Picayune News

Shirley Smith of Country Girl's Creamery fills empty jugs with milk as Candace Graves tops them off for distribution.

A Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate who escaped last week while being escorted to his father's wake in Picayune is back in custody - this time in the Washington Parish, La.

TV in Biloxi, Miss., reports escaped inmate Johnny Hall was captured Wednesday afternoon in Bogalusa.

Investigators said Johnny Hall was last seen driving a black 2007 Honda Accord with a Mississippi tag of 959AU.

The search is on for an inmate who escaped near Picayune Friday afternoon. Johnny Hall, Jr was being escorted from his father's wake when he got away.

By this time next year, Picayune residents should be conducting business in a new city hall that incorporates part of the city's rich history.

Pearl River Community College students selected for the Community College All-State Band are, seated from left, Danielle Rogers of Petal, Christy Noble of Gulfport, Kelsey Whitfield of Carriere, Megan Smith of Poplarville; standing, Allen Grace of Hattiesburg, Brandon Hutchison of Picayune, Jacob Cochran and Paul Ferguson, both of Poplarville; ... (more)

Four new members joined the Pearl River Community College Board of Trustees at the board's Jan.

Pearl River Central High School's Boys basketball team is in the midst of one of its best seasons on the hardwood in a decade.