Poplarville News

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

POPLARVILLE, Miss. -- Pearl River County deputies suspect arson was involved in a fire at a home where authorities found the body of James Raine last October.

Mississippi State and Auburn were the other schools that offered Foxworth a scholarship.

Members of Oak Grove High's CenterStage! will participate in The Mississippi Showchoir Contest, hosted by Pearl River Community College.

Melvin German III, a 2009 Dunbar High School graduate, woke up at 7:30 this morning and within an hour had faxed his signed letter of intent to attend Florida Atlantic University.

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)

The Picayune Item reported that the settlement was reached this past week with plaintiffs, Kirmon Warren and Lakesha Durr in Pearl River County Circuit Court.

Joelle Ladner of Lumberton, left, indulges in a manicure by Pearl River Community College student Charmaine West, also of Lumberton, during the PRCC Women's Health Symposium Saturday in Poplarville.

A Slidell man shot and tased by Poplarville police officers won a legal victory Thursday.

Senior distance runner Jordan Travis of Poplarville High has been named the 2011-12 Gatorade Mississippi Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.

A model walks the runway showing off a dress during the 2012 American Bridal Show at the Lake Terrace Convention Center.

Herb Frierson has represented Pearl River and Lamar Counties for two decades. On Friday, he was named chairman of the Appropriations committee, one of the most powerful chairmanships in the House of Representatives.

"I used to love the grocery store," she said, eyes shining, as she and her mother, Mary Miller, entered the popular area of the children's museum, a mini store with a faux cash register, stocked "freezer" and displays of realistic products on low shelves.