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Getting ready for the sweet summertime: Brookhill on Natchez and Brookhaven Country Club plan summer activities

Lay out the sunscreen, swimsuit and pack a hat. Summer — though not officially here until June 21 — seems to have already come to Brookhaven. ... Read more

by Matt Rushing, Thursday, June 8, 2017 9:28 pm

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Wesson Board of Aldermen approve part-time hire for WPD

The Wesson Board of Alderman met quickly Tuesday night and approved three separate items on the agenda. Wesson added a part-time officer to the police ... Read more

by Matt Rushing, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 9:37 pm

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Brothers do more than build fences; expanded and renamed business to include farm supply

In May of 1999, Lande Johnson was about to graduate college. He was deciding between medical or veterinarian school. “After some time I didn’t feel ... Read more

by Matt Rushing, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 9:36 pm

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Families full of tears, full of hope

Barbara Mitchell, Brenda May and Toccara May were laid to rest Monday afternoon. They were among the first victims of the Lincoln County shootings that ... Read more

by Matt Rushing, Monday, June 5, 2017 9:50 pm

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Husband, wife remembered and celebrated at funeral service

Ferral Burage and Sheila May Burage loved, lived and died together. The couple were fatally shot May 28 during a killing spree that left seven ... Read more

by Matt Rushing, Sunday, June 4, 2017 7:43 pm

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Blackwell, Edwards families grieve as cousins are laid to rest

Many tears fell as the family members of Austin Edwards and Jordan Blackwell passed by the boys’ matching blue caskets for one last goodbye. Well ... Read more

by Matt Rushing, Saturday, June 3, 2017 6:46 pm

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Seventh Girls Night Out is just days away

Get ready to shop ‘til you drop. The seventh annual Girls Night Out event in Brookhaven is Thursday from 3 to 9 p.m. The Brookhaven ... Read more

by Matt Rushing, Friday, June 2, 2017 9:49 pm

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Brookhaven Board of Aldermen approve special use permit for Edgewood Mansion

The mayor and the Brookhaven Board of Alderman accepted the Brookhaven Planning Commission’s application for a special use district for Edgewood Mansion, located on 412 ... Read more

by Matt Rushing, Tuesday, May 30, 2017 3:58 pm

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Father of slain teenager: He’s my hero

Shon Blackwell said his son died a hero. “I know we always ask ourselves what would we do in a situation like that. What he ... Read more

by Matt Rushing, Monday, May 29, 2017 10:08 pm

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Painful loss for Burage family

Christiana May Kelly talked to her mother, Sheila Burage, every morning. Burage, 46, and Kelly’s stepfather, Ferral Burage, 45, were fatally shot Sunday morning at ... Read more

by Matt Rushing, Monday, May 29, 2017 9:39 pm

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