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[ October 2, 2024 ] Harris responds to Hurricane devastation as Walz shines in debate National
[ October 2, 2024 ] Commentary: Mississippi minority contracting update – Mississippi’s white power brokers strip minority opportunity of economic advancement and participation Local
[ October 2, 2024 ] Vance and Walz begin debating cordially but end in heated clashes over Trump, Jan. 6 and national policy issues National
[ October 2, 2024 ] ‘A Life Sentence.’ How Mississippi’s Forever Voting ban keeps thousands from the polls – The state’s disenfranchisement law punishes people with nonviolent offenses, as reform fails in the Legislature and courts Local
[ September 25, 2024 ] Commentary: Diversity backlash – always by white power brokers – In four short years DEI programs rose then cratered. So much for equity. National

4-year-old Mississippi boy and his dog rescued from 25-foot well

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BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi (AP) — A 4-year-old boy and his dog have been rescued from a well in Mississippi. Clifford Galey, civil defense director for Lincoln County, tells The Daily Leader newspaper that the boy had been trapped […]

American Railcar Industries expanding operations into Brookhaven

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Governor Phil Bryant, local officials and officials from American Railcar Industries (ARI) announced this month that the company is expanding its presence in southwest Mississippi by locating a railcar maintenance facility in Brookhaven in Lincoln County.

The company has had operations in Bude since 1974.

The new Brookhaven facility, which will complement the activities of the Bude location, represents a company investment of $7 million and will create 30 new jobs.
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