An off-duty deputy with the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department and a resident with a keen eye led to the arrest of a man wanted in Collins. Scottie Mitchell, 47, was arrested Aug. 20 by Picayune ...

Officers with the Picayune Police Department’s Special Operations Division recovered 41 pressed pills containing fentanyl and over 5 ounces of methamphetamine along with packaging materials, body ...

Detectives with the Picayune Police Department’s Special Operations Division learned about illegal drugs sales being conducted through a text message from Daramie Magee, Chief Joe Quave said. On ...

The Picayune Maroon Tide hit the road for its first contest of the season, bringing home a hard-fought three-point victory over the Gulfport Admirals, 31-28. The Tide had to play from behind for most ...

A Pearl River County man remains in custody at the Lenoir Rowell Criminal Justice Center on charges of child exploitation. Justice Court Judge Jason Hunt denied bond for Robert Leslie Pullens Thursday ...

NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre paid an inspirational visit to South Side Upper Elementary School on Monday to read a short story, share motivational words and answer questions from excited students.

The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors met on July 23 to address a range of community matters, hearing from multiple representatives throughout the meeting. Nathan Farmer, representing the ...

Three. That’s how old Jacob Johnson was when his dad first handed him a baseball — a simple moment that would later change the life of the now-MLB draftee. With no family ties to the game, he ...

With Mississippi’s new direct-to-consumer wine shipping law going into effect earlier this month, wine connoisseurs and the curious alike can now order directly from merchants across the nation, a ...

A Picayune man died Monday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 59 in St. Tammany Parish, according to Louisiana State Police. The crash occurred around 10 a.m. near the Interstate 12 ...

The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with narcotics investigators and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, is continuing efforts to crack down on illegal substances in the county.

Jackie Rene Hurd, son of the late Mable Louise Hurd and the late Harold Paul Hurd. Jackie was born on May 22,1954 in Picayune, Miss. In 1972, he later met and married Ruby Hurd. To this union they ...