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Poplarville, Mississippi is located in Pearl River County. Zip codes in Poplarville, MS include 39470. More Poplarville information.

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16 hrs ago | Picayune Item

Inmatea s death likely a homicide

Holmes County Sheriff Willie March says that his department is treating the death of an inmate, 24-year-old Kelvin R. Hollimon of Rawls Springs, as a homicide.

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Wed Dec 30, 2009

Hattiesburg American

Ala.'s funniest lady to headline Women's Health Symposium

Pearl River Community College will host the fourth annual Women's Health Symposium next month with a variety of health screenings, informational sessions and an appearance by an Alabama humorist.

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Mon Dec 28, 2009

USDA Agricultural Research Service

Hot Water Treatment Eliminates Rhizoctonia from Azalea Cuttings

Rhizoctonia , a fungal disease that can be found in many ornamental plants, can be eliminated in azalea by placing plant cuttings in a hot water treatment, an Agricultural Research Service scientist and his university collaborator have found.

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Sat Dec 26, 2009

Picayune Item

Quartet performs for mayor, aldermen

For the last meeting of 2009, Mayor Billy Spiers and the Poplarville Board of Aldermen were treated to a Christmas performance by the Poplarville High School Ladies' Pop Quartet under the direction of choral director Janet Kennedy.

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Thu Dec 24, 2009

Picayune Item

Most places close for Christmas

In Picayune, city offices will be closed Thursday through Sunday and will reopen for regular business at 7 a.m. on Monday.

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Tue Dec 22, 2009

Picayune Item

Jailer jailed for smuggling cell phones to inmates

A Pearl River County jail correctional officer was arrested for allegedly smuggling cell phones to inmates.

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Sun Dec 20, 2009

Picayune Item

Dixie Utilities rating boosted by Utility Authority ownership

Dixie Utilities was in need of repairs when the Utility Authority took it over about a year ago, earning a very low Health Department rating of 0.7 out of a possible 5. A recent inspection by the Health Department has reflected that the repair work conducted on the aging water system by the Pearl River County Utility Authority has improved the ...

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Fri Dec 18, 2009

Picayune Item

Swine flu shots to be given to Picayune school district children

Dr. James M. Riser said that Picayune school children will be given H1N1 swine flu shots on Saturday at the Picayune high school gym from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. He said all grades kindergarten through 12 will be served.

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Wed Dec 16, 2009

Picayune Item

Money will pay for new roof at TW home

The childhood home of playwright Tennessee Williams will undergo $108,000 in renovations with a grant from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

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Mon Dec 14, 2009

Picayune Item

Horizon Casino cuts back operation

The Horizon Casino, the only gaming house in downtown Vicksburg, has cut back its operations and let some employees go.

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Sat Dec 12, 2009

Laurel Leader-Call

Robbery suspect may be from Laurel area

The Poplarville Police Department and Pearl River County's Crime Stoppers are asking for the public's help in solving a case that may involve a Laurel man.

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Fri Dec 11, 2009

Picayune Item

Lincoln Co. asked to change center name

A New York firm doesn't want its Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts confused with the Lincoln Center in Brookhaven.

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Wed Dec 09, 2009

Picayune Item

Jones Co. woman loses appeal in murder case

The state Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Wanda Blakeney for her role in the 2006 murders of her grandparents.

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Picayune Item

Poplarville should have newly resurfaced streets for Christmas

Mayor Billy Spiers announced last week to Poplarville aldermen that Main and Michigan Streets and a portion of Martin Luther King Drive will be getting a facelift before Christmas.

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Tue Dec 08, 2009

Picayune Item

Holiday shopping, Christmas parade kick off season

The Poplarville Area Chamber of Commerce's Christmas parade, with its special visit from Santa Claus, is getting ready to fill the streets with holiday cheer Friday, and Mark Bridgers, parade coordinator said there is still time to sign up for the parade.

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Sun Dec 06, 2009

Picayune Item

Poplarville Resident to be Featured in MPB Wwii Documentary

Poplarville resident Charles Byrd will be featured in a documentary produced by Mississippi Public Broadcasting.

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Fri Dec 04, 2009

Picayune Item

Ford family was ten years before finding out fate of loved one killed in WWII

Do you remember the G.H. Ford family who for years owned Ford Cleaners here in Picayune at 404 West Canal Street? Well, G.H. had a brother named Julian E. Ford, a corporal in the U.S. Army Air Corps, who died when his B-24 Liberator was shot down over Austria in 1944.

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Thu Dec 03, 2009

WWL-TV New Orleans

Man sentenced for racist Facebook threats

A federal judge handed down three years of probation for a Mississippi man who, after the election of President Barack Obama, threatened to kill African Americans through a Facebook account, according to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.

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Tue Dec 01, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

South Mississippians seek to broaden political horizons

An election to fill statewide offices will not be held until 2011, but there are already encouraging signs that South Mississippians will make legitimate runs for a number of those jobs.

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Sun Nov 29, 2009

Picayune Item

Aldermen dona t want signs to flash

The Poplarville Board of Aldermen is asking local business owners to make sure their neon advertising signs do not flash.

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