Carriere News

Dr. James M. Riser said on Wednesday that about 500 school students here were vaccinated on Monday and Tuesday by health care officials, and that an additional round of vaccinations is planned for Dec.

Ashley Allen, the daughter of Dennis and Phyllis Allen of Long Beach, recently received her white coat during a White Coat Ceremony at Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy.

The City of Picayune is considering its options for upgrading water infrastructure.

An ongoing dispute escalated into a fight Monday afternoon at a home in Hide-A-Way Lake.

A report of suspected drug activity led to the arrest of two suspects alleged to have been engaged in the manufacture of methamphetamine.

On the heels of the Emergency Operations director's retirement last week, Hinds County supervisors today will interview candidates to fill the head disaster responder's role.

The burglary of a warehouse in Picayune led to the arrest of three suspects by the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department.

The Pearl River County school board in a specially called meeting on Thursday, Oct.

The 2009 homecoming court at Pearl River Community College is, from left, seated: Forrest County Maid Daphnne Branch of Angie, La.; Queen Lauren Stanford of Wiggins; Freshman Maid Courtney Carter of Columbia; standing: Forrest County Maid Je'Nay Robinson of Purvis, Freshman Maid Porchia Rawls of Wiggins, Hancock Center Maid Jessica Rhodes of ...

A man from Carriere, Miss., cut himself and lied about being robbed Saturday so he wouldn't have to tell his wife he had been fired from his job at Target, authorities said.

State health officials said on Thursday that although a low number of doses of swine flu vaccine are in the state, it will be a few weeks before enough shipments arrive to allow the general public to get them.

Pearl River County supervisors continued on Monday exploring ways to best utilize $8.9 million in a federal FEMA grant to construct stand-alone storm shelters here, and mentioned several possibilities of combining the funds with local governmentally proposed construction projects to spread out back-end maintenance costs, which the county will have ...

Three separate traffic stops conducted by Picayune Police Department detectives pulled in a number of suspects for drug related charges.

Biloxi, MS was the setting for the wedding festivities of Sabrina Ann Surginer and William Keith Jenkins as they became husband and wife.

Anya Rae Henry of Laurel and James William Keen of Hattiesburg were married at 1 p.m. on June 27, 2009, on the back lawn of Cedar Grove Mansion Inn in Vicksburg.

There it was in a remote part of the Yukon, nearly 4000 miles from Pearl River County and about 10 feet in the air, a two foot long road sign with the words, "Carriere, MS." For Brian and Barry Pearson, they were amazed to see the dark green sign.

Pine Grove Volunteer firefighter Craig West was brought to a family member's home on Monday evening at about 5 p.m. followed by a procession of fire trucks from all around the county.

The Pearl River Central Blue Maskers will present a theater flea market sale. The market will feature costumes, props, set pieces, make-up, wigs, special effect machines and more.

An alleged robbery was foiled early Saturday morning by a quick thinking clerk. At about 1:26 a.m., a call came into the Picayune Police Department concerning an alleged robbery taking place.

It seemed to Kenny Abney of Carriere, to be a regular day on the job last July 10.