Picayune News

The neighborhood is called Bywater, but for many people there or in adjoining Faubourg Marigny, it can be hard to remember that in fact they live next to a world-famous body of water.

The Picayune City Council meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the new City Hall, 815 N. Beech St.

People who may need money, medicine or need to take care of government business should do so before July 4 or they might have to wait a few extra days.

A Picayune resident apparently was shot in the head but is in stable condition. Hancock County Investigator H. Matthew Carver said the victim, Adam Lepine, 23, of Picayune, is in stable condition but is expected to be paralyzed from the neck down.

A man convicted of arson in a case of retaliation against Hancock County sheriff's officials is being held for a hearing on whether to revoke his probation.

A portion of Mississippi Highway 63 in Moss Point is being dedicated to former Mayor Louis Jackson.

Four Picayune residents were arrested on Thursday on drug and other charges by Picayune narcotics officers, with assistance from the Pearl River County Sheriff's Office and the state Bureau of Narcotics agents, according to a press release from the Picayune Police Dept.

A 72-year-old man from Picayune, Miss., has pleaded guilty to defrauding Louisiana's Road Home program, set up to help residents recover after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's newest fisheries survey vessel is being outfitted at a Mississippi shipyard and should be ready in July.

A 46-year-old Jones County man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his wife.

A 45-year-old woman was struck and killed while walking down Thompson Road near Liberty.

A number of water and waste water projects underway by the Pearl River County Utility Authority are under budget.

The school board for the Picayune Municipal Separate School District meets at 12 noon Tuesday in the boardroom at the district's central offices, 706 Goodyear Blvd.

It has been all the talk in our little community, the burning of the Mississippi Mall.

A suspect in the robbery at a local check cashing business and the suspect in the burglary of two veterans' clubs have both been arrested and charged with their alleged crimes.

Nine fire departments, seven of which are volunteer, responded to Saturday's fire at the Mississippi Mall.

A Hancock County Deputy died during an off duty motorcycle accident on Saturday.

A Picayune woman was shot in the back with a shot gun allegedly during altercation with her husband.

A 45-year-old Hancock County sheriff's deputy has been killed in a weekend off-duty motorcycle crash.

The mercury is climbing, the days are getting longer and Larry House of Picayune is lighting the "home" fires to create the biggest celebration of metal artists this little town has ever seen - "Fire in the Swamp." This three day celebration of local and near local metal artists, conceived by House, will include demonstrations of blacksmithing, ...