The Daily Leader

10/09/2025

City of Brookhaven adopts new digital radio system

The City of Brookhaven has approved a two-year contract with Comsouth Inc. for the lease of a digital radio system. The approval came Thursday in a special-called meeting, following a recommendation at the regular monthly meeting by IT Director Patrick Brown. Brown told Mayor Larry Jointer and the m...

10/07/2025

KC Family Pharmacy to open Thursday in Brookhaven
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KC Family Pharmacy, a local pharmacy in Hazlehurst is opening its second location, this time in Brookhaven. KC Family Pharmacy Brookhaven is located at 543 Brookway Blvd. in the old WIN Job Center building directly beside the new Extended Care Clinical Services. The community is invited to celebrate...

10/06/2025

Search for Meadville shooting suspect expands to Adams County
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By Jan Griffey, The Natchez Democrat   The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is actively assisting the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in the search for 24-year-old Roeland Williams, who is wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred early Saturday morning in Franklin County. Accordin...

10/06/2025

Wesson overpowers Enterprise on Breast Cancer Awareness Night
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By Mike Collins   Pink lined the stands and the field in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on an absolutely gorgeous Friday night. The atmosphere carried a sense of hope and purpose, but on the field, the Cobras were focused on the task at hand. TrendingGUILTY: Justin Devon Anderson gets life ...

10/04/2025

BA Cougars overcome Rebels in thriller
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10/03/2025

Adopt a friend, help BARL Empty the Shelters
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Looking for a walking partner with a friendly personality who is a good listener? Scrappy could be the Prince Charming you need in your life. The 2-year-old brindle has been waiting at the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League’s North Park Drive shelter longer than any of his furry four-legged buddies ....

10/01/2025

GUILTY: Justin Devon Anderson gets life without parole for 2019 murder in Brookhaven

Six years after Zaria Newton’s life was taken in a Brookhaven home invasion, a Lee County jury took less than two hours to find Justin Anderson guilty of her capital murder. After the verdict Wednesday, Oct. 1, Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge Michael Taylor sentenced Anderson, of Natchez, to li...

10/01/2025

The state and defense rested this morning. The jury is receiving instructions and will soon begin deliberations. We will update online when a verdict in this capital murder case is reached.

The capital murder trial for Justin Anderson in the death of a Brookhaven woman began Monday in Tupelo with jury selection and opening statements. Anderson, 30, is on trial again at the Lee County Justice Center for the July 21, 2019, murder of Zariah Antel Newton. This is the second trial for Ander...

09/30/2025

How did area teams fare Friday night? Week 5 results
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Brookhaven lost against Northwest Rankin back in September of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Panthers fell 28-20 to the Cougars. While the Panthers didn’t get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 7-0 in the first quarter. Brookh...

09/30/2025

Capital murder trial underway in Tupelo for 2019 Brookhaven homicide
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The capital murder trial for Justin Anderson in the death of a Brookhaven woman began Monday in Tupelo with jury selection and opening statements. Anderson, 30, is on trial again at the Lee County Justice Center for the July 21, 2019, murder of Zariah Antel Newton. This is the second trial for Ander...

09/30/2025

Enterprise’s homecoming game called due to injury
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09/27/2025

Know Your Neighbor:
Meet Nelda: "No age limit on salvation"

Do you know someone with an interesting story to tell? Share their contact info with us at [email protected] and we will try to feature them in a future issue.

A lifetime ago, a young girl named Nelda followed her friends to the altar during Bible School and was baptized because they were doing it, too. This week, 88-year-old Nelda Hall stepped into the baptistery at New Prospect Baptist Church of her own free will. She needed to make the choice on her own...