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Read more | Add your comment Latest Opinion When cool fronts aren’t very cool Missing old, and making new friends Far too often we lie to ourselves, and God More Opinion Obituaries Lifestyle In Lifestyles Engagements Weddings Anniversaries Life Columnists Top Lifestyles Masking up Picayune Saturday, August 15, 2020 7:00 am Picayune Early Head Start worked to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Picayune on Friday by distributing over 48,000 free reusable face masks. Early Head ... Read more | Add your comment Latest Lifestyles Bring a bevy of butterflies to your garden Book sale offers a familiar tradition in strange times The Crosby Arboretum’s Savanna Exhibit: Late summer blooms More Lifestyles Records In Records Crime Reports Courthouse Records E-Edition Top Stories Teachers adapting to new normal August 18, 2020 From an increased need to use technology to practicing social distancing, the start of the semester has brought ... Read more | Add your comment PRC School Board approves amended reopening plan August 15, 2020 The Pearl River County School District’s Board of Trustees approved an amended school reopening plan during Thursday’s regularly ... Read more | Add your comment Masks donated by Junior Auxillary August 15, 2020 Three Picayune Elementary schools received 230 donated face masks this week. The reusable face masks were delivered to ... Read more | Add your comment Teen with local ties learning to be a pilot August 15, 2020 Moving from Mississippi to Washington gave one teen the opportunity to take to the skies. Amber Jones, originally ... Read more | Add your comment Education Picayune School District to get solar panels from grant Picayune School District’s Board of Trustees heard about the success of the summer feeding program, videos that prepared students for the first day of school ... Read more | Add your comment August 14, 2020 by Jeremy Pittari. News Aldermen hash out budget After cutting the budget in terms of building repairs for City Hall, striping on Main Street and reducing travel to conferences, the Poplarville Board of ... Read more | Add your comment August 13, 2020 by Cathy Cook. Sports Swim programs finalize rosters after week of tryouts The week of tryouts has finally ended for athletes in the Pearl River Central and Picayune swim programs, with practices set to start this week. ... Read more by Jonathan Mitchell, Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:00 am News Prayer event to bring light to human trafficking set for Saturday in Poplarville A prayer event to bring attention to child human trafficking will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday in Poplarville’s City Park. Prayer in the Park ... Read more by Cathy Cook, Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:00 am News Local arrested for methamphetamine distribution A Pearl River County man was recently arrested for possessing a large amount of methamphetamine. Sheriff David Allison said that the arrest started as a ... Read more by Jeremy Pittari, Monday, August 17, 2020 5:00 pm Sports MHSAA releases rules for football practices this fall The Mississippi High School Activities Association released a set of policies and regulations for football coaches to follow as full contact practices start. Just like ... Read more by Jonathan Mitchell, Saturday, August 15, 2020 7:00 am Columns When cool fronts aren’t very cool By Skip Rigney For those of us longing for a respite from the summer heat, today’s weather map might inspire hope. Unfortunately, looks can be ... Read more by Special to the Item, Saturday, August 15, 2020 7:00 am Columns Far too often we lie to ourselves, and God By Fr. Jonathan Filkins The word, “Liar!” when directed at our well-fed egos or at the well-fed egos of others, immediately fuels an excited response; ... Read more by Special to the Item, Saturday, August 15, 2020 7:00 am Columns Missing old, and making new friends By Jan Miller Penton There is so much to accomplish when moving from one area to the other. Fortunately for us, the people we have ... Read more by Special to the Item, Saturday, August 15, 2020 7:00 am Education Picayune School District moves school resource officers in house Starting this year, School Resource Officers with the Picayune School District are no longer part of the Picayune Police Department. Instead, they are now employees ... Read more by Jeremy Pittari, Saturday, August 15, 2020 7:00 am Lifestyles Masking up Picayune Picayune Early Head Start worked to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Picayune on Friday by distributing over 48,000 free reusable face masks. Early Head ... Read more by Cathy Cook, Saturday, August 15, 2020 7:00 am Sports Picayune to offer livestream service for home games The Picayune School District will be offering a livestream service for fans who want to watch the district’s teams compete without physically attending a game ... Read more by Jonathan Mitchell, Friday, August 14, 2020 7:00 am Sports Volleyball teams counting down weeks until first game It’s crunch time for local volleyball programs as they prepare for their first games of the year, which have been delayed because of COVID-19. The ... Read more by Jonathan Mitchell, Friday, August 14, 2020 7:00 am News Free school uniforms available Saturday A uniform giveaway will be held Saturday at First Step Learning Lab where parents can pick up new school uniforms for children of any age. ... Read more by Cathy Cook, Friday, August 14, 2020 7:00 am News Two vehicle collision injures seven A two-vehicle collision Wednesday evening resulted in seven people being injured, two of which had to be transported to a hospital by helicopter. Trooper Calvin ... Read more by Jeremy Pittari, Friday, August 14, 2020 7:00 am News Poplarville police working out the bugs with new reporting system The Poplarville Police Department was unable to submit crime reports to the state with their newly implemented records management system, an issue that could jeopardize ... Read more by Cathy Cook, Friday, August 14, 2020 7:00 am News New Picayune service supports individuals with intellectual, developmental disabilities PICAYUNE – A collaboration between Saint Francis Ministries and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will offer Picayune area adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities opportunities for ... Read more by Special to the Item, Thursday, August 13, 2020 1:31 pm Sports Local swim programs knocking out tryouts Athletes in the Pearl River Central and Picayune swim programs have started getting their feet wet again as the two teams began hosting tryouts earlier ... Read more by Jonathan Mitchell, Thursday, August 13, 2020 7:13 am News School Board establishes plan for mobile hotspots The Poplarville School District has a plan for expanding Internet access to provide distance learning in its district should schools experience closures during the semester: ... Read more by Cathy Cook, Thursday, August 13, 2020 7:00 am Sports PRCC men’s soccer gearing up for the start of training Like other fall sports, Pearl River Community College’s men’s soccer season has been moved to the spring, so now the team will use this extra ... Read more by Jonathan Mitchell, Thursday, August 13, 2020 7:00 am News MHP implements Operation S.T.O.P. campaign to promote school bus safety across the state Jackson, MS – The Mi...