Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a crash late Friday night that left two people dead. About 10:30 p.m., MHP responded to a crash on Highway 26 and West North Street in Pearl River County. A truck driven by 45-year-old Billy…
A 17-year-old driver was killed Thursday when another vehicle crossed the center line on Highway 11. Mississippi Highway Patrol was called out to the crash at 10:45 a.m. Thursday morning to the incident in Pearl River County. Troopers say 83-year-old…
On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at approximately 4 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Interstate 59 in Pearl River County. A 2018 Chevrolet Equinox driven by 33-year-old Jordan A. Lott of Lumberton, MS, was traveling…
Due to the potential for severe weather forecast through 6AM tomorrow, Pearl River County Emergency Services announced that they will open the community saferooms. Pets are not allowed. Please bring anything you may need (food, water, etc.) Poplarville Community Saferoom…
Due to the expected prolonged freezing conditions next week all three community saferooms will open. Pets are not allowed. Please bring anything you may need (food, water, etc.) See below for locations and hours. Poplarville Community Saferoom (Open Monday 1/15/23…
In anticipation of potential severe weather this afternoon, and overnight tonight, The Pearl River County Office of Emergency Services announces that ALL THREE community safe rooms will open today at 4:00 PM and remain open until the threat of severe…
U.S. Marshals and the Pearl River County Sheriff's Office arrested a wanted felon at a home on Laser Lane in Carriere on Tuesday morning. 30-year-old James Bearrie Hylton was wanted on a federal probation violation out of North Carolina…
Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a pair of fatal crashes in Pearl River County that happened over the last week. On August 25 about 10:30 p.m., 20-year-old Ramone Jackson of Picayune was traveling north on Highway 43 when his vehicle…
The Pearl River County Tax Assessor/ Collector race looks to be heading to a recount. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, the unofficial results are in. Sandy Kane Smith has received 2,908 of the votes and Jo Lynn Houston has…
A Picayune man was convicted Thursday of capital murder in the 2020 death of a Willie R. Jones. 27-year-old Dustin Gray's trial was this week. His half-brother, 21-year-old Austin Brookshire, was found guilty of…
Pearl River County has implemented a burn ban. This burn ban is effective until further notice and comes just days after Hancock County implemented its own ban days…
A semi-truck loaded with propane bottles is on fire on I-59 South at the 28 mile marker south of Poplarville exit in Pearl River County. Multiple first responders are at the scene working to control the fire and prevent it…
A Poplarville man died Wednesday in a head-on collision on Highway 53 in Pearl River County. Mississippi Highway Patrol said 42-year-old Justin Odom was traveling south on Highway 53 when he collided with 24-year-old Markesha Harries of Houston, Texas, who…
On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at approximately 2 a.m, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 26, near J M Tynes Road, in Pearl River County. A 2007 GMC Truck driven by 19-year-old Silas Ensign of…
Pearl River County has the most overdose deaths per capita in Mississippi and Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers is working to lower that number. Families…
A tip that a convicted sex offender was with an 11-year-old girl prompted an investigation and arrest of a Carriere man in Harrison County. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said 40-year-old Michael Anthony Rester was arrested about noon today after…
A man trying to get from Slidell to family in Tennessee was found dead in Pearl River County on Monday. Pearl River County Coroner Derek Turnage said 57-year-old Charles Wilson Ligon Jr., was found Monday morning by duck hunters returning…
According to our media partner the Sun Herald, a dismembered body was found in Pearl River County on Saturday morning. Deputies responded to an area on Burge and…
A Carriere man is facing multiple charges after Pearl River County deputies searched his home. Pearl River County Sheriff David Allison said Dustin Hatten, 39, has been charged with possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, possession of methamphetamine…
On Sunday, October 30, 2022, at approximately 11:29 AM, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 43 South in Pearl River County. A 2017 Jaguar passenger vehicle driven by 86-year-old Donald C. Schneider of Picayune, MS,…
A 23-year-old Seminary woman died Tuesday morning as a result of a one vehicle crash in Pearl River County. Mississippi Highway Patrol said Katelyn Marie Baker was traveling north on Highway 11 about 9:45 a.m. when her 2018 GMC Yukon…
Pearl River County Sheriff's Department is looking for the owner of this black truck that deputies believe was used in several vehicle burglaries. Pearl River authorities say the vehicle burglaries happened in the Apple South subdivision over the weekend. The…
Southern Transportation Commissioner Tom King announced updates to several MDOT projects in South Mississippi. “Summer is peak construction season at MDOT, and we’re proud to see the progress being made on Mississippi’s highways,” said King. “We are always striving to…
A suspect wanted in Pearl River County in an attempted murder case was arrested Saturday in Waveland Amanti Briscoe, 23, was taken into custody after police acted on a tip from Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers posted to social media on…