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Poplarville, Mississippi. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Pearl River. Associated ZIP codes: 39470.
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Mississippi House Rep. Jansen Owen, a Republican from Poplarville, is running to be the district attorney for the 15th Circuit Court District.
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Officials closely monitoring river levels and flood risks across the metro area.
Mississippi, Louisiana rivers remain under warning as flooding eases Forecasters extended a Flood Warning for the Pearl River and West Hobolochitto Creek, wh...
One person is dead and about 30 homes are being evacuated as severe storms and flooding sweep across Mississippi, closing roads, triggering water rescues and...
Crews from Pearl River Valley and Mississippi Power repaired damage left by the storm.
The Lumberton Senior Center in Lamar County presented two local veterans with handmade quilts as symbols of appreciation for their service.
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Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s election as the state’s first Black governor marks a historic milestone for Nevada and for a large part of the count...
Many voters in Mississippi's close Senate race said they were caught by surprise when they learned they would have to vote by affidavit because their registr...
With 99% of precincts reporting as of Wednesday morning, DeSoto County went blue, backing Democrat nominee Scott Colom over incumbent Republican Senator Cind...
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Poplarville is in Pearl River County, Mississippi.
Region: Mississippi Gulf Coast
39470
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Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s election as the state’s first Black governor marks a historic milestone for Nevada and for a large part of the count...
Many voters in Mississippi's close Senate race said they were caught by surprise when they learned they would have to vote by affidavit because their registr...
With 99% of precincts reporting as of Wednesday morning, DeSoto County went blue, backing Democrat nominee Scott Colom over incumbent Republican Senator Cind...
Poplarville, the seat of Pearl River County, is named for "Poplar" Jim Smith, who owned much of the land where the town grew. It was incorporated on March 4, 1886, several years before the county itself existed. An earlier Pearl County, formed in 1872, lost its records when its courthouse in a Masonic building burned, and with poor tax rolls and few residents it was abolished in 1878.
The New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad came through just before the legislature created a new Pearl River County in 1890 from parts of Hancock and Marion counties, with Poplarville as its seat. The town had only 236 residents in 1890 but 990 by 1900. The first courthouse was built in 1891 and 1892 at a cost of $8,298 and served until a new one was built across the street in 1918; the town's first school opened in 1892, sparing families the trip to Lumberton. In 1907 Theodore Bilbo, a young lawyer, minister and farmer from Pearl River County, was elected to the state senate, beginning a career that took him twice to the governor's office and then to the U.S. Senate for 12 years. Pearl River County Agricultural High School opened at Poplarville in 1909, and in 1923 the town opened the first of Mississippi's junior colleges there. Poplarville now hosts the annual Blueberry Jubilee. Sources The Historical Marker Database: The Old Courthouse (Mississippi Department of Archives and History) Wikipedia: Poplarville, Mississippi
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