Lifestyles
Some outstanding native perennials for fall planting projects
By Pat Drackett Crosby Arboretum Director We often refer to fall as being a prime season for planting woody species – trees and shrubs – ...
Special to the Item, Author at Picayune Item
Columns
A taste of fall as another Gulf storm develops
By Skip Rigney We haven’t said goodbye to summer for good, but at least we’re getting to say hello to fall. The first significantly cooler ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, September 19, 2020 7:00 am
Columns
New kids in town
By Jan Miller Penton Location, location, location! Those words are well known in the real estate world as a key factor in either the sale ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, September 19, 2020 7:00 am
Columns
An inconvenient arrangement
By Fr. Jonathan Filkins A father rolls over in his slumber to answer the phone on the nightstand. It is 2:00 am. With a groggy ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, September 19, 2020 7:00 am
Lifestyles
September abounds with butterflies
Pat Drackett Crosby Arboretum Director Over the past few weeks, I have been receiving a bounty of mesmerizing photos of fall-blooming plants, along with a ...
by Special to the Item, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 7:00 am
Columns
Learn to say no
By Jan Miller Penton All my life I’ve worked hard at planning and organization because these are not my natural strengths. Occasionally someone will mention ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, September 12, 2020 7:00 am
Columns
Summer technically over, but tropics remain active
By Skip Rigney The statistics say that mid-September is the peak of the hurricane season, and this year is no exception. The National Hurricane Center ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, September 12, 2020 7:00 am
Columns
Religion Column: Smile, your face says a lot
By Fr. Jonathan Filkins So many centuries ago, it was written in the Book of Proverbs, “A glad heart makes a cheerful face.” It is ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, September 12, 2020 7:00 am
Crime Reports
Arrest reports collected from the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department on Sept. 8, 2020
Imari Nichelle Jefferson, 19, 318 Camp St., Franklinton, La.; arrested July 28, for possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle. Ernest Bernard Lavigne, 22, 27043 ...
by Special to the Item, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 3:26 pm
Lifestyles
Mississippi native plants that like it wet
By Pat Drackett Crosby Arboretum Director Choosing high-performing shrubs for wet areas in the landscape is not always an easy task, but thankfully, the Arboretum ...