Howdy Friends and Neighbors!
I’m saddened to begin this week’s column with some very sad news about our neighbors here in Pearl. Rick and Bernadine Mariott passed away together on September 4 and the community has been mourning their passing. My personal early memory of moving to Pearl was meeting Bernadine on the side of FM 183 on one of the coldest days of the year. I had pulled over onto the sid…