Columns
Sorry to go, but optimistic for the future
For those who may not have heard, I am leaving the Picayune Item to join our sister paper, the Bogalusa Daily News. In my short ...
Jesse Wright, Author at Picayune Item
Columns
Penn not adding to drug dialog
On Friday, actor Sean Penn declared his Rolling Stone interview with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the notorious Mexican cartel leader, to be a failure. Penn ...
by Jesse Wright, Saturday, January 16, 2016 7:00 am
News
City sees value in retail group
Christy Goss, the director of special projects for the city of Picayune, said the economic development group Retail Strategies is doing good things for Picayune. ...
by Jesse Wright, Thursday, January 14, 2016 7:00 am
News
Lesson in loss: Board asks questions after two teachers leave Roseland
The Picayune School Board wants answers after two teachers at Roseland Park Elementary asked to be released from their contracts. The requests came at Tuesday’s ...
by Jesse Wright, Wednesday, January 13, 2016 9:04 am
Columns
High hopes for Mardi Gras parade
This Saturday will be my first Mardi Gras parade so I don’t know what to expect. Last Sunday night, I had to go to Slidell ...
by Jesse Wright, Wednesday, January 13, 2016 7:00 am
Columns
Bowie’s music made even the alienated feel at home
By the time this comes out, I’m sure you will have heard: David Bowie is dead. In addition to an acting career and his life ...
by Jesse Wright, Tuesday, January 12, 2016 7:00 am
News
State’s sheriff’s association trying to get radar in deputies’ hands
State lawmakers returned to Jackson this week, and already they’re working with constituents and lobbyists on the rough, early editions of what could become new ...
by Jesse Wright, Monday, January 11, 2016 8:07 am
Columns
Love guns? Support gun control
I grew up in Texas as a member of the Boy Scouts. So, it’s no surprise I was around guns from an early age. And ...
by Jesse Wright, Saturday, January 9, 2016 7:00 am
News
No river, but Wolf River WMA does have a special tortoise
The first thing to know about the Wolf River Wildlife Management Area is, the name is wrong. “The name is a little misleading,” said Josh ...
by Jesse Wright, Friday, January 8, 2016 9:16 am
Art & Entertainment
Theatre group to visit South Side
Eudora Welty is coming to South Side Upper Elementary. As is William Faulkner. And John Grisham. Well, their words are, anyway. On Friday, the New ...