2+ day, 11+ 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…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (100+ words) Picayune Item Septembers with the most precipitation in Mississippi since 1895 Published 7:08 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 Stacker compiled a ranking of the Septembers with the most precipitation in Mississippi since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (182+ words) Published 6:00 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted the U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to purchase up to $20 million in surplus wild-caught shrimp products for distribution to schools and food banks. The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is purchasing…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (186+ words) Published 4:00 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general raising concerns over climate-related financial activism in a letter sent to the “Big 4” accounting firms: Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. “For years, climate…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (223+ words) Published 6:00 pm Monday, August 31, 2026 “Small Town Chats with Mayor Luke,” a local podcast featuring leadership and projects in Picayune, aired its third episode on Saturday, Aug. 29, to discuss local healthcare and the medical resources available in Picayune, highlighting Forrest Health....

1+ week, 5+ 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, 4+ day ago   (158+ words) Published 4:00 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 The Mississippi Library Association is pleased to announce the winners in the categories of Fiction, Non-Fiction, Youth, and Children’s Literature for the 2026 Mississippi Author Awards. The Mississippi Authors Awards seek to recognize and encourage Mississippi authors…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (491+ words) Picayune Item Wicker celebrates Gulf Coast rail success Published 4:00 pm Friday, August 21, 2026 Passenger rail returned to the Gulf Coast a year ago, and what a success it has been. Demand has shattered expectations. Officials hoped to sell 71,000 tickets in the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (751+ words) Published 9:35 am Friday, August 21, 2026 The typical home value in the United States was $371,757 in July, 1.1% higher than the year before. Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in the Jackson, MS metro area using data from…...

3+ week, 4+ 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…...