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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 05:56 am

Purvis News

Local news for Purvis, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

8 hrs ago | Hattiesburg American

Is clear-cutting the best method?

A swath of clear-cutting along Interstate 59 from the Jones County line to Ellisville - 14 miles - is being done by the Mississippi Department of Transportation to ensure that motorists can drive as safely as ...

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Related Topix: Jones County, MS, Wiggins, MS, Picayune, MS, Hattiesburg Metro, Hattiesburg, MS

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Mississippi National Guard retirees reunited at Camp Shelby

CAMP SHELBY - It was a day filled with tall tales of wartime heroics, military pride and the reunion of friends and comrades - some of whom hadn't seen each others in years.

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Related Topix: Ridgeland, MS

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Firefighter saves baby's life by performing CPR

PURVIS - Amanda Peterson had a gut feeling to go to her mother's house in Purvis last Tuesday when her 1-year-old daughter Harley was running a high fever with a viral infection.

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Related Topix: Hattiesburg Metro, Hattiesburg, MS

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Purvis named Millsaps scholar

Victoria Purvis of Oak Grove just completed her freshman year at Millsaps College in Jackson.

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Related Topix: University of Houston System, Victoria (University of Houston System), Millsaps College, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, Mathematics, Science

Sat Jul 12, 2008

NPR

Trailer Graveyards Haunt FEMA, Neighbors

FEMA travel trailer staging areas like this one in Purvis, Miss,. have caused concerns for neighbors - like Phillips - who worry about formaldehyde fumes and are suing the federal government.

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Lamar property value up by $30M

PURVIS - It wasn't a case of good news-bad news, at all, budget-wise, for Lamar County officials Monday morning.

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Related Topix: Lumberton, MS, Lamar County, MS

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Gas prices keep vacations local

High gasoline and diesel prices are keeping some Pine Belt residents close to home this summer, with veteran campers pulling travel trailers to local state parks.

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Related Topix: Moselle, MS, Hattiesburg Metro, Hattiesburg, MS, Vancleave, MS, World News, Russia,

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Program to look at exercise for seniors

Exercise Options for Senior Adults will be the topic of a program during the July 17 meeting of the Petal Area AARP Chapter #3802. The meeting will be at 2 p.m. at Petal Presbyterian Church.

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Related Topix: Health, AARP, Petal, MS

Fri Jul 04, 2008

WTOK-TV Meridian

Sunday Damage Reports

Here are Sunday's storm damage reports available from the National Weather Service.

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Related Topix: Weather, Lamar County, MS

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Purvis gets new police chief

PURVIS - The day after Purvis' police chief resigned, the city already had someone to fill the post.

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Related Topix: Biloxi, MS, Biloxi Metro

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Lamar searching for female arsonist

PURVIS - Lamar County investigators are searching for a female firebug whom they believe was involved in two arsons Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: Lamar County, MS

Hattiesburg American

Inmate gets off death row

PURVIS - A Lawrence County family on Friday was forced to revisit the events of the heinous crime that has divided them for 26 years when the man who was convicted of murdering and raping two young girls and ...

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Related Topix: Lawrence County, MS, Lamar County, MS

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Dog food, cash donations needed

Dog food and cash donations are needed for a branch of the Pine Belt Animal Rescue and a collection point for supplies will be in Petal on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Columbia, MS

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Local teens head to rodeo

For many, the Fourth of July means cookouts, Sousa marches and fireworks. For six local teens and their families this year, the national holiday will mean rodeo.

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Related Topix: Lamar County, MS

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Purvis man to be resentenced today

PURVIS - A one-time death row inmate was to be resentenced after a battery of tests found he was mentally retarded.

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Related Topix: Lawrence County, MS, Lamar County, MS

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Board facing budget dilemma

PURVIS - Superintendent Ben Burnett said Thursday night that the Lamar County School Board is asking for a tax increase to cover drastic cuts in the district's $74 million budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year.

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Related Topix: Lamar County, MS

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Board: Tuition hike needed

Although the College Board recently raised tuition at Mississippi's eight public universities again, members don't want the blame.

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Related Topix: Petal, MS, Hattiesburg Metro, Hattiesburg, MS

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Big Bay students to stay in Purvis schools

The Lamar County School Board voted Monday for all current students in the Big Bay Lake area to continue attending Purvis schools.

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Related Topix: Lamar County, MS, Sumrall, MS

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Hattiesburg American

School dedication set for Sunday

A ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday for the dedication of the James E. Mangum Lower Elementary School.

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Wed Jun 18, 2008

Hattiesburg American

County looks at closing swimming hole

PURVIS - For Bill Dobbs and other locals, heading down to cool off at the swimming hole off Talowah Road was a summertime tradition.

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Related Topix: Lamar County, MS

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Purvis, Mississippi is located in Lamar County and is part of the Hattiesburg Metro Area. Zip codes in Purvis include 39475.

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