Brookhaven News

A former septic system inspector for the Onsite Wastewater Program of the state's Center for Environmental Services has admitted in federal court that he accepted approximately $50,000 in bribes from a septic tank contractor.

BROOKHAVEN - Brookhaven alderman-elect Randy Belcher has decided to resign as a deputy sheriff and stay with his elected position.

The story of Leslie Criss and Cheryl Sproles began decades ago when a neighborly gesture formed a friendship that would last forever.

In a world where children practically grow up in front of the world on social media and have cellphones to call and text their friends before they even hit double digits in age, it would seem that privacy expectations would be low.

Mississippi sheriffs can ban people from openly carrying guns into courthouses, state Attorney General Jim Hood said in a legal opinion Thursday.

Federal crews wrapped up their collection of wreckage debris from the crash site in Baker Monday, allowing homeowners back inside.

Bowing to pressure from residents demanding her ouster, Brookhaven Superintendent Lisa Karmacharya will step down Friday after just two years on the job.

Cattle producers wanting to improve their herds' genetics recently turned to Mississippi State University for an advanced, hands-on reproduction workshop.

MANSFIELD Two men are in custody in Mississippi and a third is scheduled to surrender to DeSoto sheriff's investigators tonight in connection with the theft of copper from Trinidad Drilling Co.

AROUND MISSISSIPPI - The U.S. Justice Department says it will monitor elections tomorrow in six Mississippi cities to ensure voters are treated fairly.

Lee County volunteers win two at conference Lee County Master Gardeners were awarded the Outstanding Association Award for Mississippi for 2012 during last week's Mississippi Master Gardener Conference in Brookhaven.