The Picayune Item State News

Obama honors fallen troops at Arlington Cemetery

2012-05-28T18:26:17-05:00

President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the men and women who have died defending America, saying the country must strive “to be a nation worthy of your sacrifice.”

Bryants now living in Miss. Governor’s Mansion

2012-05-28T18:10:53-05:00

Gov. Phil Bryant and his wife, Deborah, have started living in the renovated Governor’s Mansion, more than four months after he took office. “We’ve got a bed, a couch, a chair, a television,” the governor said. “We’re sort of camping out.”

MHP on patrol for holiday

2012-05-26T19:01:52-05:00

Even though there has been a remarkable reduction in the number of fatalities in Mississippi over the past seven years, last year’s Memorial Day Weekend was particularly deadly.

Forecasters: 9 to 15 storms this hurricane season

2012-05-25T11:04:28-05:00

U.S. forecasters predicted Thursday that this year’s Atlantic hurricane season would produce a normal number of about nine to 15 tropical storms.
As many as four to eight of those storms could strengthen into hurricanes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s initial outlook for the six-month storm season that officially begins June 1. One to three of those could become major hurricanes with top winds of 111 mph or higher.

Miss. court sets execution dates for 2 of 3 men

2012-05-25T11:03:04-05:00

Mississippi will not execute three men on three consecutive days in June, after the state Supreme Court set execution dates a week apart for two men and declined to set a date for a third.

New, old law makers tout legislative successes

2012-05-24T10:59:57-05:00

Four state law makers held a legislative review for members of the Greater Picayune Area Chamber of Commerce at the newly opened Southern Char restaurant Tuesday night to share with business owners information about new bills and laws that have been passed.

Prosecutors: Delay sentencing in hate crime case

2012-05-24T10:59:04-05:00

Federal prosecutors want to delay the sentencing of three white men who pleaded guilty to hate crime charges stemming from a months-long pattern of harassing blacks that culminated in the fatal rundown of James Craig Anderson.

Bryant signs laws affecting students and veterans

2012-05-24T10:58:17-05:00

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill Wednesday that requires kindergarteners or first-graders to be tested for dyslexia, a reading disorder that can sometimes go undiagnosed for years and leave children struggling to learn.

Losing bidder sues over revised bid at state port

2012-05-23T09:45:15-05:00

A contract dispute has put on hold elevation work at the state port in Gulfport.
The port’s West Pier is being expanded, elevated and updated to house a modern containerized cargo operation. When completed, the pier will include 180 acres elevated for storm-surge protection by 15 feet, to 25 feet above sea level.

Mom of man in sisters abduction gets new charge

2012-05-23T09:44:31-05:00

Prosecutors have increased the severity of charges against the mother of a man who abducted two young Tennessee girls after he killed their mother and oldest sister.