Picayune, Mississippi is in Pearl River County, Mississippi. Nearby communities include Caesar, Nicholson, Ozona, and Richardson. Slidell, Louisiana is about twenty miles south of Picayune. The community was originally known as Hobolochitto, but when the railroad extended its tracks to the area in the 1880s, the town was named for the New Orleans newspaper owned by one of the community’s more prestigious residents, Eliza Jane Poitevent Nicholson, who was the owner and publisher of the New Orleans Picayune, which was itself named for a Spanish coin. Picayune was incorporated as a township in 1904, and became a city seventeen years later. Today, the city is served by the Norfolk Southern Railway and Amtrak’s Crescent train, offering daily service in each direction. US Highway 11 is the main highway through the city, and Mississippi Highway 43 connects with Interstate Highway 10.
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Picayune is located north of New Orleans, across Lake Pontchartrain and the Pearl River, in Pearl River County. The official municipal web site was founded in the 1880s and incorporated in 1904. Its history and a profile of the city is put forward, including maps, a staff directory and online bill payments. Meeting agendas and minutes are included.
http://www.picayune.ms.us/
Based in Picayune, Mississippi, the real estate agency lists homes, town homes, condominiums, land, farms, and commercial properties in or around Pearl River County or Hancock County, including Pearl River, Picayune, Polarville, Kiln, or the surrounding communities. Office listings, an online property search, agent introductions, and real estate tips are posted.
http://www.fordrlty.com/
Greater Picayune Area Chamber of Commerce
Headquartered in Picayune, Mississippi, the Chamber offers its business members access to marketing opportunities and partnerships. Its membership policies, meeting schedules, a calendar of events, project reports, and sponsorships are highlighted, and job opportunities are posted to the site.
http://www.picayunechamber.org/
The Picayune, Mississippi hotel offers several options in guest accommodations, as well as event facilities. Photos of its rooms, common areas, and Holiday Inn Priority Club offers are discussed, along with a list of amenities and services, and rooms may be reserved through the site.
http://www.hiexpresspicayune.com/
Pearl River County Library System
Organized in 1974, the county library system is governed by a board of trustees, operating the Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library and Cultural Center in Picayune and the Poplarville Public Library. Its history, locations, hours of operation, calendar of events, and an overview of its services and resources are featured.
http://www.pearlriver.lib.ms.us/
The full service funeral home owns and operates the only crematory in Pearl River County, as well as the only privately owned cemetery in the county, that being the Perpetual Care Cemetery & Mausoleum. Pre-arrangement policies are outlined, along with grief issues and other resources, and obituaries are published to the site.
http://www.picayunefuneral.com/
Focusing on the news from Pearl River County since 1904, the Picayune Item is published in Picayune, Mississippi. Contacts, business hours, its advertising policies, obituary submissions, circulation, and corrections policies are put forward, along with news and sports headlines, opinion columns, and other features. Full access to its content requires a subscription.
http://www.picayuneitem.com/
Maintained by Datastar, a computer repair and maintenance company that has been serving the community for more than twenty years, the site offers a history of Picayune, Mississippi and Pearl River County, as well as a guide to the community, including demographics, and links to area services, organizations, churches, and recreational opportunities.
http://www.picayuneonline.com/
Serving Picayune, Mississippi, the public school system offers a PK-12th grade curriculum through several school campuses, including the Early Head Start program, West Side Elementary School, South Side Upper Elementary School, South Side Lower Elementary School, Roseland Park Elementary School, Nicholson Elementary School, Picayune Junior High School, and Picayune Memorial High School.
http://picayune.schooldesk.net/
Situated on a two and a half acre estate in Picayune, Mississippi, the home was built in 1909 and has recently been restored to serve as a bed and breakfast facility, as well as a venue to host weddings and other events. Several photographs are presented, with descriptions of the B&B suites, policy information, and online bookings.
http://www.thehenrysmithhouse.com/
Located in Picayune, Mississippi, the 5000 watt facility broadcasts to Pearl River County, Hancock County, and several Louisiana Parishes, including St. Tammany and Washington. The station may be heard on 1320 AM or by streaming radio, offering contemporary and classic country music, local news, and weather.
http://www.wrjwradio.com/
