Pearl River County News

An undercover operation Wednesday afternoon led a charge of prostitution against a Nicholson woman.

One half of the case involving the death of 12 year-old Ashley Andrews in October of 2005 found some closure when the stepfather, Shaun Dillard, entered a guilty plea to one of four charges against him.

The stepfather of a 12-year-old girl killed in 2005 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

A tip from a confidential informant allowed the capture of an alleged kidnapping suspect, a stolen car was totaled in a wreck by a house guest, three burglary incidents were tied to one man, Pearl River ...

A Picayune man asphyxiated last week after locking himself out of his home, then getting trapped in a window.

A joint effort of existing and new programs will work to clean up the county of litter, dilapidated properties and illegal dump sites.

Road side litter, dilapidated homes and junk yards in neighborhoods. It all takes the shine out of a community.

An alleged rape occurred about a year ago where a man reportedly entered into a home, raped a juvenile victim and took some items from the home.

"He was my hero," said Pamela Herrin of her father Rufus Ray "Blue" Seal. "He was a big guy with lots of love and a big heart." The lifetime resident of Picayune succumbed to his long battle with kidney cancer ...

The first completed Utility Authority project in five counties held a grand opening Monday in Poplarville.

The ninth human case of the West Nile virus in Mississippi has been confirmed in Pearl River County by health officials.

A number of overdose deaths have occurred since the beginning of this year, mostly due to the abuse and mixing of prescription medication.

A young man drowned in a pool in the Nicholson area early this week. On Monday, Kevin Bersuder, 19, of 129 Cypress Point was found at the bottom of the pool at that residence and pulled out.

"The game is over, because the bishop and queen are working well," an award-winning chess player explained to a group of superintendents Tuesday morning.

Even one abused child is too many. In Pearl River County in 2006, there were 416 reported cases of child abuse.

In Pearl River County, the McNeill community has a 4th of July tradition that brings the community together for a cause.

In the seemingly quiet community of Mill Creek, three unmarked and one marked Pearl River County Sheriff's Department vehicles pulled up in the driveway of a suspected drug dealer this week.

Confidential information has been paying off for the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department as their narcotics division makes more arrests.

Last Saturday, 24 pairs of hands helped put finishing touches on two of the Pearl River County Habitat for Humanity homes on Haugh Street, while two more under construction homes saw some needed attention.

A buy-bust operation led to the arrest of three suspects and a suspicious individual in the jail parking lot was arrested when deputies discovered there was a warrant out on her.