Education
First day back goes well at PRC
Thursday, the Pearl River County School Board kicked off the second half of the 2015-2016 school year by swearing in Superintendent Alan Lumpkin, who begins ...
by Ashley Collins, Friday, January 8, 2016 8:55 am
News
Recycling co. looks for home
For the past three years, Brandie and Robert Renskowski have promoted recycling in their Picayune neighborhood, and for the past nine months, they’ve searched for ...
by Ashley Collins, Friday, January 8, 2016 7:00 am
News
Up in smoke: Despite setback, marijuana legalization supporters still hopeful
Jodi Allbritton spent much of last year collecting signatures in Pearl River County to get ballot initiative #48 on the November 2016 general election ballot. ...
by Ashley Collins, Thursday, January 7, 2016 7:00 am
Columns
Childhood nostalgia
I, along with millions of people in America, tuned in to watch the first season of “American Idol” in 2002, the year Kelly Clarkson received ...
by Ashley Collins, Thursday, January 7, 2016 7:00 am
News
Guns in play? Some law enforcement support expanded checks, others do not
Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced plans to clarify gun legislation by requiring almost everyone who sells guns for a living to register as a gun ...