The City of Picayune received an unmodified opinion, the highest possible rating, on its Fiscal Year 2023 audit. The audit was conducted by the Hattiesburg-based TMH CPA and Consulting Firm. The word "picayune" was the name of a Spanish coin, worth half a real or 1/16 of a Spanish dollar (6.25 cents).
Its name derives from the French "picaillon", which is itself from the Provençal "picaioun", the name of an unrelated small copper coin from Savoy. In the 19th century, in Louisiana and other southern states, a picayune was a small coin (specifically, a Spanish half real) with a low monetary value. The coin's name derives from picaioun, a word that means "small coin" in Occitan (a language spoken in Southern France). A brush fire is burning 1,500 acres at Picayune Strand State Park in Naples, Collier County, Florida.
Picayune Item Obituaries, See upate, fire map. Search the world, and the only city named Picayune is found in South Mississippi. The appeal of the area is evident to anyone who visits the area. However, how Picayune got its name traces back to a Spanish coin and a well-renowned newspaper still published today. Picayune has attractions for every enthusiast: historical buildings and landmarks for historians; fishing and hunting for the sportsman; and, plenty of shopping for fashionistas.
Picayune Item Obituaries, Travel to and from Picayune by automobile or train. Fire crews in Florida are battling a large brush fire that has spread across approximately 300 acres in the Picayune Strand State Forest, officials say. The blaze was reported on Monday near Newman Drive and Beck Boulevard, according to the Collier County Sheriff's Office. Emergency responders ... COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. (WINK) — Florida Forestry and Greater Naples Fire are on scene, combating a 1,733-acre brush fire at the Picayune Strand State Forest.
