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Supervisors okay housing Jackson Co. prisoners at PRC jail
Forty-four Jackson County prisoners were scheduled to be transferred to the Pearl River County jail late Monday or early Tuesday, said Sheriff David Allison, who asked supervisors on Monday to sign a contract with Jackson County in connection with the transfer.
Ongoing dispute escalates into a fight in HAWL
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.
Creel announces candidacy I, Margie Montgomery Creel, am pleased to officially announce that I seek re-election to the Pearl River County School Board, District 5. I have been honored and privileged to serve this community over my last term and I humbly ask for your support on Nov.
District 5 seat on Pearl River County school board up for election on Tuesday
Incumbent Pearl River County District 5 school board member Margie Creel will face off with challenger Twila Crabtree in a Pearl River County school board election on Tuesday.
The inmate who walked away from his job post at the Pearl River County jail was found the next day in Alabama.
Sheriffa s Dept. arrests three for Picayune burglary
The burglary of a warehouse in Picayune led to the arrest of three suspects by the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department.
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Pearl River escapee faces new charge
A Pearl River County jail inmate who escaped Sunday is back in custody and faces a new felony charge.
Two traffic stops uncover cocaine, stolen car
Two arrests made following traffic stops on Interstate 59 earlier this month resulted in the seizure of more than two pounds of cocaine and a vehicle that was listed as having been stolen in New Orleans.
Inmate escapes from Pearl River County Jail
Authorities are asking for your help in the search for an escaped inmate, Waylon Lee Strickland.
Pearl River County district buses to run cleaner
Twenty buses with the Pearl River County School District will now emit cleaner exhaust fumes thanks to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and grant funds provided by other agencies.
Holliday bringing military style to governora s race
First-term Pearl River County District 3 Supervisor Hudson Holliday retired from the Mississippi Army National Guard in 2004 as a one-star general.
Seasonal flu shot supplies dwindling, but swine flu shots said on the way
On Wednesday Winn-Dixie and Walgreens, major suppliers of regular seasonal flu shots here, said they are out of the regular shots and don't expect to get any additional supplies.
I am Twila Crabtree, and I am announcing my candidacy for school board member for District 5 of the Pearl River County School District.
Holliday says he is planning to run for governor
Saying he believes citizens are "fed up with professional politicians," Pearl River County supervisor Hudson Holliday said on Wednesday he will run for governor of Mississippias a Republican.
HIghland will get new hospital
Construction of Picayune's new hospital is still moving forward, though it was stalled by the current economic atmosphere.
Pearl River Supervisor Jumps Into Miss. Governor's Race
Pearl River County supervisor Hudson Holliday says he's running for governor. Holliday told the Picayune Item that residents are "fed up with professional politicians." But the 65-year-old says he knows he'll have to generate name recognition to win the Republican nomination in 2011.
Supervisors continue discussions on storm shelters
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 ...
Teen charged in Hancock County murder
A Hancock County teen is charged in the shooting death of man found Friday in the Clermont Harbor community.
Sheriff's Department honors hero
The actions of a girl that saved the life of a three year-old boy did not go unnoticed by the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department.
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