News
LaFontaine leaving county economic development for Hancock Port and Harbor
Pearl River County’s Economic Development Director Blaine LaFontaine will be leaving his position and taking on a new role at the Hancock County Port and ...
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Poplarville City Hall to reopen in April
Poplarville’s City Hall may reopen public access to the lobby at the start of April. City Hall has been doing operations via the drive-thru as ...
by Cathy Cook, Tuesday, March 16, 2021 6:54 pm
News
COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands, over 11,000 vaccinated in Pearl River County
As of Friday, Highland Community Hospital staff have administered 4,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses. All Mississippians will be eligible to receive the vaccine beginning Tuesday, March ...
by Cathy Cook, Monday, March 15, 2021 5:00 pm
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Poplarville church catches fire
A Poplarville church caught fire Sunday morning. No one was injured in Sunday’s fire at the First United Pentecostal Church, located at 444 North Main ...
by Cathy Cook, Monday, March 15, 2021 3:29 pm
News
Five deaths in past two weeks suspected to be due to overdose
Five people have died from drug overdoses in Pearl River County in the past two weeks. County Coroner Derek Turnage suspects the deaths were caused ...
by Cathy Cook, Saturday, March 13, 2021 7:00 am
Lifestyles
Getting hands on with education
Students throughout the county are engaged in hands on learning and can range from welding trailers, cooking funnel cake, shadowing teachers and 3-D printing prosthetics ...
by Cathy Cook, Saturday, March 13, 2021 7:00 am
News
Supervisors navigating stimulus fund use
The new $1.9 trillion federal coronavirus relief package includes funds that target counties and municipalities, but Pearl River County officials will have to wait to ...
by Cathy Cook, Saturday, March 13, 2021 7:00 am
News
Numerous fires keeping volunteer departments busy
Pearl River County’s volunteer fire departments have been busy this week, with four structure fires and multiple woods fires. There were three structure fires on ...
by Cathy Cook, Friday, March 12, 2021 7:00 am
Health & Fitness
Highland staff reflect on year of pandemic
Health care workers at Highland Community Hospital remembered those lost due to COVID-19 with a candlelight service Thursday. On March 11, 2020, the World Health ...
by Cathy Cook, Thursday, March 11, 2021 5:00 pm
Education
Poplarville Middle students still on track with testing goals
Students at the Middle School of Poplarville are meeting their benchmark testing goals. Principal Heidi Dillon updated the Poplarville School Board of Trustees on the ...