Picayune News

Former Picayune bank teller Vonetta Jordan has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for bank fraud and ordered to repay over $117,000. The 37-year-old Jordan, of Poplarville, was the head teller at Union Planters Bank before Regions Bank acquired it.

The crowd of family and friends shared in the cheers and tears of joy with the 204 students who graduated in Picayune Memorial High School's commencement ceremony Thursday night.

State Rep. Mark Formby of Picayune will talk to Pearl River Community College graduates on May 15 about success and what it isn't. PRCC will hold commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. May 15, at the James Lynn Cartlidge Forrest County Multi Purpose Center in Hattiesburg.

Two fugitive brothers wanted out of Tennessee were spotted Wednesday night in the woods near Richard Ozona Road and Highway 11 in Pearl River County.

Two suspects from Tennessee who are wanted for burglary are on the run north of Picayune, Mississippi, according to the Pearl River County Sheriff's Office.

Kenny Glavan is the new councilman for Biloxi Ward 6. He beat incumbent Ed Gemmill by a large majority.

The city of Picayune's Public Works Department tackled two overgrown properties on Monday as the city continued its efforts to cleanup blighted property around Picayune, Public Works Director Eric Morris said.

There are two conflicting stories about an officer involved in a shooting in Picayune this week.

A group of 24 children ranging in age from 2 to 12 spent Saturday morning making very special gifts for Mother's Day at Crosby Arboretum in Picayune, MS.

Law enforcement agencies in the county have protocols they follow to ensure the departments are staffed so they can prepare and respond to natural disasters.

A Picayune police officer is on administrative leave while an incident involving the shooting of two black males at a local service station is investigated.

A Biloxi man died Thursday night in a motorcycle wreck on Lemoyne Boulevard in Ocean Springs.

The Harrison Central-George County opener in their best-of-3 series, originally scheduled for Friday, will be played Saturday at 2 p.m. at Harrison Central.

Nineteen people were arrested throughout Pearl River County on Wednesday during a roundup of suspects in narcotics' cases and officers are still seeking 11 suspects for whom warrants were issued.

Staying true to tradition, the city of Picayune dedicated the new addition to City Hall on Friday and followed a program similar to the one that was used exactly 74 years ago, on Wednesday, May 3, 1939, for the dedication of the historic east end of City Hall.

My name is Tammy Valente, and with great respect, I ask for your vote to become the next City Council member for district 1. I am married to Andrew Valente and have two sons, Roman and Nicholas.

City officials will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the historic city hall during a dedication event Friday morning at 10.

State Rep. Mark Formby of Picayune will talk to Pearl River Community College graduates on May 15 about success and what it isn't. PRCC will hold commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. May 15, at the James Lynn Cartlidge Forrest County Multi Purpose Center in Hattiesburg.

SLIDELL, La. A Picayune man was apprehended after police said he jumped across the counter of a convenience store and tried to grab a fistful of $20 bills from the register.

Picayune Police officers investigated a shoplifting case on Monday where one of the two suspects fled the scene before officers arrived.