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Index finds county well-connected with room to improve
Pearl River County “needs more investments in broadband infrastructure” to avoid falling into the digital divide between communities with access to ever faster Internet service ...
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Food bank offers to help seniors navigate SNAP
Being budget-minded and health-conscious doesn’t mean meals have to be boring, Victoria Howell of Feeding the Gulf Coast said Monday during a presentation at the ...
by JoAnne Norton, Tuesday, September 27, 2016 7:00 am
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Brother’s Keeper Ministry helps feed the flock in Poplarville
Serving God by serving others is a tenet of many faiths, and for about 425 families a month in Poplarville, that service is delivered in ...
by JoAnne Norton, Monday, September 26, 2016 9:59 am
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Extension service to offer help managing private wells
Most people in Mississippi get their water from public service, but for the 10 percent of residents who don’t have or don’t want access to ...
by JoAnne Norton, Saturday, September 24, 2016 7:59 am
Lifestyles
Picayune pupils get a side of learning with their fruits and veggies
(Update: this story has been corrected to reflect that Four Seasons Produce provides the snacks that are part of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.) ...
by JoAnne Norton, Saturday, September 24, 2016 7:00 am
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Picayune residents collecting items for Louisiana flood victims
Fall has just started, yet some people in Picayune are already thinking about Christmas, for children here and for people in Louisiana who lost everything ...
by JoAnne Norton, Friday, September 23, 2016 7:00 am
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FD, PD consolidation discussed by Board of Aldermen
The Poplarville Board of Aldermen will tour the headquarters of the Poplarville Police and Fire Departments and review a list of recommendations from the respective ...
by JoAnne Norton, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 7:00 am
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American Red Cross to provide free smoke alarms in Henleyfield
Residents of the Henleyfield area of Pearl River County will be among those eligible for free smoke detectors under a nationwide campaign by the American ...
by JoAnne Norton, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 7:00 am
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Picayune man killed in Texas Flat crash
Joshua Shane Bernard, 35, of Picayune died early Wednesday in a single-car crash on Texas Flat Road east of Picayune, according to Hancock County authorities. ...
by JoAnne Norton, Saturday, September 17, 2016 7:00 am
Lifestyles
Nuns return to dinner theater in Hide-A-Way
What could be more fun that an evening with a nun? How about five of them? What if they sing and dance and sparkle in ...