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Farmers Market of Picayune needs new committed vendors
The Farmers Market of Picayune is looking for new committed vendors to join the market. Christina Juneau, organizer of the farmers market, said she’d like ...
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Pearl River County SPCA to hold monthly garage sales
On Saturday, Pearl River County SPCA is hosting a pop-up garage sale at the old firehouse next to ...
Book sale offers a familiar tradition in strange times
Tables filled with books were spread across the lawn of the Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library on Saturday ...
Bus driver shortages occurring locally due to pandemic
Along with the challenge of implementing new procedures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on school buses, two ...
Suspects arrested in relation to stabbing death
Two suspects have been identified and arrested for their alleged involvement in the stabbing death of a Pearl ...
News
Blueberry Jubilee 5K changed to virtual event
While the annual Blueberry Jubilee has been tentatively rescheduled for Oct. 3, the Blueberry Jubilee 5K and 1 Mile Run hosted by the Rotary Club ...
by Laurel Thrailkill.
Sports
PRCC rodeo getting ready to begin practices
Frank Graves and his rodeo athletes are preparing for an unusual fall of practices and competitions for the Pearl River Community College rodeo program. College ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Saturday, August 8, 2020 7:00 am
Columns
The inevitability of obsolescence
By Fr. Jonathan Filkins Nya had put off getting a new battery for her phone for as long as she could, what with three kids, ...
by Staff Report, Saturday, August 8, 2020 7:00 am
Columns
Moving away is hard, saying goodbye is even harder
By Jan Miller Penton The steady hum of a neighbor’s lawnmower along with the clanking of something metal bouncing in the dryer fill my ears ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, August 8, 2020 7:00 am
News
PRCSD students will be assigned personal Chromebooks
Pearl River County School District students will be issued personal Chromebooks for school use for the 2020 through 2021 school year. Providing access to those ...
by Laurel Thrailkill, Saturday, August 8, 2020 7:00 am
Sports
PAA football and cheer hoping for smooth fall season
The Poplarville Athletic Association will be having registration the next two weekends for fall football and cheerleading as the organization looks to move forward with ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Saturday, August 8, 2020 7:00 am
Columns
Ancient origins of the dog days of summer
By Skip Rigney I remember being told as a child that the dog days were that long stretch from middle to late summer when the ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, August 8, 2020 7:00 am
News
Local COVID-19 cases now at 520, deaths at 37
Pearl River County has had more than 30 new COVID-19 cases reported since Sunday, totaling 520 cases reported as of Wednesday and one new death, ...
by Staff Report, Friday, August 7, 2020 7:00 am
News
Picayune, Poplarville report return to classes was smooth
Students and teachers returned to school campuses in the Poplarville and Picayune School Districts on Thursday as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the state. ...
by Cathy Cook, Friday, August 7, 2020 7:00 am
Sports
PRSC moving forward with plans for a fall season
The Pearl River Soccer Club is tentatively progressing with the intention of having a fall season, but there are a lot of extenuating factors that ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Friday, August 7, 2020 7:00 am
Sports
Former Picayune cornerback takes coaching role at EMCC
It’s no wonder after spending his high school playing years under the tutelage of legendary football Coach Dodd Lee that T’Darryl Grays would follow in ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Friday, August 7, 2020 7:00 am
Breaking News
Investigators looking for information in homicide
Investigators with the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department are looking for information related to the stabbing death of a local man. Maj. Marc Ogden said ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:25 am
Sports
HCA athletics moving forward as school begins
Classes are set to begin Thursday for Heritage Christian Academy and the school’s Athletic Director John Stricker said the sports programs are preparing for a ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Thursday, August 6, 2020 7:00 am
News
Mississippi Power to continue to pay 3 percent
Mississippi Power will continue to pay both the cities of Picayune and Poplarville a 3 percent franchise fee based on the unofficial counts from Tuesday’s ...
by Cathy Cook, Thursday, August 6, 2020 7:00 am
Sports
4-H virtual state congress comes to an end
Normally the Pearl River County 4-H would take part in a two-day state congress meeting on the campus of Mississippi State, but because of COVID-19 ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Thursday, August 6, 2020 7:00 am
News
Aldermen vote to issue TIF Bond
Poplarville’s Board of Aldermen voted to issue Tax Increment Financing Bonds during Tuesday’s meeting. The TIF Bonds will be paid for a 10-year term with ...
by Cathy Cook, Thursday, August 6, 2020 7:00 am
Breaking News
Hattiesburg woman found shot to death in vehicle along I-59
A woman from Hattiesburg was found dead in a vehicle that was parked along the south bound side of Interstate 59 Tuesday evening near the ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 4:17 pm
News
Aldermen vote to increase waste collection rate
The Poplarville Board of Aldermen approved raising garbage collection rates from $15 per month to $16.50 per month for residential garbage and from $16 to ...
by Cathy Cook, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:00 am
Sports
County football programs host final summer practices
Local football programs wrapped up summer practices this past week with the imminent start of school on the horizon. Practicing under COVID-19 guidelines presented some ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:00 am
Sports
Local band programs end summer with band camps
An unusual summer saw some sense of normalcy return when marching bands for Poplarville, Pearl River Central and Picayune began hosting camps the past two ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:00 am
News
County receives grant for opioid abuse prevention
Pearl River County has $54,000 in grant funding for opioid abuse prevention and may receive another $54,000 if the county can demonstrate positive results from ...
by Cathy Cook, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:00 am
News
Council approves revised street light contract
Street lights along two roads in Picayune will soon be more energy efficient and put out more light. Tuesday, Picayune’s City Council approved a motion ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:00 am
Breaking News
Unofficial results of franchise fee vote
Unofficial results from Tuesday’s vote show Mississippi Power Company will continue to pay the cities of Picayune and Poplarville the same three percent rate as ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 9:01 pm
News
Supervisors discuss stronger litter ordinance
Pearl River County’s Board of Supervisors is working with the county’s code enforcement officer to make it easier to consistently enforce county codes concerning littering ...
by Cathy Cook, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:00 am
News
Fire at local store quickly extinguished
A fire behind a Picayune retail store took place early Monday morning and is still under investigation. The Picayune Fire Department were dispatched to a ...
by Cathy Cook, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:00 am
News
Pearl River County residents receive unsolicited packages of seeds from China
Across the U.S., people are receiving unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail. Some of these mysterious packages are now showing up at addresses in ...
by Laurel Thrailkill, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:00 am
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- Yes, I have a dog/dogs. (48%, 11 Votes)
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