Carriere News

Cheryl Carriere has joined Citizens Bank as assistant vice president at the bank's Bellevue Branch.

"Fire in the Swamp," a three-day celebration of local fire and metal artists at Dragons Watch Forge in Picayune, drew to a close on Sunday.

In their continuing efforts to clean up Pearl River County, the Board of Supervisors declared four pieces of properties public nuisances Monday after efforts to motivate the owners to clean them up failed.

An investigation into the alleged sale of narcotics out of a Pearl River County home uncovered heroin and a number of other illegal substances.

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

Christy Leigh Campbell and Archie Lee Samples were married April 25, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at the home of the bride's parents in Hattiesburg, with the Rev.

Riding a four-wheeler on county roads is illegal and can cause accidents. One such incident sent one woman to the hospital Sunday when an ATV crossed into her lane as she was riding her motorcycle.

A rash of vehicle burglaries has occurred in the past month, striking residents across the city.

A large methamphetamine bust was worked by the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department Monday.

This list of U-pick blueberry sites in South Mississippi comes from Gulf South Blueberry Growers Association and from the Mississippi State University Extension Service.

Three suspects were arrested recently by the Pearl River county Sheriff's Department for illegal drug activity.

A portion of U.S. 90 will be named for the Coast's renowned "bird lady," Judith Toups.

Authorities are investigating a three-vehicle crash that killed two men Friday on I-59 in St.

The driver of a pickup truck that was headed the wrong way down I-59 was killed when his vehicle struck another pickup and a car before overturning on the shoulder of the road.

Homer Phillips, 74, of Carriere was killed Friday evening in a three-vehicle accident on Interstate 59 in St.

Authorities are investigating a three-vehicle crash that killed two men Friday on Interstate 59 in St.

With the recession gripping the country at the start of 2009, tourism leaders in Bay St.

Pearl River County inmate Jason Allen Dinger took a chance and jumped the fence of the Pearl River County jail while being held on charges of aggravated assault and armed robbery for the alleged shooting of his step-brother. Dinger, 28, with a last known address of 11559 Kirby Rd., Lot 36, Denham Springs, La., was caught later that same day.

Two cases worked by the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department brought about the arrest of four suspects.

In the continuing effort to clean up Pearl River County, the county's director of planning and development, Ed Pinero, told the county Board of Supervisors that the number of properties needing to be either cleaned up or demolished had dropped to five, and of those, three were so bad the structures would have to be demolished.