The Picayune Item Features

These walls are talking and they have stories to tell

2012-02-08T09:06:14-06:00

Thirteen captivating days of historic home tours via an authentic double-decker bus, candlelight reenactments at Friendship Cemetery, dining, boutique shopping and walking tours in Columbus, Miss.

PRCC dental hygiene students brighten kids’ smiles

2012-02-08T08:58:55-06:00

Approximately 60 children left Pearl River Community College’s dental hygiene clinic with bright smiles Friday, Feb. 3, after participating in the annual Give Kids A Smile event.

Planning ahead makes a difference in landscape

2012-02-08T08:53:58-06:00

Even though it’s cold outside, now is a good time to stroll through your yard with pencil and paper in hand, noting what worked and what didn’t in your landscape last year. Viewing it during the bare-bones winter season will help you see where changes should be made.

“Words With Friends” kidnaps innocent brain cells

2012-02-08T08:47:27-06:00

“All our words are but crumbs that
fall down from the feast of the mind.”
— Khalil Gibran

Mr. Know it all: ‘A River Runs Through it’ Montana

2012-02-08T08:41:40-06:00

Q: I was watching a DVD of the movie “A River Runs Through It.” Where was the movie filmed? — V.A.D., Carson, Calif.

Tweet, tweet: Can you hear the mockingbirds singing?

2012-02-08T08:37:39-06:00

One of the best free shows I’ve witnessed lately was a boisterous mockingbird who also had mastered a pretty showy dance routine, jumping up and down in the top of a sweetgum tree.

History brought to life: Local woman portrays African-American abolitionist Harriet Tubman

2012-02-04T19:31:48-06:00

Gwen Williams, a.k.a Miss Chocolate, is portraying famous ‘conductor’ for the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, for local children in recognition of Black History Month.
She says, “In high school we always did Negro Spirituals, but never really appreciated what they were about or how significant they were in the Underground Railroad.

Pawdi Gras coming to Picayune February 25

2012-02-04T19:25:44-06:00

The Senior Center is hosting its first Mardi Gras parade for pets and calling it Pawdi Gras 2012. The event will be held on Goodyear Blvd from 10 a.m. (registration at Jack Read Park) to 1 p.m. (ending at Jack Read Park) and awards will be given for both the court and regular parade crew. Registration is $25 for regular crew and $50 for court. All registrants will receive an official t-shirt and proceeds will benefit the Senior Center, SPCA and local animal rescue.

Mary Ellen Bright

2012-02-04T19:22:53-06:00

Mary Ellen Bright is this week’s Picayune Item Super Senior because of her high-energy, task oriented, community service which has spanned decades.
She and her husband, Dan, have two children, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and have been married for 52 years.

Tis the season to obliterate the candidate

2012-02-04T19:10:36-06:00

Dr. Stanley Watson/Syndicated columnist
We still have several long months to go before the presidential election and we wonder how the slandering on both sides can get any worse. Apparently our election system requires opponents to destroy one another. By the time the election is over the citizens will have been ill informed and distrustful of the nations leadership no matter who wins. Winston Churchill was right when he said our system of government was the worst except for all the other systems. Even after the election is over we will still not know if the winner is the fittest or the unfittest survivor.