The ''Picayune Item'' is a
weekly newspaper
Weekly newspaper is a general-news or Current affairs (news format), current affairs publication that is issued once or twice a week in a wide variety broadsheet, magazine, and electronic publishing, digital formats. Similarly, a biweekly newspap ...
published in
Picayune, Mississippi
Picayune ( ) is the largest city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 11,885 at the 2020 census. The city is located approximately from New Orleans, Hattiesburg, and Gulfport–Biloxi. The Stennis Space Cen ...
, United States, covering
Pearl River County and parts of
Hancock County, Mississippi
Hancock County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of Mississippi and is named for Founding Father John Hancock. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,053. Its county seat is Bay St. Louis. Hancock County is part of the Gulfp ...
. It publishes on Thursdays, sharing editorial and business functions with sister paper in Louisiana, the ''
Bogalusa Daily News''. Prior to 2023 the Item published five times per week, Tuesday through Friday in the evenings, and on Sunday mornings.
History
Boone Newspapers
Boone Newspapers, Incorporated (BNI) is the parent company of a publishing business that includes dozens of newspapers as well as magazines, other published materials, and internet properties in the United States. It is a private company and owns ...
purchased the newspaper from
Community Newspaper Holdings
CNHI, LLC (formerly Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.) is an American publisher of newspapers and advertising-related publications throughout the United States. The company was formed in 1997 by Ralph Martin, in 2013.
The changeover in publication started July 5, 2023.
References
External links
''Picayune Item'' Website
Newspapers published in Mississippi
Pearl River County, Mississippi
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Newspapers established in 1904
1904 establishments in Mississippi
Weekly newspapers published in the United States
Boone Newspapers