News
Former Item reporter passes
David Farrell loved history and loved to tell stories, which showed in the stories he wrote as a journalist for more than three decades with ...
Will Sullivan, Author at Picayune Item
Columns
The fear of children, how embarrassing
Thousands of children are fleeing parts of Latin America in fear of their lives and trying to come here, where, even bedeviled by gun violence ...
by Will Sullivan, Wednesday, July 30, 2014 7:00 am
Columns
Green space work beginning, uses need planning
The Picayune City Council recently approved beginning the work on the first phase of development at the green space in the heart of town created ...
by Will Sullivan, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 7:00 am
Columns
Hobby Lobby decision is woeful
T he Hobby Lobby decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to join the Dred Scott decision of 1857 as one of ...
by Will Sullivan, Friday, July 18, 2014 9:21 am
News
Complaint turned over to MBI
The big news from Tuesday’s Picayune City Council meeting involved City Manager Jim Luke saying the city and the Picayune Police Department was turning over ...
by Will Sullivan, Wednesday, July 16, 2014 8:36 am
News
Citizen claims child was stuck by police officer, investigation underway
Tuesday’s Picayune City Council meeting appeared on track as a short one, until citizens addressed the council about several complaints. Regular business included two grants ...
by Will Sullivan, Wednesday, July 2, 2014 7:00 am
Columns
Veteran’s are better served through VA
Much ado has been made in the media about the length of time it takes to get an appointment at some Veteran’s Administration hospitals. I ...
by Will Sullivan, Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:00 am
Columns
Fundraiser for Jerry’s scholarship is Friday
I think he would honored and humbled that these ‘young people’ are interested in remembering him (the late Picayune Memorial High School band director Jerry Cumberland),” ...
by Will Sullivan, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 7:00 am
Columns
Stolen art should be returned
Recently, I listened to two friends at the Senior Center discuss opera, which they both love. On Tuesday, Genie and I had an art class ...
by Will Sullivan, Wednesday, May 28, 2014 7:00 am
Business
Growth at Industrial Park
St. Tammany Box Company, a relatively small, family owned manufacturing company, moved into the Picayune Industrial Park from Lacombe, La., just before Hurricane Katrina struck, ...