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City vehicles stolen from Poplarville Thursday
As Poplarville Public Works employees reported to work Thursday morning, they found the facility’s back gate damaged and two city trucks and a backhoe missing ...
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PRC Hospital Administrator Steve Vaughn resigned
Pearl River County Hospital & Nursing Home Administrator Steve Vaughan resigned this week as the hospital’s administrator. The hospital’s Board of Trustees has since appointed ...
by Julia Arenstam, Saturday, April 29, 2017 7:00 am
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Brother arrested for burglarizing sister’s home
The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Nicholson man Wednesday morning after he allegedly broke into his sister’s home. Deputies responded to 104A Jasmine ...
by Julia Arenstam, Friday, April 28, 2017 7:00 am
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10 confirmed cases of mumps at PRCC
Pearl River Community College is currently battling a mumps outbreak on the Poplarville campus. What started out as one confirmed case in early April has ...
by Julia Arenstam, Friday, April 28, 2017 7:00 am
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Inspiration from one writer to another
Yesterday morning I received an email from a Nicholson Elementary School student saying she recently read a story I wrote about the school’s play, Annie ...
by Julia Arenstam, Friday, April 28, 2017 7:00 am
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Poplarville candidates for Alderman talk city fixes
After Poplarville’s mayoral candidates concluded their statements during Monday’s debate held at the Dixon Theater, five candidates for office of alderman spoke about their platforms. ...
by Julia Arenstam, Thursday, April 27, 2017 7:00 am
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County proceeds with efforts to form economic development council
Pearl River County District II Supervisor Malcolm Perry spoke to the Rotary Club of Picayune Tuesday about the progress on the county’s proposed economic development ...
by Julia Arenstam, Thursday, April 27, 2017 7:00 am
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Two of three candidates for Poplarville mayor share stances at debate
Just shy of a week before the municipal primary election, the Dixon Theater in Poplarville hosted a mayoral debate and forum Monday night to give ...
by Julia Arenstam, Wednesday, April 26, 2017 7:00 am
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County shines cleaner after weekend’s events
Pearl River County residents celebrated Earth Day over the weekend by cleaning their communities through two organized events. Poplarville residents held the third annual Keep ...
by Julia Arenstam, Wednesday, April 26, 2017 7:00 am
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Poplarville School District proposes its own consolidation plan
In light of a recent proposal for the Lamar County School District to adopt the entirety of the Lumberton School District, the Poplarville School Board ...
by Julia Arenstam, Tuesday, April 25, 2017 7:00 am
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