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Teen aims to be Mississippi’s next pro golfer
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A young golfer in Madison County aims to be the next pro golfer from Mississippi. “When I won the Randy Watkins Junior Tournament out here last year, first day I shot my personal best of 71. And then I get to the clubhouse, I’m like, I’m down to stroke. So, […]
Lincoln County paving projects moving along
BROOKHAVEN — Lincoln County Engineer Ryan Holmes said paving projects were well on their way to being completed in a timely manner. He added Joe Magee Construction was making progress on replacement of a bridge on Auburn Road. Dickerson and Bowen spent two days this week working on paving projects in Brookhaven before going back out […] The post Lincoln County paving projects moving along appeared first on Daily Leader.
Police: Homeless man arrested after carjacking, assaulting woman in Waveland
WAVELAND, Miss. (WLOX) - Thursday, the Waveland Police Department announced the arrest of 24-year-old Taye Thomas-Troy Dufrene after the investigation of a carjacking. The incident took place around 8 a.m. Thursday morning, which is when investigators say a woman was approached by Dufrene in the parking lot of Wal-Mart and asked her for a ride, offering money in return. She agreed, and as the woman drove into the area of Avenue B and Coral Street, Dufrene began punching her in the face and said he would kill her if she didn’t get out of the car. She complied, and Dufrene drove off in the vehicle.
City Council Meeting Recognizes Longtime Employee and Local Achievers
Tuesday night’s Picayune City Council meeting recognized several individuals for their contributions and achievements. Councilmember Anna Turnage was absent from the meeting. Janet Guidry, the Fire Station Secretary, was honored for her 32 years and 10 months of service to Picayune. Guidry noted that she was the first secretary for the fire department and helped […] The post City Council Meeting Recognizes Longtime Employee and Local Achievers appeared first on Picayune Item.
Apartments with past-due water bills tied to man accused of stealing tenants’ water payments in Indiana
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - An apartment complex that recently had its water shut off for nonpayment in Jackson is owned by the same man facing charges for embezzling some $1.7 million in renters’ water payments in Indiana. Earlier this month, JXN Water temporarily suspended water service for the Gardenside...
Connie’s Chicken is now open
While hardly a secret any longer, Connie’s Chicken in Oxford is now open. The popular chicken restaurant had a soft opening on Wednesday for family and friends, giving away free chicken. Traffic was lined up out of the parking lot and onto West Jackson Avenue for most of the afternoon and evening hours. On Thursday, […] The post Connie’s Chicken is now open appeared first on The Oxford Eagle.
Ridgeland designates pecan as official tree of city
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – The City of Ridgeland recently designated the pecan as the official tree of Ridgeland in honor of the city’s 125th anniversary. On Tuesday, July 16, during the Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting, the anniversary planning committee commemorated the occasion, which included the reading and signing of the resolution. The pecan was […]
The eyebrows have it — Frida Fest draws a crowd
A huge crowd of people with flowers in their hair and drawn-on uni-brows packed into the 100 block of South Second Street in Bay St. Louis on Saturday for the seventh annual “Frida Fest.”. “I think it went great,” festival organizer Alicein Schwabacher, owner of the Mockingbird Cafe, said....
Lane Kiffin Humiliates Paul Finebaum In Epic Roast At SEC Media Days
It’s no secret that Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin and college football analyst Paul Finebaum don’t like each other. So when the two spoke with one another on the SEC Network at SEC Media Days about the role Finebaum allegedly played in Kiffin getting fired as head coach at USC, there was zero ...
EMCC ALUMNUS DANIEL WADE TO LEAD MIGHTY LION BAND
July 18, 2024 — East Mississippi Community College has tapped Kemper County native Daniel Wade to fill the position of band director for the Mighty Lion Band. The hire represents a homecoming for Wade, who graduated from EMCC in 1999. As a student, he marched and played trombone for the Mighty Lion Band during athletic events and played saxophone during the band’s orchestra performances.
Bill Dance’s Catfish Tournament Offers $200K Prize in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The Bill Dance’s Mississippi River Monsters Megabucs Tournament will return on July 27th and 28th in Vicksburg, MS. This event gathers top anglers for a chance to win the largest prize in catfishing tournament history, with a total purse of $200,000. Festivities begin with a...
Ready to reel in the big one: Toney, Hood, Simmons set to compete in River Monsters tourney
Three local men got hooked last year. After attending the weigh-ins and witnessing the excitement of the anglers who participated in the first-ever Bill Dance Mississippi River Monsters Megabucks Tournament in Vicksburg, Charles Toney, Will Hood and Roy Simmons decided they wanted to be part of the action. So, Toney bought a boat and the […]
Widow, brother agree on pathologist to do autopsy on body of man pulled from Pearl River
After weeks of multiple court filings, the widow and brother of Dau Mabil have agreed on a pathologist who can perform an independent autopsy of the body Dau that was pulled from the Pearl River near Brookhaven weeks after he went missing in Jackson in March. Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas wrote...
WATCH: Southaven restaurant requiring ID to prevent dining and dashing
Frequent dine-and-dashers lead Southaven restaurant owner to take action. A local business owner is saying enough is enough. The restaurant — Akita Sushi & Hibachi Steakhouse in Southaven — is now implementing new rules that would require some customers to provide a copy of their ID.
City: ‘Bear with us’ on debris pick-up
Brookhaven Solid Waste supervisor Tion Lebbage asked residents to “bear with us” as the City works to pick up debris piles. “We’re backed up. We ask you to bear with us,” Lebbage said. Crews on three trucks are moving systematically through the wards picking up clean and dirty piles of debris. Clean piles are picked […] The post City: ‘Bear with us’ on debris pick-up appeared first on Daily Leader.
Former children’s home owners ask planning commission to again consider special exception
NATCHEZ — An attorney for New Hope Missionary Baptist Church is asking the city’s planning commission to rehear the special exception request of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church to re-establish the non-conforming use of the property at 806 N. Union St. as a children’s home. At a hearing before the planning commission on June 6, […] The post Former children’s home owners ask planning commission to again consider special exception appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
McAlister’s Deli Free Tea Day is more than just a satisfying sipper
Food promotions across the restaurant space entice guests to make a special visit. With the annual McAlister’s Deli Free Tea Day event, the celebration is about the guest, the beverage, and the people who brew that sweet hospitality every day of the year. Within the fast casual restaurant space,...
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