The Daily Leader

12/12/2025

'Come sing with us!' FBC’s 4th annual Christmas Music Celebration is Sunday

Nearly 30 teenagers and young adults will use their musical talents Sunday evening to help lead the community in singing traditional Christmas hymns and carols. Students from three area high schools and four colleges and universities will join the First Baptist Brookhaven choir to perform in the chu...

12/10/2025

Brother vs. brother: Man charged with murder of younger sibling

The brother of a shooting victim has been arrested and charged in the victim’s death. Jared Tyrae Vaughn, 30, was booked into the Lincoln County Jail on charges of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Dylan Vaughn, 23. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, at approximately 6:20 a.m., the Lincoln County Sh...

12/10/2025

Lamar Smith may get Lincoln County road designation

Supervisors took a step this month toward seeing a portion of Hwy. 550 from Caseyville to the Lincoln/Jefferson County line named for a black man fatally shot in 1955 for encouraging black residents to vote. At the request of Scotty Smith, a relative of the late Lamar “Ditney” Smith, District 5 ...

12/09/2025

Man charged with aggravated assault in Tuesday shooting

A 58-year-old man has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault with extreme indifference to life after allegedly shooting another man Tuesday morning. At approximately 10:30 a.m., Denny Smith was visiting another person on Eastly Street in Brookhaven. An argument ensued and Smith allegedly....

12/09/2025

One-car wreck claims life of Bogue Chitto man

A Monday afternoon one-vehicle wreck has claimed the life of a Bogue Chitto man. At approximately 4:45 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1700 block of Arlington Drive. A Toyota left the roadway and struck a tree, resulting in the death of the driver, the only occupant, acco...

12/08/2025

Update: Brookhaven police investigating double homicide
https://dailyleader.com/2025/12/08/update-brookhaven-police-investigating-double-homicide/

12/08/2025

Police on scene of reported shooting on North Jackson Street
https://dailyleader.com/2025/12/08/police-on-scene-of-reported-shooting-on-north-jackson-street/

12/08/2025

Don't forget the annual Brookhaven Christmas parade tonight! Expect temps in the lower 40s. Take lots of photos, and share yours with us at [email protected].

🎄 It’s Parade Night! 🎅
Join us TONIGHT at 6:30 PM in downtown Brookhaven for our Christmas Parade!

This year’s Grand Marshal is MACCC Coach of the Year Meleah Howard and her National Champion Co-Lin Softball Team!

Look forward to local bands, festive floats, the BHS 5A State Champion Football Team, fire brigade, dance groups & more — and don’t forget, Santa ends the parade!

See you tonight! 🎄

12/05/2025

New Sight brings nativity to life once again

Since 2008, members of New Sight Baptist Church have dressed up as first-century Middle Easterners and presented a live nativity scene to celebrate Jesus’ birth. Nativity scene coordinator Brenda Foster said they will do it all again this year, sharing the Christmas story with the drive-through ev...

12/05/2025

Panthers surf dominant third quarter to victory in State Championship game

Brookhaven will remember the 2025 Panthers as a team who did not give up when they trailed 19-10 at halftime. Ole Brook made big plays in the second half to bring home the MHSAA 5A state championship after beating West Point 31-19 Thursday night. Players hugged and tears were shed as the final secon...

12/05/2025

Panthers are the MHSAA 5A State Champions!!!!
31-19 over West Point

12/03/2025

UPDATE: BPD investigating shots fired incident, 1 in custody — second suspect identified

Brookhaven Police Department officers responded to a shots fired call in Cloverdale just after noon Wednesday. Investigators worked the scene gathering evidence. An unidentified male was taken into custody. Chief Dustin Bairfield said a weapon was recovered and another suspect has been identified. T...