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Mayoral candidate initiates campaign to fix Kids Kingdom
The long standing topic of the need to replace a rotting playground at Friendship Park was brought to the forefront once again, this time by ...
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Local starts livestream to help others
One Picayune woman responded to the anxieties of the pandemic by spreading positivity digitally, and ended up starting ...
Poplarville agencies working to fix dispatch issues
The Poplarville Police Department has always dealt with ‘dead zones’ in its radio communication area, but is having ...
Mayoral candidate initiates campaign to fix Kids Kingdom
The long standing topic of the need to replace a rotting playground at Friendship Park was brought to ...
Bridge on Shorty Burgess closed for repair
The bridge on Shorty Burgess Road had to be closed after a state inspection determined the timber pilings ...
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Poplarville agencies working to fix dispatch issues
The Poplarville Police Department has always dealt with ‘dead zones’ in its radio communication area, but is having new issues communicating with dispatch via radio ...
by Cathy Cook.
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Ole Miss Men’s Tennis Picked Ninth in SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ole Miss men’s tennis was voted to finish the 2021 season ninth among in-conference programs via the SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, released on ...
by Special to the Item, Sunday, January 24, 2021 7:00 am
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Eight Tigers to Play for Shot at Super Bowl LV
BATON ROUGE – Eight former LSU football players will be after a Super Bowl appearance on Sunday when the NFL’s Conference Championship Games take place. ...
by Special to the Item, Sunday, January 24, 2021 7:00 am
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EMCC tips off hoops season with wins over Northwest Mississippi
SCOOBA/SENATOBIA — The East Mississippi Community College basketball teams successfully tipped off the 2021 season Thursday evening with MACCC North Division wins over Northwest Mississippi. ...
by Special to the Item, Sunday, January 24, 2021 7:00 am
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MGCCC schedules football tryout
PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast head football coach Jack Wright will hold tryouts Feb. 8 at historic A.L. May Memorial Stadium. Wright invites all unsigned ...
by Special to the Item, Sunday, January 24, 2021 7:00 am
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Ole Miss Announces Spring Volleyball Attendance Policy
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss has announced its attendance policy for volleyball matches for the spring season, with capacity limited to no more than 10 percent ...
by Special to the Item, Sunday, January 24, 2021 7:00 am
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Softball Announces 2021 Schedule
BATON ROUGE – The LSU softball team released the full 2021 regular season schedule Thursday afternoon. For a full view of the 2021 schedule, click here. The ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, January 23, 2021 7:00 am
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Pearl River women look to build on momentum in 2021
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Each new season brings new obstacles, new excitement, new opportunity and, especially in the case of Pearl River’s women’s basketball program, new optimism. ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, January 23, 2021 7:00 am
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Poplarville loses final game and misses out on playoffs
Poplarville’s boys soccer season ended in heartbreak after a 1-0 loss to Greene County Tuesday, dashing the team’s hopes of making it into the playoffs. ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Saturday, January 23, 2021 7:00 am
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I’m puttin’ on my dancing shoes
I could hardly keep my feet from taking me into the front bedroom so I could peek in the closet. The lure was almost unbearable, ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, January 23, 2021 7:00 am
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Women’s Swim & Dive Enters TYR January Rankings
BATON ROUGE – The LSU Women’s Swim and Dive team sits at No. 25 in the latest CSCAA TYR poll, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, January 23, 2021 7:00 am
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Poplarville hoops dealing with fluctuating schedule
The Poplarville Hornets basketball team has been dealing with a season fraught with last minute cancellations and additions to the schedule. The team’s last game ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Saturday, January 23, 2021 7:00 am
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Looking back to the record chill of 1963
By Skip Rigney This week, in order to commemorate a cold anniversary, we will combine meteorology with music trivia. Perhaps the following song lyrics sound ...
by Special to the Item, Saturday, January 23, 2021 7:00 am
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No. 5 Pearl River has high hopes heading into 2021
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Chris Oney only has one speed — all out. He knows it, opponents know it by now and perhaps most importantly his Pearl ...
by Special to the Item, Friday, January 22, 2021 7:00 am
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Southern Miss Set for Two-Game Trip to San Antonio
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Southern Miss Men’s Basketball has set out for another C-USA challenge, this time taking on UTSA Friday (6 p.m.) and Saturday (3 p.m.) ...
by Special to the Item, Friday, January 22, 2021 7:00 am
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Pearl River volleyball excited to begin 2nd season
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The spring semester is underway at Pearl River Community College and with that so is the “re-located” season for the PRCC volleyball team. ...
by Special to the Item, Friday, January 22, 2021 7:00 am
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PRC soccer loses non-district games to West Harrison in penultimate games
Pearl River Central’s soccer teams took the pitch Tuesday night in a late season, non-district game against West Harrison that ended with losses for both ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Friday, January 22, 2021 7:00 am
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Highland ups vaccine delivery
Highland Community Hospital has increased the number of COVID-19 vaccines its staff administers per day to a minimum of 100. But the wait list to ...
by Cathy Cook, Friday, January 22, 2021 7:00 am
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Lady Hornets win close game against Greene County
After being tied 1-1 at the end of regulation, it took two overtime periods and 11 penalty kicks before the Poplarville Hornets were able to ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Friday, January 22, 2021 7:00 am
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Free radon test kits available while supplies last
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Radon Program is partnering with the Mississippi Public Library System next week to offer free ...
by Special to the Item, Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:23 am
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Melyia Grayson Earns Second C-USA Freshman of the Week Honor
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Melyia Grayson has once again been awarded Freshman of the Week honors by Conference USA for her performances against Middle Tennessee over the weekend. Grayson continues to ...
by Special to the Item, Thursday, January 21, 2021 7:00 am
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Jaron Pierre Jr. Claims Third C-USA Freshman of the Week Honor
HATTIESBURG, Miss.— Southern Miss swept Middle Tennessee in a two-game series, and freshman Jaron Pierre Jr.’s performances in each game earned him Conference USA Freshman ...
by Special to the Item, Thursday, January 21, 2021 7:00 am
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Two fire engines in Poplarville in need of repair
As of Tuesday, two of Poplarville Fire Department’s three fire trucks were in need of repairs. Poplarville Fire Chief Jason Bannister informed the Poplarville Board ...
by Cathy Cook, Thursday, January 21, 2021 7:00 am
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Former PRC softball player using experience to teach younger athletes
Madison Glidewell spent four years as the varsity catcher for the PRC softball team, and is now using her experience behind the plate to mentor ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Thursday, January 21, 2021 7:00 am
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Gilliam Set to Compete in 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State’s Ashley Gilliam earned an invitation to compete in the prestigious 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur, played at the home of The Masters, ...
by Special to the Item, Thursday, January 21, 2021 7:00 am
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Picayune hoops dominates Bay High
The Picayune Maroon Tide defeated Bay High handily on the hardwood 66-33 Tuesday evening. Josh Holmes and Isaac Brice both had 12 points, while Seth ...
by Jonathan Mitchell, Thursday, January 21, 2021 7:00 am
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Do you have a pet?
- Yes, I have a dog/dogs. (48%, 11 Votes)
- I don't have a pet (26%, 6 Votes)
- I have both cats and dogs. (17%, 4 Votes)
- Yes, I have a cat/cats. (9%, 2 Votes)
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