The Picayune Item

A two-month investigation on Wednesday netted the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department a suspect charged with the possession of large amounts of marijuana and cocaine. Full Story »

Picayune’s 10th annual Community Christmas in the Park is scheduled for Monday. Full Story »

On Friday, a research scientist who is heading a study of an Asian beetle, which carries a disease deadly to members of the laurel family, that is attacking the redbay tree, a member of that plant family, in southern forests and threatens the tree’s possible extinction says that research efforts will require additional funding as the study gets fully underway in the next two years. Full Story »

Two fourplexes are being constructed in Carriere with assistance from a Mississippi Development Authority program with the goal of catering to people with special needs. Full Story »

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A former congressman who faces a misdemeanor assault charge after a fight with a youth-league soccer coach says he’s willing to resolve the issue outside of a courtroom. Full Story »

After a brief period of double tasking by current staff, the Crosby Arboretum has new director, Janine Conklin. Full Story »

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. Full Story »

Several cases are still under investigation by the Poplarville Police and Pearl River County Sheriff’s Departments. Pearl River County’s Crime Stoppers is asking for the community’s help in locating suspects for each of these crimes. Full Story »

The Pearl River County road department was treated to an appreciation luncheon on Thursday, celebrating the official completion of paving all the public roads in the county. Full Story »

The Pearl River County school board on Tuesday night voted 3 to 2 to adopt a motion requesting that school superintendent Dennis E. Penton resign, citing “personnel and accountability issues.” Full Story »

The district attorney who prosecuted the James E. Billiot murder case in 1982, Albert Necaise, who now practices law in Gulfport, said that placing Billiot in the Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield will “place a hardship on the metal institution required to house him.” Full Story »

Crosby Arboretum is set to host two events this month, the first is the Christmas upcoming open house and the second is another round of Project Wild. Full Story »

POPLARVILLE — A complaint has been filed in Pearl River County Chancery Court seeking what is called a “declaratory judgment” on whether or not City Manager Harvey Miller, Jr., can simultaneously serve on the Picayune school board and as a Picayune city employee. Full Story »

The Early Head Start program has received $2.65 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand the program by 72 children ages 0-3 years and pregnant teenagers. Full Story »

Typically when a child with a serious illness is given a chance to make a wish, the wish is for a trip to Disney World or to meet a favorite celebrity, but a Pearl River Community College student asked for a college education when he was 14. Full Story »

Adams County Supervisor Mike Lazarus says it’s the time to consolidate Natchez and Adams County to save money. Full Story »

A Mississippi woman has been crowned the 2010 Miss Rodeo America. Full Story »

Former U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering and a youth league soccer coach fought after a weekend game, and now investigators are trying to figure out who started the scuffle, police said Monday. Full Story »

Toys for Tykes will hold its 20th annual motorcycle run Saturday, which will feature Santa Claus on a motorcycle. Full Story »

Mississippi’s state mental hospital has treated numerous felons over the years, and there’s no reason for state officials to disregard a federal judge’s order to send death row inmate James Billot there, his lawyers argue. Full Story »

PICAYUNE — Supervisors on Monday welcomed aboard interim District 2 supervisor Joyce Culpepper, who will serve as District 2 supervisor in the place of her late husband, Charles E. Culpepper, until a special election is held next November to fill the rest of his term. Full Story »