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September 8, 2010

Tropical weather

PICAYUNE — TROPICAL WEATHER — Tropical Storm Igor formed Wednesday southeast of the Cape Verde Islands and was at 13.7N, 23.5W at 10 a.m. CDT with winds of 40 mph, moving west at 8 mph and should continue west with some increase in speed and some strengthening. Tropical Depression Hermine was drenching Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma with rains of four to six inches at 32.9N, 99.1W with winds of 25 mph and weakening moving north-northeast at 10 mph. The remnants of Gaston were southeast of the Dominican Republic moving west at 10 mph and it has a near zero chance of become a tropical cyclone as it moves west at 10 to 15 mph.

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  • SIDEWALK WORK CONTINUES SIDEWALK WORK CONTINUES SIDEWALK WORK CONTINUES — Jeffrey Hartfield, left, and Eddie Fry finish up sidewalk work in front of Snyder Park on Beech Street on Thursday. They work for RJM, which subcontracted the work from HSI. Almost the full length of Beech is getting a workover in a $400,000 project.

    February 10, 2012 1 Photo

  • CROSSES ERECTED CROSSES ERECTED St. Charles Catholic Church on Goodyear Boulevard has erected crosses it says represents the number of abortion daily in the U.S.

    February 10, 2012 1 Photo

  • Shooting suspects bound to grand jury Two of the three suspects involved in December’s deadly shoot-out have been bound over to the grand jury. Those defendants are 27-year-old Quincy Jones and 31-year-old Decori King.

    February 10, 2012

  • Saturday noon is last chance to register to vote in March 13 primaries The heated race to see who will get the Republican nomination for President continues and is coming to Pearl River County, as voters trek to the polls to vote in the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries on March 13, and in the primaries for the U.S. Senate and congressional races.

    February 10, 2012

  • Friends of Boley discuss next cleanup Members of the Friends of Boley met Thursday morning to plan for their next big cleanup. With the next cleanup scheduled for April 21, Christy Goss, a city employee, suggested combining that effort with the Great American Cleanup the city participates in each year.

    February 10, 2012

  • SAFETY DAY SAFETY DAY Picayune Police officers made a visit to the First Baptist Church of Picayune’s preschool class for their Community Helpers Safety Day. During the event the kids got to meet police officers and trigger lights and sirens in patrol vehicles.

    February 9, 2012 1 Photo

  • Escapee caught in county Pearl River County Sheriff’s deputies have captured the inmate who escaped from Mississippi Department of Corrections custody on Friday after attending his father’s wake in Picayune.

    February 9, 2012

  • Council discusses which funds to spend first On the same day as the ground breaking for the addition to the historic City Hall, city council members discussed which funds to spend first in its construction.

    February 9, 2012

  • RESOLUTION PRESENTATION Poplarville aldermen honor Holliday, get audit report briefing The city board of aldermen honored former District Three Supervisor Hudson Holliday at its Tuesday night meeting. Mayor Billy Spiers presented Holliday with a framed resolution of appreciation for his dedication and service to the city while serving as county supervisor.

    February 9, 2012 1 Photo

  • MRI INSTALLED MRI INSTALLED

    This $1.2 million Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment was installed at the new location of Highland Community Hospital.

    February 8, 2012 1 Photo

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