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Brookhaven Daily Leader · Brookhaven, MS
Nearby: Brookhaven, MSOn Friday, Nov. 13, 2026 the MS Adolescent Center in coordination with the City of Brookhaven Police Department, Brookhaven Fire Department, King Daughters Medical Center, Lincoln County Emergency Management, Lincoln County Sheriff Office, MS Emergency Management Agency, Lincoln County 911 Emergency Services, and MS State Department of Health will be conducting a full scale exercise at the facility. This exercise is designed to improve both the facilities response along with enhancing the first responders ability to respond to events that affect the facility. “You will see emergency vehicles and personnel in the area of the facility during the exercise, please allow room for their operations and understand that this is only an exercise,” said EMA Director Chris Reid. “Exercises are designed to allow facility staff and first responders to work together before an actual emergency takes place.
Brookhaven Daily Leader · Brookhaven, MS
Nearby: Brookhaven, MSThe City of Brookhaven has officially declared Nov. 13 as MSA Day. The Mississippi School of the Arts will be celebrated, along with the students, creativity, talent and traditions that make MSA special. Events will begin with a 2 p.m. welcome ceremony in Lampton Auditorium on South Jackson Street. Featured will be scenes from the Theatre Department’s production of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” At 2:30 p.m., guided tours will be offered of Johnson Institute, as well as classroom visits to learn more about academic and artistic instruction and MSA instructors. The Dance Studio will also present a performance of Antonio Fini’s new work. A tour of the Student Life Center, along with dorms, library, and The Phoenix will begin at 3 p.m. At 3:45, guests can visit the Media Arts Lab and tour Enochs Hall. Guests will then gather in the Black Box Theatre on the second floor of Enochs Hall at 4 p.m., where scenes will be presented from “Junie B.
Brookhaven Daily Leader · Brookhaven, MS
Nearby: Brookhaven, MSBrookhaven aldermen took the first steps toward construction of a walking trail as a preventative for suicide and obesity. Dr. William Hay, a family practitioner, proposed the trail to the Board at its Nov. 3 meeting. Hay suggested a trail 10- to 12-feet wide on public land that would stretch five miles through a wooded area. He used businesses as his landmarks to give aldermen an idea of the route for the trail — Farmbelt Equipment at Natchez Drive and Hwy. 84 to the Old Koke Plant convenience store at Natchez Drive, and Hwy. 51 South, over to Road and Track Powersports at Dale Trail NE and Hwy. 51, and then back to Farmbelt. “That’s actually down a road that I’m sure you all know exists, but a lot of people don’t,” he said. “I’ve heard it called St. John Road or Old Highway 51, and it’s a public road, or it has been. And it’s grass now. It’s woods.
Brookhaven Daily Leader · Brookhaven, MS
Nearby: Brookhaven, MSSelman’s Jewelers opened its doors in 1945 in McComb. On Nov. 7 this year, the company opened for business in Brookhaven on South Jackson Street. Charles Selman, a watchmaker, established the store in McComb. Ownership has passed hands over the years, until 2023 when Kristin Ratliff — daughter of previous owners Betsy and Lamar Murrell — took the reins. The fourth-generation jeweler earned her Graduate Gemologist (GG) diploma from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) — following in her father’s footsteps and continuing her family’s tradition of excellence in the jewelry industry. Ratliff began her full-time career at Selman’s in December 2008 after graduating from Mississippi State University and studying at GIA’s Jewelry Design School in New York City. She later began pursuing her Graduate Gemologist diploma but paused her studies for eight years to focus on raising her children, Davis and Eloise.
Lawrence County Press · Hattiesburg, MS
Nearby: Hattiesburg, MSA celebration of life will be held for Jimmie H. O’Neal at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, at Topeka Baptist Church with visitation from 1 until the time of the service. There will also be a visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the church. Burial will be at Roberts Memorial Cemetery in Jayess. Jimmie H. O’Neal, 75, of Jayess, passed away on Nov. 8 in Hattiesburg. He was born on Feb. 22, 1951, in Sledge. Jimmie was a member of Topeka Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, golfing, and spending time with his grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents, Harl and Mabel O’Neal; his wife, Martha Reans O’Neal; his brother, Harl “Bud” O’Neal Jr.; and sister, Judy Hales. Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Jason O’Neal and wife Rachel, and Tyler O’Neal and wife Leslie; and his six grandchildren, Cooper, Cohen, Finn, Casen, Callen, and Fields.
Lawrence County Press · Hattiesburg, MS
Nearby: Hattiesburg, MSA celebration of life will be held for William Patrick Carr at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Monticello Baptist Church, with visitation from 1 until the time of the service at the church and burial at New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. William Patrick Carr, 47, of Monticello, passed away on Nov. 5 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. He was born on May 1, 1979. He was a member of Monticello Baptist Church, where he sang in the choir and church cantatas and played youth handbells. He worked as a chief mechanic for many international offshore drilling companies. After coming home from offshore, he started working as machinist millwright for numerous companies. Patrick was musically talented with deep bass voice. He played trumpet from fifth grade through college. He loved family outdoor activities, maintaining property and equipment, hunting and fishing with family, and helping others. His cooking specialty was fried deer steak and ribeyes.
Lawrence County Press · McComb, MS
Nearby: McComb, MS, 39, of Jayess, passed away on Nov. 2, 2026. He was born in McComb on Feb. 22, 1987, to Teresa Ann White. Channing loved spending time with his children and taking family vacations to the beach and the mountains. He loved to be involved in his children’s sports. He enjoyed martial arts. Preceding him in death were his mother, Teresa Ann Smith; grandmother, Doris Nulisch; grandfather, Gerald Nulisch; and uncle, Charles White. Those left to cherish his memory are his children, Salem Allen, Raven Allen, Syler Allen, and Ryleigh Nations; brother, Sterling Allen; and girlfriend, Shelby Nations.
