Picayune Item

06/10/2026

https://picayuneitem.com/2026/06/community-calendar-june-10-16/

June 10: The Pearl River County Historical Society will host its monthly potluck at the Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library starting at 11:00 a.m.   June 10: The Senior Center […]

06/10/2026

https://picayuneitem.com/2026/06/senator-wicker-questions-commerce-witnesses-on-the-jones-act/

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., questioned committee witnesses on the national security implications of the Jones Act during a Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing. The Jones Act is a federal […]

06/10/2026

https://picayuneitem.com/2026/06/hyde-smith-welcomes-mississippi-participation-in-behavioral-health-demo-program/

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the addition of Mississippi into a Medicaid demonstration program linked to additional resources for the state’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHCs) program. […]

06/09/2026

The nomination round of the 2026 Best of Pearl River County is now underway! Be sure to spread the word and as always, thank you for your support of local business!

Nominations open until June 28. Nominate once per day per category.

06/09/2026

https://picayuneitem.com/2026/06/booking-summary-may-24-31/

Jerrold Jermaine Bolton, 51, 504 Martin Luther King Dr., Poplarville. Arrested by Pearl River County Sheriff’s office for court order.   Jennifer J. Bond, 39, 917 Central Ave., Picayune. Arrested […]

06/09/2026

https://picayuneitem.com/2026/06/blueberry-jubilee-returns-this-weekend/

The annual Poplarville Blueberry Jubilee is returning this weekend, June 12-13, along Main Street in Poplarville. This festival began in 1984 to promote the thriving local blueberry harvest in the […]

06/09/2026

https://picayuneitem.com/2026/06/anthony-ray-baker/

Funeral service will be held Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 12 p.m., visitation at 11 a.m., until 12am., in Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, for Anthony Ray Baker, age 36, of […]

06/09/2026

https://picayuneitem.com/2026/06/shawn-dewayne-hall/

“I have foughta good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:” -II Timothy 4:7 (KJV) Graveside service will be held Friday, June 12, 2026, at 11 […]

06/09/2026

https://picayuneitem.com/2026/06/poplarville-school-district-adopts-election-system/

The Poplarville School District Board of Trustees is changing the way its members are elected due to House Bill 1142. This legislation, enacted in 2026, was created to examine the […]

06/08/2026

https://picayuneitem.com/2026/06/city-council-proclaims-migraine-and-headache-awareness-month/

On Tuesday, June 2, the Picayune City Council held a meeting to recognize June as Migraine and Headache Awareness Month.   June 2026 was officially proclaimed as Migraine and Headache […]