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Two teens found deceased on I-55 in Copiah County
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Two teenagers were found deceased inside a vehicle on Interstate 55 in Copiah County. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said the incident occurred on I-55 South in Copiah County on Sunday, May 12. The Copiah County deputy coroner identified the victims as 17-year-old […]
Buffet of restaurants pass inspections
BROOKHAVEN — Mississippi Department of Health reported 12 establishments and two departments at Walmart passed health inspections last week. The two departments at Walmart made up half of the four establishments earning “B” ratings. Haven Hall, a nursing home facility, earned an “A” rating at 101 Mill Street. It is their 16th straight “A” rating […] The post Buffet of restaurants pass inspections appeared first on Daily Leader.
Area residents winning big in lottery
A Prentiss woman won $1,000 today playing the Mississippi Lottery. She won a $20 Cash Blitz scratch-off ticket she purchased from the Fleet Way #167 in Sumrall. Last Thursday, a Lawrence County man won $100,000 on a Powerball ticket he purchased from B-Kwik #13 in Columbia. The same day, a New Hebron player won $1,000 […] The post Area residents winning big in lottery appeared first on Prentiss Headlight.
Storm threat looms for this evening, Monday
BROOKHAVEN — Lincoln County could see more storms this evening into the start of the week. National Weather Service in Jackson warned of both severe storms and a flash flooding risk. A slight risk of isolated severe storms is forecast by the NWS Jackson office Sunday evening. The storms could bring damaging wind gusts up […] The post Storm threat looms for this evening, Monday appeared first on Daily Leader.
Power outage reported in Brookhaven
BROOKHAVEN — By 10 a.m. this morning, much of Lincoln County’s power had been restored except for a handful of people following last night’s storms. Friday afternoon, reports of power outages came in for the city. Entergy reports 33 customers are without power in the area of Funches street in east Brookhaven. The weather is […] The post Power outage reported in Brookhaven appeared first on Daily Leader.
Lincoln County survives storms
BROOKHAVEN — Lincoln County survived some hefty storms Thursday night. The brunt of the storms hit the Jackson Metropolitan Area hard leaving about 19,000 people without power as of this afternoon in Hinds and Rankin counties. No outages are reported by Magnolia Electric, Entergy or Southwest Electric in Lincoln County at this time. Thunderstorms dumped […] The post Lincoln County survives storms appeared first on Daily Leader.
Area weather radio transmitter down
BUDE — Following severe storms, which damaged three homes in Lincoln County and injured a man in Lawrence County, National Weather Service reports one more loss. The area weather radio transmitter is down in Bude. The NOAA All-Hazards Transmitter radio station KIH-48 in Bude serves Southwest Mississippi including Lincoln, Franklin, Copiah and Lawrence Counties. NWS […] The post Area weather radio transmitter down appeared first on Daily Leader.
Estimated 2.4k Magnolia Electric customers without power in two counties
BROOKHAVEN — Magnolia Electric crews have made headway on restoring power to customers in Lincoln and Lawrence Counties but have further to go. Severe storms with strong winds knocked out power across the county but Magnolia Electric’s customer base was hit the hardest of all the power companies. Nearly 3,000 Magnolia Electric customers in Lincoln […] The post Estimated 2.4k Magnolia Electric customers without power in two counties appeared first on Daily Leader.
Volunteer Firefighters contain structure blaze
ZETUS — Volunteer Firefighters with Zetus Volunteer Fire Department continue to keep a smoldering fire contained to a structure in the 900 block of Denton Trail Sunday morning. The initial fire call came Saturday afternoon as a two-story structure full of t-shirts and hoodies burned. Firemen from several volunteer fire departments including Heucks Retreat, New […] The post Volunteer Firefighters contain structure blaze appeared first on Daily Leader.
Lawrence County man wins big on powerball
COLUMBIA — Mississippi Lottery Corporation reported a Lawrence County man won a big prize on May 9 and turned around a nice profit. The prize of $100,000 was won by a Lawrence County man on a powerball ticket. Mississippi Lottery Corporation reported the ticket was purchased from B-Kwik #13 in Columbia on April 29 for […] The post Lawrence County man wins big on powerball appeared first on Daily Leader.
Supervisors will meet earlier than normal next Monday
BROOKHAVEN — Lincoln County Board of Supervisors confirmed they would meet earlier than normal next Monday for a regularly scheduled meeting. The meetings typically start at 9 a.m. but this one was moved to 8:30 a.m. Lincoln County Administrator Daniel Calcote, who will be on vacation next week, said the meeting needed to be moved […] The post Supervisors will meet earlier than normal next Monday appeared first on Daily Leader.
Focused on Mississippi: Century plant begins to bloom
HAZLEHURST, Miss. (WJTV) – If patience is a virtue, then there is a group of people on East Whitworth Street in Hazlehurst who are up for sainthood, Because they have been waiting patiently for this day for more than 20 years. It was 20 or so years ago that Stephanie Parrish set out a little […]
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