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Local church’s soup kitchen sees growth in 3 years

In three years, the end of month soup kitchen at Life Church of Picayune has grown from serving 100 people to serving 300. Saturday’s soup ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Wednesday, February 26, 2020 7:00 am

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Community center on Beech Street moves forward

The community center on South Beech Street still needs an exterior wall completed before work can begin on the interior. The building will be used ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Tuesday, February 25, 2020 7:00 am

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Citizens on Patrol looking for new volunteers

Members of Picayune Police Department’s Citizens on Patrol are looking for new recruits, and age is no limitation, as 92-year-old volunteer Bernard Provenzano demonstrates. The ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Tuesday, February 25, 2020 7:00 am

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Early Head Start, Head Start hold Fat Tuesday celebrations

By Cathy Cook and Jonathan Mitchell Picayune Item Two local schools held events on Friday to commemorate Mardi Gras. Picayune Head Start held its yearly ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Saturday, February 22, 2020 7:00 am

Lifestyles

Solving problems at Science Fair

For her science fair project a Poplarville Upper Elementary School student built a device to help her older brother focus while he sits to complete ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Saturday, February 22, 2020 7:00 am

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Picayune Lion’s Club comes to an end after 76 years

The Picayune chapter of the Lion’s Club held its final meeting in February after 76 years of helping the community. Chapter President Brandon Rhodes said ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Saturday, February 22, 2020 7:00 am

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Investigators work armed robbery

An unknown suspect robbed a Dollar General in Pearl River County at gunpoint Thursday night and the Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Saturday, February 22, 2020 7:00 am

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Man arrested for undressing in front of school bus

A school bus in Picayune was delayed by a disoriented man who undressed in front of the bus and according to police ripped the grill ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Friday, February 21, 2020 7:00 am

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Landfill in Millard will expand service area

Garbage was a central focus at Wednesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The Board approved an amendment to the solid waste management plan that expands the ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Friday, February 21, 2020 7:00 am

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Supervisors move tax sales online

Pearl River County’s Emergency Operations Center is keeping an eye on the Pearl River due to the high water levels. Emergency Operations Manager Danny Manley ... Read more

by Cathy Cook, Thursday, February 20, 2020 7:00 am

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