Pearl River County, Mississippi
The seat of Pearl River County: a college town in the piney woods, about an hour from Hattiesburg, the Gulf Coast and New Orleans - and the whole county turns out here every June for the blueberries.
Discover Poplarville
A working county seat with the oldest community college in Mississippi inside the city limits, u-pick blueberry rows out every back road, and one weekend each June when ten thousand people come to town for the fruit.
Living in Poplarville
That is the city's own line for it, and it holds up: Hattiesburg, the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans are each roughly an hour out, with I-59 at the edge of town. You can work any of the three and still come home to pines, porches and an “A” rated school district.
The Poplarville School District is rated “A” by state testing standards - one of only fifteen in Mississippi - and Poplarville High has been recognised by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's highest-performing schools.
Hattiesburg, the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans are each roughly an hour away, with Highway 26 and Highway 11 running straight through town and I-59 at the edge of it.
Around 2,800 people live inside the city limits. Poplarville calls itself a city of hospitality and a family-oriented community, and the Jubilee crowd of ten thousand every June suggests the rest of the county agrees.
The longleaf pine built this place, and it still surrounds it. Blueberry rows, cattle pasture and pine plantation run right up to the city limits in every direction.
What's coming up
Board meetings twice a month, and the two weekends each year that the whole county turns out for.
Downtown Poplarville and the Town Green
Downtown turns out for the holidays - vendors on the Town Green, hot cocoa, pictures with Santa, shopping in the Main Street stores, and the annual Christmas parade rolling through town.
Downtown Poplarville and the Town Green
Poplarville's signature weekend and the reason the water tower says what it says. Friday night opens with storytelling and music - bring a chair and a blanket. Saturday fills downtown with craft and artist booths, a 5K and fun run, a pancake breakfast, a car show, a baby crawl, a puppy pageant and tours at the USDA horticultural lab. The Jubilee has been running for more than forty years and draws thousands into town.
Board Room, Poplarville City Hall
The Board's regular meetings are open to the public. Agendas are posted in advance and minutes are published once the Board approves them.
Next Board of Aldermen meetings
Tuesday, September 1 · Tuesday, September 15
5:00 p.m. in the Board Room at Poplarville City Hall. Open to the public.
City notices
Official Poplarville Police Department crash reports can be purchased and downloaded through LexisNexis BuyCrash, instead of waiting for a copy at the station.
The Mississippi State Department of Health has issued a public notification regarding the discontinuation of community water fluoridation. The full notice is posted with the city's water department information.
The Board of Aldermen meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Room at City Hall. Meetings are open to the public, and residents can ask the City Clerk to be placed on the agenda.
Come see us
Water accounts, permits, licences, records and just about any question you have about the city start here. Submissions to Ask City Hall get a reply from a clerk within 24 to 48 hours.
