Pearl River News

Reports about a substantial fish kill on Old River have been confirmed, said Jimmy Rayburn, District Six Fisheries Biologist for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

A large construction project that's been catching the notice of motorists on I-10 in Hancock County will be a modern truck inspection and weigh station.

Forrest General Hospital's Spirit of Women and Turtle Creek Mall will hold auditions for the 2009-2010 Spirit Girl program July 18-19. Interested girls entering grades 7-12 must call FGH OnCall at 1-800-844-4445, then press 1, to request an audition packet.

PICAYUNE - Top school administrators in Pearl River County are studying better ways to improve teaching and learning through a program partially funded by the Lower Pearl River Valley Foundation.

Pearl River Community College recently celebrated 100 years of serving students in south Mississippi with a year long slate of events to commemorate the occasion.

Rates for 30-year home loans edged up this week, remaining above record lows reached over the spring.

Kentucky woman killed in crash By Brian Livingston A Kentucky woman who died in a one-vehicle accident Friday night has been identified as 37-year old Michelle Meinert.

Washington residents are now under the protection of Adams County's growing network of tornado sirens.

According to witnesses, an alligator attacked a swimmer in the Pearl River Sunday afternoon.

Officials say the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department leads the coastal region in shutting down methamphetamine labs.

Opening ceremonies of the 2009 State Games of Mississippi. Paula Merritt Photos from the "Downtown Get Down" of the 2009 State Games of Mississippi opening ceremonies Friday.

The sometimes dangerous currents of Mississippi's rivers aren't always evident. Already this year, 20 people have died in fresh water drownings in Mississippi, including five in the Pearl River, officials said.

A large construction project that's been catching the notice of motorists on Interstate 10 will be a futuristic new truck inspection and weigh station, which officials hope will expedite the flow of giant trucks through South Mississippi and simultaneously ease highway-traffic dangers.

Officials in Leake County have identified the victim of Sunday's drowning in the Pearl River as 17-year-old Frederick Robby Jones of Brandon.

State Farm will begin writing new homeowners policies Monday in all counties except Hancock, Harrison and Jackson.

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks issued a warning Friday night about one dangerous way teenagers in the area have been choosing to cool off from the heat.

Heat Index: 95 F The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians held tribal elections Tuesday.

State Farm will begin writing new homeowners' policies in most of Mississippi. The only areas still excluded are the three coastal counties.

Blueberries found their way into Mississippi after Hurricane Camille in 1969 wiped out the state's tung nut crop and farmers were looking for an alternative.

Emergency personnel and a number of other public officials met Thursday morning to brush up on their emergency action plan and test the communication equipment at the Pearl River County Emergency Operations Center.