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Exchange Club Fair open 3 more nights
Watermelon weigh-in Saturday The annual Brookhaven Exchange Club Fair is open again this coming weekend Aug. 1-3 for the final time prior to schools opening for the 2024-2025 year. With two new game booths and cash giveaways, the fair will operate Thursday-Friday 6-9 p.m. and Saturday 4-8 p.m. Gate fee is $5, and arm bands […] The post Exchange Club Fair open 3 more nights appeared first on Daily Leader.
Officials say CCID, Capitol Police expansion helping reduce crime in Mississippi’s capital city
The expansion of the Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) has given the Capitol Police nearly triple the amount of territory to patrol but through partnerships with other agencies the transition is going well, state and local officials say. The Capitol Police, a division of the Department of Public Safety, is...
Three Jackson State football players named Preseason HBCU All-Americans
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Three Jackson State football players have been named Preseason HBCU All-Americans, presented by BOXTOROW. Center Evan Henry, who represented JSU at the 2024 SWAC Football Media Day, wide receiver Fabian McCray, and punter Matt Noll all earned that nod on Wednesday. Henry is the leader of...
Rudy Warnock bribery trial again rescheduled, moved to October 1
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A former Canton city engineer’s bribery trial has again been rescheduled, with a judge granting another motion for a continuance. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate agreed to continue the trial for Rudy Warnock, weeks after the defendant filed the request and after the federal government said it had no objection.
Millions of dollars for Jackson airport hinges on federal spending bill
Progress has been made in the process to make $5 million available to the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority. However, there is one caveat. Last week, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, in a whopping 28-1 vote, approved a transportation infrastructure and housing measure for Fiscal Year 2025, including funding for transportation and community development projects in Mississippi.
Mississippi man pleads guilty to cannabis charge
PAXTON — A 28-yearold Mississippi man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 23, in Ford County Circuit Court to a charge of possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver stemming from a traffic stop last year. Jayjuann Fourcha of Wheeler, Miss., changed his plea from not guilty to guilty...
Four Mississippi Groups Receive AARP Awards
JACKSON (GG) — Recently, AARP’s Livable Communities initiative has awarded more than $65,000 across four Mississippi nonprofits and government entities. Kimberly Campbell, state director for AARP Mississippi and former state legislator, said the grants aim to support quick-action projects to improve public spaces, transportation, housing and digital access. Campbell noted this year, AARP has awarded $3.8 million to 343 organizations nationwide. AARP Community Challenge grants will be implemented nationwide, with a quick turnaround for completion by Dec. 15.
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