Poplarville News

Sheriff's deputies have made arrests in two separate cases. Both cases were the result of a deputy's observation of suspected drug activity, said Chief Investigator Donnie Saucier.

Bishop Roger Morin recently made several assignments/appointments for priests within the diocese.

Answer true or false 1. There were eight waterpots used in the first miracle Jesus performed.

A bad economy can be good news for colleges and universities. Generally, when the economy falters, enrollment increases as people aim to further their knowledge and skills to either keep the job they have or get a new one.

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.

2. Jacob was never at Bethel. 3. Jacob sold his birthright for bread and pottage.

POPLARVILLE - New students at Pearl River Community College should receive notification early next month about orientation for the 2009-10 academic year.

The city of Poplarville is now officially online with the Pearl River County Utility Authority's new water well at the north end of town, which will allow for increased fire protection to the southernmost areas of the city.

A number of water and waste water projects underway by the Pearl River County Utility Authority are under budget.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation held a public hearing Monday night to gather public comment on a project that will give State Route 607 four lanes.

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

Nine fire departments, seven of which are volunteer, responded to Saturday's fire at the Mississippi Mall.

POPLARVILLE - In Poplarville, it's all about the blueberry! And for the last 26 years the quaint Mississippi town has hosted an outdoor festival paying tribute to the town's unofficial mascot.

The Blueberry Jubilee in Poplarville is about small-town life in South Mississippi's pineywoods, Saturday's Jubilee is heaped high with fresh blueberries, storytelling, handmade arts and crafts, home-cooking, local music, a baby crawl and helicopter rides, to name a few of the offerings.

POPLARVILLE - Summer school enrollment at Pearl River Community College is the largest in the school's 100-year history.

July has be0en designated National Blueberry Month, but two Mississippi festivals will honor the fruit this month.

Downtown Poplarville is readying itself for its annual tribute to blueberry mania, the Blueberry Jubilee, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, June 13.

Memorial services will be held at a later date for Elizabeth Platt Powers Binnie, 86, of San Juan, Texas, who died May 31, 2009, at her daughter's home in Poplarville.

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.

Major Gen. William L. Freeman Jr. said the strength of the state's National Guard 'has never been better' as he spoke to military retirees Monday in Hattiesburg.