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Utility Authority approves fiscal budget for 2020-2021
The Board of Directors for the Pearl River County Utility Authority approved a budget for the next fiscal year. According to the budget, the anticipated ...
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PRC falls to Pascagoula 37-8
Pearl River Central’s first district game of the season ended with Pascagoula taking home a 37-8 win. Head Coach Jacob Owen said the loss was ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Friday, September 25, 2020 11:05 pm
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Ribbon cut on new Amtrak platform
Construction of a new passenger train platform in Picayune began back in January. Eight months later the ribbon was cut on that new platform Wednesday ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Thursday, September 24, 2020 7:00 am
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Utility Authority ensuring accounts filed
Customers of the Pearl River County Utility Authority are being advised to ensure their account information is up to date, or filed, with the central ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 7:00 am
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Summer feeding program continues at Picayune schools
More than a month into the start of the current school year, children are still benefitting from the summer feeding program. The Board of Trustees ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 7:00 am
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Circuit, Chancery court offices in Picayune expected to open Monday
While access to the interiors of the Pearl River County Tax Office and driver’s license office in Picayune have been open these past few weeks, ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Saturday, September 19, 2020 7:00 am
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Council approves 2020-2021 fiscal year budget
A nearly $35.5 million budget was approved by Picayune’s City Council during Tuesday’s meeting. Revenues within that total budget include, $13.7 million in the general ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Friday, September 18, 2020 7:55 am
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Picayune senior makes PSAT semifinals
A Picayune Memorial High School senior was recently alerted that he was named as a semifinalist for the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Picayune ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 7:00 am
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City of Picayune to close all offices Tuesday, schools will also close
As Sally churns out in the Gulf of Mexico, Pearl River County residents will want to make sure they make last minute preparations. Emergency Management ...
by Jeremy Pittari, Monday, September 14, 2020 2:59 pm
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Community complaints, teamwork lead to arrests
Narcotics investigators with the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department conducted arrests in relation to three cases within three consecutive days. Narcotics investigators on patrol in ...