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Citizens need to ‘police the police’ — Gun club leader calls for accountability in case of Black Mississippi delivery driver allegedly being shot at by white men

About 30 people with the Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt Pistol & Rifle Gun Club, Black Panther Party and New Black Panther Party crisscrossed the city of ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Saturday, June 18, 2022 6:09 am

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Texas gun club plans to come to Mississippi to seek answers in case of Black delivery driver reportedly assaulted by two white men

Representatives of a Texas gun club will be in Brookhaven on Friday seeking answers about the prosecution of two white men charged with assaulting a ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Friday, June 17, 2022 5:34 am

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Veterans want to return Purple Heart other items found in Mississippi storage unit to soldier’s family. Do you know him?

A Purple Heart and other medals were recently found in a Mississippi storage unit without an owner and a group of local veterans wants to ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 11:10 am

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Derailed freight train cuts Mississippi town in half causing headaches for residents

A derailed freight train is creating headaches for a Mississippi town that has been literally cut in half as crews work to get the train ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Tuesday, June 7, 2022 11:35 am

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Five years after 8 people killed in Mississippi community, pain is still raw for families but there is hope, healing

Megan Durr Cook’s children have shirts in honor of her brother, William, a Lincoln County deputy who died May 27, 2017. The message is simply ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Saturday, May 28, 2022 5:23 am

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Mississippi man survives gunshot to head, helps officers arrest attacker on attempted murder charges

A Mississippi man survived a gunshot to the head and was able to identify his attacker, who is now behind bars on attempted murder charges. ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 5:10 am

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Four inmates at Mississippi jail rushed to emergency room after consuming contraband substance

Four inmates at a Mississippi county jail were rushed to the emergency room Friday after they had apparently consumed an unknown substance from contraband that ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Saturday, May 21, 2022 6:25 am

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‘If they want to run the police department, let them run it’: Mississippi police chief angered by decision to delay vote on pay increases, promotions

Brookhaven’s top police officer and the City’s Board of Aldermen did not see eye-to-eye Tuesday on recommended promotions within the police department. Three aldermen were ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Wednesday, April 20, 2022 5:06 pm

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Aunt praying for Mississippi teen’s safe return. It’s been a week since runaway was last seen.

Authorities continue to look for a missing Lincoln County teen presumed to be a runaway. Kayden Ritchey, 16, was last seen Wednesday, March 23, on ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Thursday, March 31, 2022 12:15 pm

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Winds rip roof off of Mississippi motel

Winds tore off a portion of a motel roof Wednesday afternoon in Brookhaven. Anna Thomas, assistant manager of America’s Best Value Inn, said the wind ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Thursday, March 31, 2022 6:02 am

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