PICAYUNE — Drivers had to negotiate some light flooding on Picayune streets, here at Memorial Boulevard and U.S. Hwy. 11 South, as a cold front pushed through the area Thursday afternoon. Pearl River County was under a tornado warning for awhile. The rains are supposed to subside as the county approaches the weekend.
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Drivers had to negotiate some light flooding on Picayune streets, here at Memorial Boulevard and U.S. Hwy. 11 South, as a cold front pushed through the area Thursday afternoon. Pearl River County was under a tornado warning for awhile. The rains are supposed to subside as the county approaches the weekend. David A. Farrell
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