2012-05-28T14:28:27-05:00 urn:uuid:52cb8994-62ad-4182-bfd3-f0ec907c219e urn:uuid:36787cbf-fea0-4dfb-a38e-fae6426da450 2012-05-26T19:31:41-05:00

<p> Picayune Memorial High School held its graduation ceremony Thursday night where the school&#8217;s valedictorian Jared Christopher Bates, left, and salutatorian Bryce Austin Warden gave their speeches.</p>

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<p> Poplarville High School held its graduation ceremony Thursday night where the school&#8217;s valedictorian Rebecca Starke, left, and salutatorian Meagan Whitworth gave their speeches to the graduating class, parents and friends.</p>

By Jeremy Pittari, Item Staff Writer urn:uuid:416acf5b-4566-4d6a-aee1-d7944e0114f8 2012-05-26T19:24:24-05:00

<p> Medical personnel were teaching a local man how to swallow again on Saturday after his spinal cord was severed by a .22 caliber bullet, fired by one of three juveniles, on Thursday.</p>

By Butch Weir/Special to the Item urn:uuid:03f85430-addb-4ccc-bab4-d33ca6fa33ac 2012-05-26T19:19:58-05:00

<p> Despite a lengthy agenda for Pearl River County supervisors Wednesday the board handled many of the items with a straight up and down 5-0 vote.</p>

By Jodi Marze, Lifestyles Editor urn:uuid:f2342774-bd03-47c5-a93d-06790213ecee 2012-05-26T19:13:17-05:00

<p> Funeral services for Earl Glade Woods , 75 of Picayune, are Monday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Picayune. Woods passed away on Friday.</p>

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<p> Even though there has been a remarkable reduction in the number of fatalities in Mississippi over the past seven years, last year&#8217;s Memorial Day Weekend was particularly deadly.</p>

By Jeremy Pittari, Item Staff Writer urn:uuid:599122dc-85b6-454a-a35d-7bac97da6946 2012-05-25T11:08:56-05:00

<p> City employees were out at the Picayune Police Department memorial Thursday morning doing some upgrades to it.</p>

By Jeremy Pittari, Item Staff Writer urn:uuid:7da40570-d1b7-45eb-a410-ecf1f8bff84e 2012-05-25T11:07:53-05:00

ACCIDENT — Emergency personnel responded to this accident Thursday morning on South Haugh Avenue.

By Butch Weir/Special to the Item urn:uuid:e68c58a4-a583-49b4-9432-1b4b0ac49333 2012-05-25T11:06:40-05:00

<p> The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors unanimously supports District 1 Supervisor Anthony Hales proposal for a 1-percent county sales tax.<br /> Hales had outlined his proposal at two earlier meetings of the board of supervisors and the other four members voiced their support for the idea at Wednesday&#8217;s meeting.</p>

By Jeremy Pittari, Item Staff Writer urn:uuid:7fed624f-2b6d-48ac-a3c8-63b48de43402 2012-05-25T11:05:38-05:00

<p> Picayune native Clifford Lawrence has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for possession of child pornography.</p>