Perkinston News

Gov. Haley Barbour says he will file papers Friday to start a nearly monthlong process of cutting millions of dollars from the Medicaid program.

JACKSON - Mississippi lawmakers return to the Capitol next week to continue wrangling over the Medicaid budget in their on-again, off-again special session.

Starting today, residents don't need to drive to Jackson County to get a heaping helping of barbecue and blues.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College dedicated a monument Wednesday in honor of a family that has been among its most ardent supporters since the school's first incarnation.

A federal grant will pay for two 5,000-square-foot facilities on the Perkinston Elementary School and Stone Elementary campuses in Stone County.

The Mississippi Center for Justice is offering free legal assistance to South Mississippi residents still in FEMA housing and to State Farm policyholders previously represented by the Scruggs Katrina Group of ...

A Perkinston builder says now is a tremendous opportunity for South Mississippi to consider "going green." Ken Kipper is convinced that building energy efficient homes is the way to go.

Wiggins police have identified the drivers in a crash that caused a logging truck to spill its load of lumber and diesel fuel on U.S. 49 this afternoon.

Pearl River Community College freshman Jaclyn Williams of Picayune will have a photograph published in the "Best of College Photography Annual 2008." Williams' black and white picture of railroad tracks and a ...

The Democratic-led Mississippi House is trying to add cigarette and alcohol taxes into a complicated formula to shore up the anemic Medicaid budget.

The courses would be taught in conjunction with hospitals in Stone, Harrison, Jackson and George counties.

Last week, Edgar Dapremont shared his mother's recipe with us, and Elizabeth Hooten sent in her favorite baked roux.

“I just can't bring myself to do that.”

Dog owners who showed up at Petal Dog Park Sunday afternoon had more on their minds than giving their pet terriers a chance to run around in the fresh air. via Hattiesburg American

By ROBIN FITZGERALD rfitzgerald@sunherald.com Stone County investigators have arrested two firefighters on a charge of arson. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

'Fighting with the Senate is like fighting with your wife. And when the governor gets involved, it's like fighting with your mother-in-law.' - House Medicaid Committee Chairman Dirk Dedeaux, D-Perkinston. A ... via The Clarion-Ledger

The approaching marriage of Casie Victoria Adams of McComb and Daniel Carl Evans has been announced. via The Mississippi Press

“I would love to make them at home for a potato or cheese soup or even chili.”

I did some Web crawling at copykat.com, a site that has recipes similar to those served in well-known U.S. restaurants. via Sunherald.com

Cambridge members receive recognition, support and credibility to advance their careers /Cambridge Who's Who/ - Perkinston, MS, April 27, 2008, Frances J. Davis, Instructor and Registered Nurse of Mississippi ... via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

“I try to do my part to make a better world”

With red-tinged cheeks and sweaty faces, a go-green group from a local community college was picking up trash Saturday along with about 350 volunteers in De Soto National Forest and its waterways. via Sunherald.com

The sound on her laptop is on the fritz, so guess where she has been? Doing a makeover, maybe a takeover, on my computer. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald