Bogue Chitto, Mississippi

A Jonesboro pilot who, along with his plane, disappeared Friday on a flight from Greenville, Alabama to Cleveland, Mississippi has been found.

The Mississippi Legislature is virtually united behind a forthcoming law that will increase taxes on cigarettes, but exactly how much that tax should be and into which state fund it should be deposited will be ...

Local shoppers Kim Bessonette and Becky Smith were both shocked that they won $75 each in The DAILY LEADER Hometown Christmas bucks sweepstakes.

The House Gaming Committee was asked Thursday to clarify the law that allowed the casinos to move onshore after Hurricane Katrina and to mandate a late August start to the school year to help tourism.

Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Gaming Committee met in Vicksburg Thursday and assured managers of casinos in Vicksburg, Greenville and Natchez that they would do all they could to aid the ...

The state House Gaming committee came to the Coast Wednesday. This was a public meeting that gave anyone interested a chance to speak to the committee.

The question this morning is: How much snow fell from this storm system that whitened parts of Texas and the Deep South, then coated a few Appalachian Slopes and northwest New England? The government's snow ...

The first accident was right off of I-55, south of Jackson. Two cars spun out of control and forced traffic down to one lane for about a mile.

Two Brookhaven parks may eventually have restrooms, although the process may take a little longer than planned.

Sleepy eyes and an uncertain economy were not enough to keep Brookhavenites from buying up all the electronic items they could get their hands on when Black Friday's sales began early today.

With the economy at a definite low point going into the holiday season, many shoppers say they will be scaling down Christmas spending.

Jeremy and Misti Albritton of Canton announce the birth of a son, Crews Blake Albritton, on Oct.

A Lincoln County infant whose mother's boyfriend tried to drown her in a pond seven months ago has died.

The death of the child injured in an attempted drowning incident in April has been classified as a homicide, Deputy Lincoln County Coroner Robert Tyler said.

As the number of states with lotteries grow, Mississippi and Alabama remain outsiders.

Reed's Metals owner Bernie Reed said diversifying his inventory might have been a part of the 25 percent growth this year that helped lead his business to garner Industry of the Year honors Thursday at the 2008 ...

Dr. and Mrs. Gary Glenn Bolton of Clinton announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Ann, to Robert Keith Windmiller of Brookhaven, son of Mr.

A former businessman and councilman was laid to rest Saturday afternoon with military honors at Alice Cemetery.

The school year is only half way over, but the Lincoln County School District is getting its 2009 senior class prepared for life beyond high school.