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AG partners with Boy Scouts to raise opioid danger awareness
Recently, Attorney General Lynn Fitch, in collaboration with the Andrew Jackson Council of the Boy Scouts of America, ...
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Co-Lin Fine Arts Division students, faculty present Winter Spectacular
The Copiah-Lincoln Community College Fine Arts Division students and faculty recently presented their annual Winter Spectacular performance on ...
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Update: BPD investigating shots fired incident, 1 suspect in custody, another identified
Brookhaven Police Department officers responded to a shots fired call in Cloverdale just after noon Wednesday. Investigators worked ...
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Brookhaven Academy football program hit with fines, probation, temporary bans
Brookhaven Academy has been hit with one-year probation and a fine, two coaches have been fined, and both ...
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BPD investigating shots fired incident, 1 in custody
Brookhaven Police Department officers responded to a shots fired call in Cloverdale just after noon Wednesday. Investigators worked ...
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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office warns of scam warrant calls
Someone is calling Lincoln County residents claiming they have an arrest warrant for failure to appear for jury ...
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Update: Downtown shooting results in one man hospitalized
shooting in downtown Brookhaven Sunday evening has resulted in one person injured and hospitalized. In what appears to ...
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Juvenile arrested for Brookhaven car burglaries
Brookhaven police arrested a juvenile Friday night who was allegedly breaking into cars around the high school area, ...
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2025 Brookhaven Christmas Parade rescheduled due to expected foul weather
The 2025 Brookhaven Christmas Parade has been postponed. The parade’s annual schedule is on the first Thursday following ...
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Special Runoff Election for Lincoln County Circuit Clerk is Tuesday, Dec. 2
The Special Runoff Election for Lincoln County Circuit Clerk is Tuesday. Polling places will be open 7 a.m. ...
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Weekend downtown shooting sends one victim to hospital
One person was injured in a shooting in downtown Brookhaven Sunday evening. In what appears to have been ...
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Lincoln County Jail docket: Hazlehurst, Tylertown, Wesson residents arrested on Brookhaven city warrants
Lincoln County Jail docket, Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 24-25, 2025: • Jordan Bourque, 10/25/1987, 200 Fredrick — arrested, charged with ...
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Southwest Mississippi author releases 3rd crime novel
The third novel from Southwest Mississippi novelist Charles Rogers is now available. “The Community Files” — set in ...
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Panthers to play for state Championship
Brookhaven High School (10-2) made the big plays in a big game to advance to the MHSAA 5A ...
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BFD snuffs out 2 Thanksgiving blazes
Brookhaven Fire Department responded to a report of fire at 7:45 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. The residence at 570 ...
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Lights, cameras, Christmas!
The official lighting of the Brookhaven downtown Christmas tree is Saturday, Nov. 29. The annual event begins at ...
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MSDH urges smokers to get screened for cancer
Lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer in the United States, and cigarette smoking is linked ...
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Pair of BFD firefighters graduate State Fire Academy certification course
Firefighters Peyton Christopher Reid and Gage Dickerson of the Brookhaven Fire Department have graduated Class 218 from the ...
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BTC Polymer Science students tour USM, get hands-on experiences
Brookhaven Technical Center’s Polymer Science II students spent several days recently putting content into practice in lab. Students ...
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Better crossings may be coming for pedestrians on Hwy. 51
Safety is a major concern for pedestrians crossing Hwy. 51 in Brookhaven. Studies are beginning in order to ...
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Victory Baptist offers a twist with Christmas Bible School
Vacation Bible Schools are a common sight in the Bible Belt during the summertime. But Lincoln County residents ...
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MHP: Thanksgiving enforcement period begins Wednesday at 5 p.m.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol will begin its 2025 Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Enforcement Period today, Nov. 26, at 5 ...
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Lincoln County Jail docket: MHP arrests 11 on DUI, marijuana possession charges
Lincoln County Jail docket, Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 20-23, 2025: • Naibria Pranshell Smith, 01/26/1993, 505 Vanzie St. — arrested, ...
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Know Your Neighbor: You ‘May’ have seen this Brookhaven painter’s window art all around town
Garrett May is a Brookhaven native and still calls the Homeseekers Paradise his home. A drive through the ...
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The 2025 Holiday Food Pantry Drive has begun! Donate now
For more than 20 years now, The Daily Leader and Bank of Brookhaven have partnered to collect monetary ...