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Early Head Start gets breakfast lesson
By BRIAN GRAVES It has often been said breakfast is the most important meal of the day. More than 80 youngsters not only learned why ...
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Students, schools preparing for assessment tests
By BRIAN GRAVES Local students will begin their assessment tests Monday morning, and it is a process that makes teachers as nervous as their students. ...
by Brian Graves, Friday, March 8, 2019 7:00 am
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Poplarville street repair timeline formed
The process to begin improvements to Poplarville’s streets and drainage system will begin within the next few weeks. Jason Lamb, an engineer with The Walker ...
by Brian Graves, Thursday, March 7, 2019 7:00 am
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Bridgeway residents spend time at the Picayune Fire Department
Residents of the Bridgeway Apartments enjoyed an afternoon of education and fun during a visit with members of the Picayune Fire Department. The apartments, operated ...
by Brian Graves, Thursday, March 7, 2019 7:00 am
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Aldermen hear about energy audit
Poplarville customers of Mississippi Power Company are being offered assistance to help potentially lower their power bills. The city’s Board of Aldermen heard from Arnie ...
by Brian Graves, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 7:00 am
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By Patricia R. Drackett, Director, The Crosby Arboretum and Assistant Extension Professor of Landscape Architecture, Mississippi State University Extension Service Have you ever wanted to ...
by Brian Graves, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 7:00 am
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Luke responds to Letter to the Editor
Crosby Commons is the most recent addition to Picayune’s park system, opening about three years ago, and the use of that park comes with a ...
by Brian Graves, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 7:00 am
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Supervisors “condemn” actions of Gibson
The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to “condemn” property owner Mark Gibson for placing what were referred to as “two old raggedy ...
by Brian Graves, Tuesday, March 5, 2019 7:00 am
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County schools begin construction projects
Pearl River County School District Administrator T.J. Burleson said construction at the McNeill campus is underway following a special groundbreaking ceremony held Thursday morning. The ...
by Brian Graves, Saturday, March 2, 2019 7:00 am
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Community helping to fund prosthetic leg
By BRIAN GRAVES Jessica Willis of Poplarville would appear to be a perfectly normal young woman. Only the crutches she uses alludes to the fact ...