2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (602+ words) Published 8:00 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 Pearl River Community College is celebrating another historic enrollment milestone, welcoming 7,142 students to the Wildcat Family for fall 2026. According to a preliminary headcount report released last week by the Mississippi Community College Board, PRCC’s headcount increased…...

3+ day, 54+ min ago   (279+ words) Published 6:00 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 At Pearl River Community College, the legacy of the late Dub “Pawpaw” Herring continues to live on- not only through the family he loved, but through the countless lives he touched through faith, service, compassion, generosity,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (126+ words) Picayune Item Statement on college atheltics Published 8:00 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 “The University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University run two of the very best football programs in the country. I support their right to do what is necessary to protect…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (127+ words) Published 8:00 am Monday, August 31, 2026 Picayune notice of agenda City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., 203 Goodyear Blvd., Picayune, MS 39466 Welcome and call to order Action Requested: Approve request as submitted. Action Requested: Approve request as submitted and authorize Mayor and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (216+ words) Published 8:00 pm Friday, August 28, 2026 These statistics prove that words like “Mississippi Momentum” are more than slogans. But if anyone still doubts that Mississippi is on the move, they might consider these examples, which I witnessed firsthand over the past few…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (339+ words) Picayune Item Pearl River County School District opens fitness trail Published 2:00 pm Monday, August 24, 2026 On Aug. 11, 2026, the Pearl River County School District Wellness Committee, alongside Superintendent Jeremy Weir and Lower Pearl River Valley President Clyde Dease Jr., celebrated the grand…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (196+ words) Published 12:00 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Picayune notice of agenda City Council regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. 203 Goodyear Blvd., Picayune, MS 39466 Welcome and call to order Action Requested: Approve request as submitted. Action Requested: Approve request as submitted and authorize Mayor or…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (388+ words) picayuneitem.com Hyde-Smith bill to improve Federal Education Scholarship tax credit Published 8:00 am Tuesday, August 18, 2026 U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has introduced legislation to increase the impact of an existing federal education scholarship tax credit by indexing it…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (157+ words) Picayune Item City Council Aug. 6 special meeting agenda Published 10:00 am Monday, August 10, 2026 Call for special meeting of the Mayor of City Council of the City of Picayune To: Mayor Jim Luke, Council Members Anna Turnage, Lynn Bumpers, Jan Stevens, Larry…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (119+ words) Published 8:00 pm Wednesday, August 5, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. 203 Goodyear Blvd., Picayune, MS 39466 Welcome and call to order Action Requested: Approve request as submitted and authorize Mayor and City Clerk to sign all related documents. proposed Tax Levies…...