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Lincoln County Jail docket: Bogue Chitto man charged with drug possession and intent to distribute

Lincoln County Jail docket, Thursday-Sunday, May 8-11, 2025: Talan Jase Pfaffenberger, 08/17/2006, 157 — Road, Ruth — arrested, ... Read more

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DG Literacy Foundation awards more than $195K to MS nonprofits

Thursday, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced the award of more than $195,000 in literacy grants to Mississippi ... Read more

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Loyd Star alum receives Co-Lin medical radiology scholarship

Copiah-Lincoln Community College sophomore Medical Radiologic Technology student Johnna Norman of Brookhaven has been awarded the Mississippi Radiological ... Read more

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Lincoln County Jail docket: Brookhaven man charged with indecent exposure

Lincoln County Jail docket, Monday-Wednesday, May 5-7, 2025: Jahmarr Pope, 08/01/2003, 2773 Hopewell Road — arrested, charged with ... Read more

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Lawrence County Hospital, clinics achieve age-friendly recognition

Lawrence County Hospital, Lawrence County Family Practice, and Monticello Family Practice are now part of a movement to ... Read more

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Melba’s Place named Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Month

Melba’s Place on Hwy. 550 was named April’s Business of the Month by members of the Brookhaven-Lincoln County ... Read more

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It’s Hurricane Preparedness Week — are you ready for the season?

Today is not too early to get prepared for hurricanes in Mississippi.  This week, May 4-10, is Hurricane ... Read more

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1 teen dead, another arrested in McComb shooting

A 17-year-old has been killed, and another 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a Friday shooting at ... Read more

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Lincoln County Jail docket: 3 arrested on marijuana charges

Lincoln County Jail docket, Thursday-Sunday, May 1-4, 2025: James Houston Stamps, 12/28/1979, 7 Edna Davis Lane, Monticello — ... Read more

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Department of Health: Smokers more at risk for strokes

About 1,500 Mississippians die each year from strokes. Smokers are more at risk for strokes than those who ... Read more