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Mississippi police chief to city leaders: ‘Be careful what you wish for’
Brookhaven Police Chief Kenneth Collins is unhappy with recent actions taken by the City Board of Aldermen. One of those board decisions was the termination ...
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Abandoned bear cub rescued in Mississippi
A female bear cub was rehomed in Wilkinson County after her mother abandoned her last week, Anthony Ballard said. He serves as the Mississippi Department ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Thursday, March 14, 2024 9:04 pm
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Human remains found in Mississippi community still not identified as sheriff awaits crime lab findings
Readers continue to ask if human remains found by a hunter near Caseyville in northwest Lincoln County on Nov. 25, 2023 have been identified yet. ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 10:31 pm
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Civil lawsuits by Black Fed Ex driver against city are no more, attorney says
The civil case filed by a former FedEx driver against the City of Brookhaven and its officials is no more, and no additional claims can ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Sunday, March 10, 2024 8:36 am
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State Fire Mashal investigating fire that destroyed historic Mississippi factory building
Fire Chief Jeff Ainsworth said they are still working on determining the cause of the Stahl-Urban fire Monday night. State Fire Marshal Office investigators were ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Monday, March 4, 2024 5:51 am
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Mississippi public school district removes paddling, other corporal punishment from policy
One Mississippi public school district has officially removed its policy allowed the corporal punishment of students. Corporal or “physical” punishment has long been a disciplinary ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Friday, March 1, 2024 3:23 pm
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Fire destroys historic Mississippi factory building that once produced 1.5 million uniforms for military during World War II
A fire destroyed an old Mississippi factory building listed in the National Register of Historic Places that at one point produced 1.5 million uniforms for ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 1:42 pm
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Bending the rules while hunting or fishing in Mississippi? It could cost you, just like more than 1,000 other people in January
Col. Jerry Carter, chief of law enforcement for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, gave a law enforcement update in a regularly scheduled ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Sunday, February 25, 2024 12:13 am
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Bill to level squatted vehicles in Mississippi advances; petition could keep them slanted
Mississippi State Senator Jason Barrett introduced Senate Bill 2250 on February 5 sparking outrage online. His bill made progress on February 21 while a petition ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Friday, February 23, 2024 10:38 pm
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Mississippi small town public works director injured in hit-and-run while on job. Police searching for truck that fled scene.
Authorities are looking for a pickup truck that injured a Mississippi small-town public works director in a hit-and-run incident Wednesday. The Brookhaven Daily Leader reports ...