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Brookhaven Alderman calls out cash concerns
A Brookhaven alderman expressed his concern this week over two areas of cash outflow — the cost of mowing abandoned lots, and Police Department overtime. City Inspector David Fearn had just presented the board Tuesday with lists of abandoned houses that need to be torn down and removed, and overgrown lots that need to be […] The post Brookhaven Alderman calls out cash concerns appeared first on Daily Leader.
First African American Woman Sworn in as National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates
JANS – by Jackson Advocate News Service| Andrea La’Verne Edney was installed as National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates at the organization’s annual National Board Meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Jan. 27. Edney was sworn in by the Hon. James E. Graves, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, who also served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
Warren County public records: June 24 – July 1
Records were recorded from the Warren County Courthouse from the period of June 24 to July 01, 2024. Warranty Deeds: *Nora Wedgeworth Allen to David S. Wansley, Part of SE/4 Section 21C, Township 18 North, Range 4 East; Part of NE/4 and Part of SE/4 of Section 28C, Township 18 North and Range 4 East; […]
Propulsion engineer is charged with obstructing probe of deadly 2017 US military plane crash
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A former engineer at a U.S. military air logistics center has been charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during the criminal investigation into a 2017 military plane crash in Mississippi that killed all 16 service members aboard, prosecutors said Wednesday. James Michael Fisher, 67, was arrested Tuesday after a federal grand […]
Mississippi State launches public survey on black bears
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Many Mississippi landowners and hunters will receive black bear surveys this week from Mississippi State University (MSU) researchers. Sharp Professor of Human Dimensions Kevin Hunt in the MSU Forest and Wildlife Research Center, in collaboration with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP), is conducting the surveys to better […]
Mississippi Arts: “Lanterns on the Levee” original manuscript donated to MDAH
In Lanterns on the Levee, Percy reflects on pivotal events such as the devastating Mississippi River flood of 1927, as well as the profound societal transformations that occurred in the South during the Progressive Era, World War I, and the Great Depression. Percy died on January 21, 1942, in Greenville...
From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: The last clinic in Mississippi
Quality Journalism for Critical Times This is the third in a four-part series Not a single employee of the New Woman All Women Clinic in Birmingham quit after it was bombed in 1998. It would always be the abortion clinic that got bombed — the place where security guard and police officer Robert Sanderson died, and head nurse Emily Lyons […] The post From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: The last clinic in Mississippi appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Ripley Celebrates the Burnside Music Legacy and the Hill Country Blues
R.L. Burnside’s son Garry moved to Ripley, Mississippi in Tippah County a few years ago, and since that time, he has become a major fixture on the city’s music scene, organizing an annual Burnside Music Festival. The city government has reciprocated by creating a Blues Alley where works of art commemorate the great musicians of the Hill Country Blues.
Brookhaven’s ‘Princess’ JaBria attenda BET Awards
Brookhaven’s JaBria McCullum was a princess at the BET 2024 Awards. When asked how she wanted to dress for the event, “princess” was her request, and her godmother Katrina Hines did her best to make that happen. Dressed in an elegant yellow dress, McCullum went to the awards ceremony with Hines and her “brother,” actor/singer […] The post Brookhaven’s ‘Princess’ JaBria attenda BET Awards appeared first on Daily Leader.
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