Sentencing for a 41-year-old Purvis man who was convicted of statutory rape and two counts of child molestation will be sentenced Tuesday, May 29, in Poplarville after his attorney received a continuance from the state Supreme Court on Thursday.
For some of us, it takes a little while – and several different tries – to settle on a career path.
For Jo Carlisle, there never really was much of a question.
During last week’s meeting of the Petal School District Board of Directors, board members received annual reports from three more district departments: athletics, child nutrition and technology. The reports were in addition to three reports received at the April 10 meeting and four reports at the March 13 meeting.
After his first month on the job, Lumberton Police Chief Carlus Page said earlier this week he has seen positive changes in the department and believes other people are seeing the upswing.
Dr. Rebecca Barker Bedell joins an esteemed group of former Petal High School graduates as this year’s Petal School District Academic Hall of Fame inductee.
Bedell was in attendance during a scholarship brunch Monday where more than $48,500 in scholarships was presented by the Petal Education Foundation.
A Petal attorney has entered the race for the Forrest County Justice Court Judge seat formerly held by longtime judge Pat Causey.
Hattiesburg attorney Cory Ferraez, 28, has agreed to settle a dispute with the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office regarding voting irregularities dating back to 2015.
Several sections of roadway in the Trailwood and Trailwood West subdivisions will soon receive repairs, as the Petal Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday night to approve $149,000 worth of roadwork in the neighborhoods.
We’re the best under the sun,
Senior Class of ’81!
That was my senior class cheer, as it were. We yelled it at pep rallies, on bus trips and just whenever the occasion arose for us to scream loudly (there were lots of those). There were several variations on the theme.
A few people I know would just as soon forget about the time they spent in high school, with all the studying, homework and sometimes feeling the pressure to excel. For some people, graduating from high school is a sense of release, finally obtaining the freedom they desire as they break the bonds of their childhood.
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