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LaFontaine leaving county economic development for Hancock Port and Harbor

Pearl River County’s Economic Development Director Blaine LaFontaine will be leaving his position and taking on a new role at the Hancock County Port and ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 9:40 am

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Poplarville City Hall to reopen in April

Poplarville’s City Hall may reopen public access to the lobby at the start of April. City Hall has been doing operations via the drive-thru as ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Tuesday, March 16, 2021 6:54 pm

News

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands, over 11,000 vaccinated in Pearl River County

As of Friday, Highland Community Hospital staff have administered 4,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses. All Mississippians will be eligible to receive the vaccine beginning Tuesday, March ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Monday, March 15, 2021 5:00 pm

News

Poplarville church catches fire

A Poplarville church caught fire Sunday morning. No one was injured in Sunday’s fire at the First United Pentecostal Church, located at 444 North Main ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Monday, March 15, 2021 3:29 pm

News

Five deaths in past two weeks suspected to be due to overdose

Five people have died from drug overdoses in Pearl River County in the past two weeks. County Coroner Derek Turnage suspects the deaths were caused ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Saturday, March 13, 2021 7:00 am

Lifestyles

Getting hands on with education

Students throughout the county are engaged in hands on learning and can range from welding trailers, cooking funnel cake, shadowing teachers and 3-D printing prosthetics ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Saturday, March 13, 2021 7:00 am

News

Supervisors navigating stimulus fund use

The new $1.9 trillion federal coronavirus relief package includes funds that target counties and municipalities, but Pearl River County officials will have to wait to ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Saturday, March 13, 2021 7:00 am

News

Numerous fires keeping volunteer departments busy

Pearl River County’s volunteer fire departments have been busy this week, with four structure fires and multiple woods fires. There were three structure fires on ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Friday, March 12, 2021 7:00 am

Health & Fitness

Highland staff reflect on year of pandemic

Health care workers at Highland Community Hospital remembered those lost due to COVID-19 with a candlelight service Thursday. On March 11, 2020, the World Health ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Thursday, March 11, 2021 5:00 pm

Education

Poplarville Middle students still on track with testing goals

Students at the Middle School of Poplarville are meeting their benchmark testing goals. Principal Heidi Dillon updated the Poplarville School Board of Trustees on the ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Thursday, March 11, 2021 7:00 am

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