Trust event draws enthusiastic crowd
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Brittany Moore (from right), Angie Moore and Charlie Whitaker watch as Stuart Duck of Louisiana enjoys refreshments at Thursday night’s Taste of the Trust, held at the Brookhaven Recreation Department. People came from all around to enjoy samples from more than 20 vendors and bid on items in a silent auction.
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A piece of Brookhaven history will now become even more of a piece of Brookhaven history after falling into the right hands in the silent auction at Thursday's Taste of the Trust.
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Man airlifted to Jackson after Thursday accident
An elderly couple involved in an accident on Brookway Boulevard are resting at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Friday after being transported from King's Daughters Medical Center.
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Co-Lin adds officer for night duties
Copiah-Lincoln Community College will soon have a new face on campus, and he or she will be there to make the usually quiet night a little safer.
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Christmas parade officials say 'neigh' to horses, ATVs
The Brookhaven Christmas parade will have something of a new look this year, as several long-standing traditions are being changed up for various reasons.
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Bronze Star recipient is parade grand marshal
Each year, Christmas decorations include the Christmas star. This year's Brookhaven Christmas Parade will honor a man who is decorated with a star of his own.
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Businessman's Appalachian Trail hike recalled
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Jackson businessman David Mars talks Wednesday with the Brookhaven Kiwanis Club about his 2,178-mile hike along the Appalachian Trail this summer.
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How do you travel 2,178 miles between Georgia and Maine? For David Mars, it was one emotional step at a time.
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Police probe recent rash of burglaries
A burglary at a local optometrist's office Tuesday night was the third break-in at a medical office in recent weeks, Brookhaven police officials said Thursday.
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Progress continues on new senior center
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Sun reflects off the south side of the Jimmy Furlow Senior Citizens Center, which is still undergoing construction. The original completion date was slated for Nov. 15, but officials said extensive rain in October has knocked the opening of the center back, possibly to the end of the year.
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It is simply a matter of time before area seniors will be enjoying fun and fellowship at the new senior citizens center downtown next to the government complex, and there are plenty of spokes in the wheel as it gets to turning.
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Old McGrath's sign highlights auction
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Brookhaven Trust President Matt Hall (left) and member Cameron Smith kneel next to the McGrath’s Department Store sign that will be up for bids in a silent auction Thursday night at the Brookhaven Taste of the Trust, held at the Brookhaven Recreation Department.
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The Taste of the Trust will offer not only tantalizing refreshments, but also a chance to buy a piece of Brookhaven's history.
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Board OKs RV park rules
Brookhaven now has a set of guidelines to follow in regards to recreational vehicle parks, which may help put an end to debates around the city board table concerning plans for a proposed RV park that were held up in September.
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Nurse leader hails health care impact on economy
Despite some challenges, health care-related activities are playing a key role in sustaining the economy, the executive director of the state nurses association said Tuesday.
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Police investigate downtown optometry office burglary
Brookhaven police are investigating a robbery that occurred at Smith Optometry sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
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Aldermen again targeting lot cleanup
The Brookhaven Board of Aldermen and City Building Inspector Chip Genarro decided that it's time again for problem lots in Brookhaven to be cleaned.
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MSA students picked for puppet show
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Mississippi School of the Arts seniors Kristen Price (from left), Jules Wood, Aubrey Palermo and Krystyne Rawls hold sketches and basic character profiles of some of the puppets that will star in the original puppet show they have written and will put together from scratch to be showcased at the Mississippi Museum of Art. The students attended a workshop recently and will return on Dec. 10 to finish putting their production together.
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Where else would you find characters like Charlie Gator, Mr. Bonejangles and Hickory the Voodoo Doll?
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Board aims to speed up road repairs
Lincoln County supervisors ratcheted up their plans for repairing Industrial Park Road Monday, agreeing to raid their own district road and bridge funds to pay for a quick fix project for the crumbling city street.
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Supervisors name Warren to county election panel
A would-be special election became unnecessary Monday when county supervisors waived the contest and appointed the only candidate seeking a seat on the Lincoln County Election Commission to the office.
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Supporters seek relief for expelled BC student
The one-year expulsion of a Bogue Chitto Attendance Center student for bringing a knife to school should be overturned and the zero tolerance policy on weapons relaxed, says the student's mother and a group of local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People officials.
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Worker recovering from accident
A Lincoln County crewman is recovering in a Jackson hospital after a roadside accident last week saw his ankle crushed in a piece of heavy equipment, said District Four Supervisor Doug Moak.
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Development training focus Wed. meeting
Industrial recruitment has slowed considerably during the economic recession, but Southwest Mississippi's economic development leaders are keeping their handlers sharp.
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