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Wicker Celebrates BEAD Deployment Plan approval
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today celebrated the final approval of a landmark Mississippi broadband initiative. On Feb. ...
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Teddy Bear House Museum transforms into Mardi Gras festival
The Teddy Bear House Museum is beautifully decorated for Mardi Gras. The museum features masks and beads, showcasing ...
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Picayune Item welcomes Alyssa Rooks
Picayune Item is thrilled to announce the arrival of Alyssa Rooks as the new regional digital marketing specialist ...
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Hyde-Smith cosponsors ‘Love Lives On Act’
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announces she has cosponsored bipartisan legislation to allow spouses of deceased servicemembers to ...
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Booking Summary Feb. 2-8
Wesley Thomas Barnes, 48, 309 Oak St., Picayune. Arrested by Picayune Police Department for controlled substance: illegal possession, ...
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Wicker, colleagues, introduce the Regional Ocean Partnerships Act
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, amongst other U.S. senators, introduced the Regional Ocean Partnerships Act. The bill would reauthorize ...
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Wicker, Hyde-Smith Reiterate Need for FEMA
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week reiterated the need for the Federal Emergency ...
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Drew Taylor to hold Valentine’s Day book signing
Drew Taylor, an author from Poplarville, will be holding a book signing at the Barnes and Noble location ...
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Picayune local, Elizabeth Nicholson, starts medical career
Elizabeth Nicholson, a local from Picayune, has begun her career as a physician assistant with Southern Bone and ...
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“Blood Moon over Bohemia”
The Pearl River County Historical Society will host its monthly potluck on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 11:30 a.m. ...
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Maroon Tide wins national championship
The Picayune Memorial High School Maroon Tide Cheerleaders won the 2026 UCA Small Varsity D2 NT Game Day ...
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Miss. Senators commit to long recovery as Mississippi overcomes winter storm fern
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today affirmed their readiness to support additional federal aid ...
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Kids Day at Crosby Commons 5th anniversary
Kids Day at Crosby Commons is set to return on April 25 for its fifth consecutive year. Jim ...
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Hyde-Smith advances ‘Making National Parks Safer Act’
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported committee passage of legislation she cosponsored to improve public safety by ...
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Pearl River Foundation Introduces IMPACT Scholarship
Thanks to an anonymous donor, Pearl River Community College is celebrating the people behind student success through the ...
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Wicker: Proposed ICE Facility Threatens Mississippi
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Kristi Noem. ...
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Hyde-Smith joins Trump to sign bill that funds benefits for Mississippi
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today attended the White House signing ceremony for a FY2026 appropriations package that ...
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Friends establish PRCC scholarship in memory of Jared Curry
A group of high school friends that turned their annual golf trip into a biannual, have fun tournament, have ...
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Three-year plan discussed during city council meeting
The City Council convened on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to discuss its three-year development plan, including roadwork, sidewalk and ...
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MLK mini health fair
The Picayune Carver Culture Center hosted a full-day celebration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on ...
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Medicaid in Mississippi
Cindy Brown, outreach coordinator for the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, recently visited Picayune to educate the community about ...
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Booking Summary Jan. 26 – Feb. 1
Tramel Mark Aultmon, 46, 610 Charlotte Dr., Picayune. Arrested by Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office for controlled substance ...
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Hyde-Smith welcomes Senate passage of FY2026
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) praised Senate passage of a FY2026 transportation and housing appropriations bill she worked ...
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Multiple sex offenders wanted
NorVel Thomas Williams III and Levi Laverne Jenkins are both sex offenders wanted by the Pearl River County ...