By Will Sullivan, Picayune Item, Miss. Jul. 30--PICAYUNE -- The Picayune school board thanked a representative of World Vision, which has been at the Picayune schools for the past two days handing out new backpacks and school supplies to students in kindergarten through 8th grade.

By Ginger Schmidt, Picayune Item, Miss. Jul. 30--PICAYUNE -- Picayune was privileged to play host to the first woman to ever win the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship, Muriel Anderson.

By Ginger Schmidt, Picayune Item, Miss. Jul. 29--CARRIERE -- The Pearl River County School District last night declined to accept junior high students from the Picayune Municipal Separate School District.

By Jeremy Pittari, Picayune Item, Miss. Jul. 24--STENNIS -- After successfully delivering "hope" to the space station five of the astronauts involved in the endeavor shared their experience with Stennis Space Center staff.

By Ginger Schmidt, Picayune Item, Miss. Jul. 17--PICAYUNE -- The ninth case of human West Nile Virus for the state of Mississippi was confirmed on Friday, July 11, in Pearl River County. This is the first confirmed case for Pearl River County for this year.