Poplarville News

SB 2007 Gov. Haley Barbour plans to sign a bill allowing South Mississippi utility authorities to force property owners to turn over rights of way to make room for 600 miles of federally funded water and sewer ...

As of Tuesday, law enforcement incident reports are public record. House Bill 474 was passed into law by the last regular session of the Mississippi Legislature and took effect on Tuesday.

Two Fourth of July celebrations are scheduled for the upcoming holiday complete with fireworks, food and parades.

Unfortunately, the struggles for civil rights in Mississippi in the 1950s and 1960s relegate most looks back at our state during that era to studies of conflict and crisis in towns like Jackson, McComb, ...

The Pearl River Community College men's and women's soccer recruiting class is headlined by four Pine Belt area players.

After practicing a hurricane preparedness drill Tuesday, the Mississippi Department of Transportation is ready to contraflow traffic if hit by a hurricane this year, said Todd Jordan, district maintenance ...

Law enforcement and emergency agencies learned valuable lessons yesterday in responding to an "active shooting" scenario on the campus of Pearl River Community College.

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POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College will conduct a full-scale mock emergency exercise Thursday on the Poplarville campus.

A Richland pet store owner could face more than $50,000 in fines after being caught this week selling native Mississippi wildlife such as alligators, soft-shell turtles and flying squirrels.

JACKSON - A Poplarville man accused of selling wild animals out of a Richland pet store faces more than $50,000 in fines.

POPLARVILLE - Michael Mitchell is writing, directing and producing a short movie.

The Poplarville Blueberry Jubilee is set to kick off next Saturday, June 14, with a plethora of entertainment and events for the whole family.

With two municipal waste water systems, a community water and sewer system in its fold and a Community Development Block Grant to help pay past bills, Pearl River County's Utility Authority could be on its way ...

A man who claims dioxins produced at the DuPont DeLisle plant in Bay St. Louis caused his cancer testified Thursday on the final day of the plaintiff's case in Jones County Circuit Court.

POPLARVILLE - Two graduates of Pearl River Community College's associate degree nursing program recently received top honors at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg.

School's out for summer? Not according to school officials who have seen growth in enrollment numbers this year.

A family picnic will be held at the Poplarville City Park on Mississippi Highway 26 West, on Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.. The picnic, sponsored by the LIFE Resource Center and Community ...

The Poplarville and Picayune Police Departments will participate in the nationwide "Click it or Ticket" campaign while the Mississippi Highway Patrol will increase patrol during the Memorial Day weekend.

Mayor Billy Spiers told the board of aldermen this week it is time for Poplarville to move forward with its plans to install a new playground at the City Park.