Carriere News

The new sirens installed in the county a couple of weeks ago were tested Wednesday in three sets.

Confidential information has been paying off for the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department as their narcotics division makes more arrests.

Mayor Brent Warr said politicians on the City Council are playing games that are jeopardizing Gulfport's future.

A buy-bust operation lead to the arrest of three suspects and a suspicious individual in the jail parking was arrested when deputies discovered there was a warrant out on her and for drug possession.

One surveillance operation by the Pearl River County Sheriff's Dept. netted seven suspects, all charged with allegedly selling narcotics, while a suspect in a separate case is still being sought.

Long-awaited emergency sirens are being installed in the county this week. Here, one of the five sirens slated for the Picayune area was installed at Fire Station One.

The upstairs allows for a view of the main living area through a wrought iron banister in the Russell home.

An accident on U.S. 11 Tuesday night lead to the death of a motorcycle rider. The accident occurred at about 8:15 Tuesday night where a north-bound motorcycle collided with a south-bound Chevy S-10 head on, ...

Carriere Volunteer Fire Department firefighters responded at 8:10 a.m. Sunday morning to a tank on fire at 247 Richardson-Ozona Rd.

"One out of two men will get cancer in their lifetime and one out of three women will get cancer in their lifetime," said Vivien W. Chen, Ph.D., of Carriere.

Safety is urged by emergency personnel for residents with children and pools as the community remembers the two year-old girl who drowned early this week.

A two year-old child drowned in a residential pool Tuesday. The incident was called in to the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department at about 1:17 p.m. yesterday reporting that a female child was found at the ...

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Deborah L. Dilmore, daughter of Patricia A. and Michael W. Frierson of Carriere, and approximately 400 sailors were mobilized and deployed to the Middle East while assigned to Navy ...

Keying on Bay St. Louis Little Theater's inaugural "Stella" yelling contest in March, Christian Science Monitor's May 14 edition focused on the role of the arts in helping the community revive after Hurricane ...

BROOKLYN - A new block schedule won't deter a strong commitment to agricultural training at Forrest County Agricultural High School in Brooklyn, said Elizabeth Yankay, who officially becomes superintendent June ...

Unfortunately, Gulfport has not been a very pleasant subject recently. Indeed, it has become so unpleasant that Councilwoman Barbara Nalley says she and her colleagues "have been crucified in the press lately." ...

“Certainly I welcome other candidates into the race”

Two well-known names in Gulfport say they are considering a challenge to Mayor Brent Warr in next year's municipal elections. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

“My father was one of the lucky ones. The submarine force had the highest casualty rate of all forces during World War II. There were 375 officers and 3,171 enlisted men on 52 submarines lost during that war”

Ottis Penton of Carriere made his career in the military, serving in combat on submarines through World War II. via Picayune Item

“We also helped design the master plan for the lake project at Millard.”

The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors had plenty of advice for Poplarville High School Student Council members, who attended the board meeting on Monday. via Picayune Item

Karl Hess has been chosen as South Mississippi State Hospital Employee of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2008. via Hattiesburg American