Phi Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. recently hosted a New Member Luncheon at the Southwest Mississippi Community College Workforce Center to introduce its six newest members, […] ...

Lincoln County Jail docket, Monday-Sunday, June 1-7, 2026: • Cedric Watson, 12/30/1974, 201 Fulton St. — arrested on indictment, by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. • Antoine D. Owens, 04/26/1988, 260 ...

A former Loyd Star teacher has a piece of tangible history he says connects his family to the famous frontiersman Davy Crockett. Crockett, 1786-1836, was a politician, militia officer and frontiersman ...

The Bullpen Collectibles is now open for business at 214 South Whitworth Ave., downtown Brookhaven. The local place for “baseball cards, football cards, basketball cards, and more,” as well as “rips, ...

Brookhaven High School senior Thomas Baker has been named the school’s Star Student for the 2025-2026 academic year. Baker was also named a National Merit Finalist in late 2025. He chose Susan Thames ...

Copiah-Lincoln Community College sophomore Ashlyn Sprayberry of Harrisville has been accepted into the Disney College Program at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Sprayberry, a Culinary Arts ...

Twenty-six recent fall semester graduates of Mississippi State University have been recognized as Stephen D. Lee Scholars for achieving a cumulative 4.0 grade point average during their college ...

Note: An arrest does not constitute guilt for the accused. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Firefighters with the Brookhaven Fire Department and training supervisor Marlon Dixon worked with TNT Tools on a Jaws of Life demonstration recently at Porter’s Body Shop.

For questions concerning privilege licenses or transient vendor licenses, call April Williford in the City Clerk’s office at 601-833-2362 or email awilliford@brookhaven-ms.gov.

BankPlus issued a fraud alert Thursday, saying some customers had received phone calls and text messages that appeared to come from the bank, but had not. “In these cases, fraudsters are ‘spoofing’ ...

The Brookhaven Academy girls soccer team is 18-2 so far on the season — 3-2 in district, ranking second — with just two games left on the schedule as of this writing. Wins have been impressive, with ...