News
Lincoln County School District names 2 new assistant superintendents
Current Assistant Superintendent Richelle Ratcliff is retiring Lincoln County School District Assistant Superintendent Richelle Ratcliff is retiring ...
Top Stories
News
City of Brookhaven receives nearly $4M in federal grants for projects
Board approves $115K for Solid Waste Department equipment The City of Brookhaven has received close to $4 ...
News
Lincoln County Jail docket: Brookhaven man charged with intent to distribute illegal drugs
Lincoln County Jail docket, Monday-Sunday, Feb. 9-15, 2026: • Kris Brown, 06/05/1985, 440 E Chickasaw St. — arrested, ...
News
Support local animal rescue efforts through BARL’s Canines, Cats & Corks
This spring, Brookhaven Animal Rescue League will host one of its signature fundraising events — Canines, Cats & ...
News
Community works together to recover after tornados strike
Families in Lincoln and Lawrence counties are recovering from weekend storms that tore through the area late Saturday ...
More Stories
Read more in...
eEdition
Email newsletter signup
Polls
Loading ...More Stories
Opinion
Singing along my way
It began as a hum and then as I continued getting ready for church, the words began forming ...
News
Smithdale student earns honors at Lee University, Tennessee
Lise Berryhill, of Smithdale, has been named to the Dean’s List at Lee University for the fall 2025 ...
News
Brookhaven native, MSA student earns full-ride scholarship
A Brookhaven native and student at the Mississippi School for the Arts has received a full-ride scholarship to ...
Sports
Ole Brook Tennis is the defending 5A State championship team
Coach Becky Green’s Ole Brook Tennis team players are the defending 5A state champions. The team includes: Cole Foster, ...
News
4th defendant pleads guilty in murder of 6-year-old
The last of four defendants in a 2022 murder case in Pike County has pleaded guilty. Malik Reed ...
Opinion
Rest in the Lord
Hi, all! We arrived first thing that morning at the dock in Ketchikan, Alaska. Ketchikan is known both ...
News
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre raises $4,500 for Co-Lin Choir
The Copiah-Lincoln Community College Choir recently hosted “Secrets Beneath the Mask – Murder at Mardi Gras,” a masquerade-themed ...
News
Franklin County Hospital gets stronger footing with appropriations package
President Donald Trump signed a five-bill appropriations package Feb. 3 that includes a wide assortment of benefits for ...
Sports
Brookhaven High’s Knott is finalist for NHSACA Coach of the Year
Brookhaven High School coach Shannon Knott has advanced as a finalist for the 2026 National High School Athletic ...
News
You’re invited to a Valentine Adoption Paw-ty — And heads up for Canines, Cats & Corks
This Saturday, Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day — Brookhaven Animal Rescue League will bring adoptable cats and dogs ...
More Stories
News
Lincoln County Jail docket: 2 women charged with felony drug possession
Lincoln County Jail docket, Monday-Sunday, Feb. 2-8, 2026: • Christopher Jack Heathcock, 01/29/1988, 1773 Evans Loop SE, Ruth ...
News
City selects School Board appointee, previous selection sues
The Brookhaven Board of Aldermen voted recently to appoint a new member to the Brookhaven Public School Board, ...
News
Brookhaven Alderwoman rescinds call for DC board visit
Alderwoman Jennifer Howard-Tate kickstarted the Brookhaven board’s most recent meeting by rescinding her motion to accept a trip ...
News
Louisiana man killed, 2 injured in Franklin County crash
A Louisiana man died as the result of a Monday crash in Franklin County, and two other individuals ...
Business
Clint’s, KC Family pharmacies merging
After decades of service in Brookhaven, pharmacist Clint Bane is retiring, and Clint’s Pharmacy will merge with KC ...
News
City of Brookhaven votes to appoint a new School Board member; previous selection threatens suit
The Brookhaven Board of Aldermen has voted to appoint a new member to the Brookhaven Public School Board, ...
News
Area students earn honors, degrees at higher institutions
Colleges and universities continue to release the names of area students who have achieved honors or have completed ...
Opinion Columnists
Is there no balm in Gilead?
“I would comfort myself in sorrow; my heart is faint in me. Listen! The voice, the cry of ...
News
Franklin County Hospital gets stronger footing with new appropriations package
President Donald Trump signed a five-bill appropriations package Feb. 3 that includes a wide assortment of benefits for ...
News
Lincoln County Jail docket: 2 charged with felony taking of motor vehicles
Lincoln County Jail docket, Monday-Sunday, Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2026: • Danaly Lidiett Wilson, 12/12/1980, 205 Locust St., McComb ...