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Four Pearl River County deputies complete Crisis Intervention Team training

Four Pearl River County Sheriff’s deputies recently completed state-funded Crisis Intervention Team training in Meridian so they can better identify when a person is experiencing ... Read more

by Julia Arenstam, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 7:00 am

News

Board approves TIF plan, Poplarville retail center moves forward

The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors approved a Tax Increment Financing plan Monday that will help defray infrastructure costs associated with the development of ... Read more

by Julia Arenstam, Tuesday, August 22, 2017 7:00 am

News

County officials reopen renovated courtroom

Clarification: In the Aug. 22 edition of the Item, we reported that no renovations have been completed at the Pearl River County Courthouse for 96 years. ... Read more

by Julia Arenstam, Tuesday, August 22, 2017 7:00 am

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Pinero updates community at Friday’s Coffee with the Mayor

The Picayune Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored “Coffee with the Mayor” Friday morning for the first time in several months. “We’re fortunate to have Ed ... Read more

by Julia Arenstam, Saturday, August 19, 2017 7:00 am

Sports

PRC scoreless in season opener against Hancock High, 35-0

HANCOCK — The Pearl River Central Blue Devils faced the threat of bad weather Friday night, but they couldn’t fight off the Hancock High Hawks, ... Read more

by Julia Arenstam, Saturday, August 19, 2017 7:00 am

Lifestyles

H.O.O.P.S.: With hope in hand, county seeks to unite youth with mentors

  A simple acronym and a weekly game of pick up basketball at the Picayune Junior High gym has begun to turn around the lives ... Read more

by Julia Arenstam, Saturday, August 19, 2017 7:00 am

News

Highland Community Hospital has a new administrator

Highland Community Hospital has a new administrator lined up to replace Mark Stockstill, who vacated the position earlier this month. Stockstill became administrator of the ... Read more

by Julia Arenstam, Saturday, August 19, 2017 7:00 am

Columns

A place of rest and remembrance for our nation’s veterans

A Veterans memorial cemetery opened this week in the northern part of the state, only the second in Mississippi dedicated for this purpose. After two years ... Read more

by Julia Arenstam, Friday, August 18, 2017 7:00 am

News

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over in Pearl River County

Beginning today, the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department is participating in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The enforcement period will run ... Read more

by Julia Arenstam, Friday, August 18, 2017 7:00 am

News

Picayune man pleads guilty to child molestation charges in Hancock County

A Picayune man pleaded guilty to two counts of child molestation in Hancock County Circuit Court this week. David Thorne, 36, of Picayune, pleaded guilty ... Read more

by Julia Arenstam, Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:00 am

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