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Here are the results of elections in Lincoln County only. Only the School Board seats are determined by Lincoln County votes alone. All others must be counted with other Mississippi […]
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) has made an arrest in a 2024 Kentwood-area murder. Jerroy Brumfield, 37, has been booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on one count of 1st Degree Murder. On the morning of July 27, 2024, a caller reported seeing a man slumped over in...
You've definitely heard of Sonic, but have you heard of this iconic Southern drive-in chain? Here's how it got its start all the way back in 1983.
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) – The technical administrator for Brookhaven was placed on unpaid suspension after he was arrested in Louisiana. The Daily Leader reported Patrick Earl Brown, 43, was arrested on October 30, 2026, by St. John the Baptist Parrish deputies. He was charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile, and his bond was […]
Lincoln County Jail docket, Oct. 26-29, 2026: • Mack Tracey Pickett, 07/10/1959, 105 Meadowbrook Drive — arrested on Mississippi Department of Corrections warrant, by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. • Matthew […]
Brookhaven aldermen on Tuesday voted to discontinue fluoride treatment in the City’s water supply, an item on the board’s consent agenda. Karen Walters and Marta Carmichael with the Mississippi State […]
BROOKHAVEN – Brookhaven Animal Rescue League is hoping to find a permanent home for Patch, an adoptable dog currently waiting at the shelter. In a playful social media post, BARL introduced Patch as a dog “serving time” for being handsome and looking for a “life sentence” on someone’s couch.
AMITE — Lindon Bennett Magee of Loranger has been elected to the 21st Judicial District bench. Magee was leading Jasper Brock by a nearly 3-1 margin with only a handful of precincts yet to report results in Livingston, St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes. Unofficial results showed her leading in all three parishes.
SPECIAL TO THE DAILY LEADER My name is Tex Sample — it’s my real name. I grew up at 125 North Cleveland Ave. on the west side of Brookhaven. […]
Questions, concerns, and reassurances were exchanged in a public hearing on solid waste Monday before the Lincoln County Board of Supervisors. The advertised hearing was open for discussion on a […]
The 2026 Junior Ambassadors will begin their duties with the annual Christmas Open House Saturday, Nov. 7. These Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce ambassadors will help kick off the Christmas […]
