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Belhaven named one of Money’s 2025 Best Colleges in America
Financial news outlet Money has named Belhaven University to its 2025 Best Colleges list, recognizing its affordability and ...
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Mississippi College included in Wall Street Journal’s top US universities
The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse has named Mississippi College to its list of 2026 Best Colleges in the ...
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Wesson company is helping shape the future of the insulation industry
Grace Foam Solutions, a spray foam distribution company out of Wesson, is helping to shape the future of ...
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Time to get fall/winter vaccinations to fight respiratory viruses
As what is historically the respiratory virus season approaches, the Mississippi State Department of Health encourages residents to ...
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Historic bell tower on School of the Arts campus restored for Eagle Scout project
Boy Scout Evan Guilfoyle, part of Troop 164 in Madison, undertook restoration of the Mississippi School of the ...
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Copiah County Sheriff’s Office investigating Monday night homicide
The Copiah County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the Monday night murder of a 20-year-old man. At approximately 11:10 ...
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MHP: 2 killed in weekend wrecks in Lincoln, Lawrence
Two men were killed in two separate wrecks over the weekend in Lincoln and Lawrence counties, and a ...
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MHP mounted patrol visits Brookhaven Academy students
The human and equestrian officers of the Mississippi Highway Patrol visited the K-3, K-4 and K-5 students at ...
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Spicy instruction: MSU Extension Service provides church members with nutrition, healthy living education
BY LEAH BOWERS SPECIAL TO THE DAILY LEADER Sure, medicines are great for preventing and addressing health problems, ...
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Co-Lin announces 2025 Homecoming queen, court
Copiah-Lincoln Community College has announced its 2025 Homecoming Court and Queen Reagan Fortenberry, of Brookhaven. Members of the ...
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Southern Oaks Properties celebrates 2 years, new location
Southern Oaks Properties recently celebrated its two-year anniversary with a ribbon cutting at the realtor’s new location — ...
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CLCC Athletic Alumni Assoc. to induct 8 into Sports Hall of Fame
The Copiah-Lincoln Community College Athletic Alumni Association will induct eight members into the Sports Hall of Fame during ...
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Godly fathers
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition ...
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Monticello hospital hosts free health, wellness fair
Lawrence County Hospital is bringing back a popular community event Oct. 15 and organizers are still looking for ...
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Sen. Hyde-Smith votes for FY2026 National Defense Policy bill
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) late Thursday night voted for Senate passage of the FY2026 National Defense Authorization ...
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Don’t handle the fish
Hi, all! I’ve shared many signs with you in the past few years, but here’s another. It says, ...
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AKA Phi Mu Omega hosts women’s empowerment forum
The Phi Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. recently hosted Pearls in Politics: Empowering Women ...
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New conditioning
As the summer daytime temperatures keep recording their above 80s heat, I continue to thank God for the ...
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City board votes on inspections, evaluations
The Brookhaven Board of Aldermen approved a clarification for inspections and evaluations for department supervisors in its most ...
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Lincoln County Jail docket: Sheriff’s Office makes 3 arrests on felony charges
Arrest reports Lincoln County Jail docket, Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 6-8, 2025: • Amy Boyd, 07/28/1968, 1984 New Sight Drive ...
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Jesus, family, photography: Meet Trystan Beeson
Know Your Neighbor When Trystan Eschete Beeson was born, her mother “borrowed” her friend Trista’s name and gave ...
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Code enforcement active, crime stats continue to drop
City codes are being enforced and violent crime numbers are down significantly. City leaders were pleased to hear ...
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Sweet! Lions host potato fundraiser
For the 11th consecutive year, the Wesson Lions Club is selling Vardaman sweet potatoes at “unbeatable prices” to ...
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Local West Nile samples down by 75 percent
West Nile Virus samples are down by 75 percent in Lincoln County, according to Vector Disease Control International ...
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Post offices, other closings on Columbus-Indigenous Peoples Day
The U.S. Postal Service, as well as federal offices and courts, will be closed Monday, Oct. 13, in ...