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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 a conversation about surviving abuse. Celena Thomas ...
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Getting creative with handmade home goods
One Carriere family is making a splash with their homemade bath products. For Joey Webb soap making started almost as a joke, trying to make ...
by Cathy Cook, Saturday, January 23, 2021 7:00 am
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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, Saturday, January 23, 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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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 were in a state of disrepair. Les ...
by Cathy Cook, Thursday, January 21, 2021 5:01 pm
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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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3 waste haulers lose permits
Three commercial trash haulers in Pearl River County had their permits pulled after repeatedly failing to follow county ordinances. The Pearl River County Board of ...
by Cathy Cook, Thursday, January 21, 2021 7:00 am
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Emergency responders unable to reach dispatch under new system
Poplarville police officers and firefighters are having issues reaching 911 dispatchers since the countywide dispatch consolidation went into operation. The consolidation combined the dispatch center ...
by Cathy Cook, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 7:00 am
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Picayune community celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King
The message and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was celebrated in Picayune on Monday with a car parade and a gathering at Snyder ...
by Cathy Cook, Monday, January 18, 2021 3:29 pm
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Pearl River County Hospital and Nursing Home issuing vaccines, when available
The waitlist for a COVID-19 vaccine at the Pearl River County Hospital is 700 people long and growing, but the number of vaccinations going into ...