The Daily Leader

Bogue Chitto senior running back Byron Kersee has been selected Most Valuable Offensive Player on the 2009 All-Region 4-1A Football Team. The selection is voted on by the region coaches. Full Story »

Still basking in the glow of a state football championship, Brookhaven Academy's Will Gatlin, Clint "Stump" Stewart, and Tripp Jolly are busy preparing for Friday Night's Mississippi Association of Independent Schools All-Star Football Game. It kicks off at 6 p.m., in Mississippi College's Hale-Robinson Stadium in Clinton. Full Story »

The defense of the Mississippi School of the Arts went statewide Wednesday when a Brookhaven lawmaker rallied support for the institution on a popular radio program. Full Story »

When Brookhaven Fire Department's Engine No. Six went down after a Thanksgiving night trash fire, it was apparent that the issue was one that couldn't be fixed overnight. Full Story »

ROXIE - Authorities are searching for three male suspects in a bank robbery that took place in Franklin County Wednesday around lunch time, authorities said. Full Story »

The Brookhaven Christmas Parade, themed 'Onward Christian Soldiers,' will be one to remember this year, Parade Chairman Rita Rich said. Full Story »

As the state weathers the worse economic times in recent memory, the Mississippi Economic Council stopped in Brookhaven Wednesday to seek business leaders' input on ways to better position the state when the economy improves. Full Story »

West Lincoln's Hannah Knouse fired in 16 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, made 4 steals and had 3 assists to lead the visiting Lady Bears to a 46-22 Tuesday night win over the Loyd Star Hornets. Full Story »

Junior center Anna Katelyn Mangold fired in 14 points, pulled down 7 rebounds and made 3 steals Tuesday night to spark the host Brookhaven Academy Lady Cougars to a 61-27 win over the Centreville Academy Lady Tigers in varsity basketball action in John R. Gray Gymnasium. Full Story »

A Lincoln County woman is in the intensive care unit at River Oaks Hospital in Flowood after sustaining burns in a camper fire that took place Tuesday around lunch time. Full Story »

An owner of multiple businesses and active community participant took home the Wesson Chamber of Commerce's highest honor at Tuesday night's annual banquet. Full Story »

Apparently, people get pretty testy about trees these days. Full Story »

Brookhaven leaders have worked toward revitalizing and beautifying the city over the last several years, and Tuesday night they discussed efforts to better the health of the city's residents as well. Full Story »

New revenue sources should be considered to fill the state's $715 million budget shortfall instead of deep, far-reaching cuts to programs and services, said the state mental health department's chief administrator. Full Story »

NATCHEZ -- Sidney Chaffin poured in 18 points and sparked the Brookhaven Academy Cougars to a 63-29 Monday night trouncing of the Adams County Christian School Rebels. Jamison Powell added 14 points and Jake Reed 13. Full Story »

No one was ready for the economic recession that began last year, but one of Mississippi's leading economic squads is making sure everyone is in position when it ends. Full Story »

It takes a lot to keep a community pulling together in the same direction, and Brookhaven's 'O' Foundation recognizes and rewards the leaders who can do it. Full Story »

When area legislators gathered Monday to take stock of the Mississippi School of the Arts, the devil stood beside District 91 Rep. Bob Evans. Full Story »

Mississippi Highway Patrol Troop M's nine-county area was quiet by most standards, recording no fatalities and only five collisions over the Thanksgiving holiday. Full Story »

Going into the holiday season, Brookhaven's sales tax numbers are down more than $25,000 from the budgeted $415,000 city leaders expect to keep spending on track. Full Story »

Motorists around downtown might have noticed a tiny handmade house riding around in the back of a pickup truck recently. Full Story »

JACKSON -- Fifteen weeks ago, Brookhaven Academy kicked off the 2009 football season with probably no one outside of the locker room expecting anything more than a rough rebuilding year. Coach Herbert Davis heard all the talk and didn't really know what to expect from his young team. Full Story »

JACKSON - There was neither a pumpkin nor a glass slipper in sight Friday night on Millsaps College's Harper Davis Field. Brookhaven Academy's remarkable, undefeated march to the MAIS Class AA State Football Championship had the best ending possible; a victory celebration. Full Story »

New accountability data released last week reveals that Brookhaven and Lincoln County schools collectively and individually have some work to do in comparison to their peers across the nation. Full Story »

Emotions were mixed at the Carver Heights "old project" celebration Saturday as former residents and friends gathered to remember the life of the almost 60-year old housing project, now defunct and awaiting demolition. Full Story »