The first billionaire is generally considered to be John D. Rockefeller in 1916, though some argue it was Henry Ford in 1925. Fast-forward over 100 years and there are now around 3,000 billionaires ...

Funeral service for Ms. Hattie McNulty will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in Williams Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. until time of service. Ms. McNulty was born July 15, ...

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Senator Jason Barrett, of Brookhaven, led the presentation of Senate Resolution 108 to the Brookhaven Academy Lady Cougars fast-pitch softball team on March 31. The resolution commended the team for ...

Mississippi state representatives recently voted down Senate Bill 2436, a bill to authorize the first black bear hunt in nearly 100 years. The legislation passed the Senate but was voted down 60-50 in ...

An empty tanker truck caught fire on Auburn Drive just before 8 p.m. Wednesday. The fire was mostly contained to the tractor/cab of the truck, parked at Puckett Machinery Company, Lincoln County ...

Legendary multi-award-winning national gospel recording artist Lillian Lilly, best known as principal vocalist and charter member of the Mississippi Mass Choir, has released a solo music video. With ...

The Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) is entering into a new classification cycle through the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years. In the past, when the association would go ...

Wednesday, July 1, President Donald Trump announced he had approved an $11 million federal disaster declaration for Mississippi in response to the May 6 storms that impacted the state. Gov. Tate ...

“Oh, that My people would listen to Me, that Israel would walk in My ways.” Psalm 81:13 (NKJV) Oh, Indeed — all of the tragedies that have plagued mankind throughout history could have been avoided ...

Brookhaven athlete Kartayvious “Cortez” Cameron has qualified to participate in the 2026 USA Track and Field National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, California, July 28-Aug. 2. Cameron will compete in ...

Halle Carr, of Hazlehurst, recently graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee. She was also named to the spring 2026 ...