Poplarville News

A traffic stop conducted by Deputy Chris Livingston resulted in the arrest of a Poplarville man Friday night.

About 90 works of both black and white artists from the collection of the late Sarah Ellen Gillespie are part of a Black History Month exhibit through March 12 at William Carey University in Hattiesburg.

A 19 year-old man died as the result of a gunshot wound to the chest while he and two other people allegedly were involved in a residential burglary.

Stanley Magee scored 14 points as Pass Christian defeated Poplarville 70-53 on Friday night.

Pearl River County Sheriff's Department investigators are investigating the shooting death of a 19 year-old male.

A group of House and Senate members will try to negotiate a compromise on a bill that aims to restore some of the money Gov.

Disbarred McComb lawyer Dwayne Deer and his client, real estate developer James Todd Phillips, each will spend more than three years in federal prison for their participation in a scheme to acquire millions in fraudulent mortgage loans from banks.

When Dolores Smith retired in 2001 from Pearl River Community College after 40 years teaching in the Business Department, a friend told her about the Master Gardeners program offered by Mississippi State University County Extension Service.

Resolution on the case involving two suspects involved in two Pearl River County Sonic robberies is close at hand.

A Pearl River County man was found guilty Wednesday in the Jan. 2 armed robbery and kidnapping at the Poplarville Sonic Drive-In. Jay Magee, 22, will be sentenced Feb.

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College will host a guest performance by the Troy University Arts Trio at 10:50 a.m. today in Malone Chapel on the Poplarville campus.

POPLARVILLE - A traveling exhibit about German prisoners of war held in the United States will be on the Pearl River Community College campus in Poplarville on Monday.

While many school districts are working to determine how to operate with recent state budget cuts, they are also bracing for possible additional decreases in educational funding.

Work began here Thursday on resurfacing Main Street from Hardees Restaurant to North Street, with county road equipment leveling and filling expansion joints and uneven areas.

The registration deadline is 4 p.m. today for Pearl River Community College's fourth annual Women's Health Symposium.

Two suspects were arrested for allegedly stealing items from a number of vehicles, and while they were in jail, they became victims of burglary.

Police say concrete forms reported stolen from a job site in the 3700 block of Beach Boulevard led to the arrest of Devern Sam Taylor.

An attorney for Pearl River County School Superintendent Dennis E. Penton has filed a motion in Justice Court requesting that misdemeanor charges against Penton for failure to report a crime on school property be dismissed.

State Rep. Herb Frierson, R-Poplarville, said that it will be almost impossible to balance the state budget without cutting further the state's budget for education.

The school board on Monday night directed Supt. Carl Merritt to look into the possibility of improving traffic flow at the Lower Elementary School and recognized some achievements by students.