Opinion
Love one another while we can, where we are
Twelve-year-old Chanler Smith, from my wife’s hometown of Hurley, died this week in a four-wheeler accident. My deepest sympathies go out to his family. I ...
Brett Campbell, Author at Daily Leader
News
Brookhaven man killed in explosion accident
An accident at Southern Electric Works in Brookhaven Thursday claimed the life of employee Mark Fuller. Fuller, 46, received multiple blunt injuries when an oven ...
by Brett Campbell, Friday, July 31, 2020 10:29 am
News
Attorneys for convicted murderer petition court for new trial
The Lincoln County Circuit Court made no ruling Wednesday on motions presented by attorneys for convicted murderer Willie Cory Godbolt to be granted a new ...
by Brett Campbell, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 3:04 pm
News
BLT gets arts grant, launches funding campaign
Brookhaven Little Theatre has been awarded a Mississippi Arts Commission grant and has also launched a campaign to raise still-needed funding. MAC awarded a $14,900 ...
by Brett Campbell, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 3:55 pm
News
Fewer Lincoln Countians without jobs in June
The number of unemployed persons in Lincoln County dropped for June and the labor force has risen. Lincoln County had a work force of 13,810 ...
by Brett Campbell, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 3:39 pm
Opinion
Stubborn, headstrong and determined not to stink
I am a stubborn, headstrong person. But I also love to learn things. If you try to teach me “the best way” to do something, ...
by Brett Campbell, Friday, July 24, 2020 9:47 am
News
Senate special election candidate deadline approaching
A special election to fill the recently vacated Senate seat for District 39 will take place Sept. 22. The D-39 seat was previously held by ...
by Brett Campbell, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 2:28 pm
News
COVID-19 Update: With 1,635 cases, state hits new 1-day record
Mississippi has hit a record number of COVID-19 cases in one day, as the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,635 new cases of the ...
by Brett Campbell, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 4:13 pm
News
Monticello votes against mandatory masks
Monticello’s mayor says she is disappointed with the outcome of Monday night’s Board of Aldermen meeting. Earlier Monday, Mayor Martha Watts announced via her personal ...
by Brett Campbell, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 11:18 am
Galleries
Head Start centers have new administration, same mission
Head Start in Lincoln County will be provided by a new administrative group this fall, but its mission of providing school readiness for children from ...