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Poplarville scores top in the state in biology assessment
The Poplarville School District was ranked top in the state by the Mississippi Department of Education for Biology I 2018 to 2019 test scores. Throughout ...
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Board of Supervisors approves county budget
The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors approved the 2019 to 2020 county budget at a budget hearing Tuesday. There are no county wide millage ...
by Cathy Cook, Wednesday, September 11, 2019 7:00 am
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Twist Cupcakes reopens
Kim Holcomb turned a job loss into an opportunity for entrepreneurship with her business Twist Cupcakes. Holcomb worked at the Poplarville bakery for a year ...
by Cathy Cook, Tuesday, September 10, 2019 7:00 am
Lifestyles
Local musicians prepare for public performances
The Pearl River County Community Band held its first rehearsal of the season Tuesday. The band sight read patriotic pieces for a Veterans tribute concert ...
by Cathy Cook, Saturday, September 7, 2019 7:00 am
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Board addresses inadequate subdivision roads
The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors addressed dirt roads that are not up to county regulation being built in subdivisions at its Board meeting ...
by Cathy Cook, Saturday, September 7, 2019 7:00 am
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Free concert at the Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library
Holland Hall in the Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library will be filled with toe tapping blue grass, country and folk music on Sunday, Sept. 15. ...
by Cathy Cook, Saturday, September 7, 2019 7:00 am
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One dead, two injured in fatal collision
Pearl River County resident Cynthia Holland, 43, was killed in a fatal car collision Wednesday. Two other people suffered serious injuries. The Pearl River County ...
by Cathy Cook, Friday, September 6, 2019 7:00 am
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Volunteer fire departments funding oversight changes
When David Moore was asked to become fire chief for the Northeast Volunteer Fire Department in 2018, he refused to take the position unless there ...
by Cathy Cook, Friday, September 6, 2019 7:00 am
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Poplarville police department applies for grant
The Poplarville Police Department is applying for a $44,485 Mississippi Homeland Security grant to support the city’s participation in the implementation of a consolidated Pearl ...
by Cathy Cook, Thursday, September 5, 2019 7:00 am
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Traffic snarled by man on overpass
The Highway 53 overpass over Interstate 59 was closed for approximately three hours Tuesday night because a man threatened to jump from the bridge. The ...
by Cathy Cook, Thursday, September 5, 2019 7:00 am
SportsPlus
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