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City nears start of recycling program

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Tuesday, June 26th, 2012, 3:39pm
City nears start of recycling program

Brookhaven city leaders are encouraging residents to take advantage of the city's recycling program when it's rolled out this summer, the Daily Leader reports.

Residential recycling will officially be available Aug. 1, with large receptacles located at Central Fire Station on Brookhaven Street and Fire Station No. 2 on Willard Street... Read More

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PHOTO: Co-Lin students, faculty visit Capitol

Submitted by Morgan Carlson, WLBT Community Web Producer
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012, 4:34pm
PHOTO: Co-Lin students, faculty visit Capitol

A group of Copiah Lincoln Community College faculty, staff and students visited with state legislators at Capitol Day Tuesday.

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Lincoln Co. Circuit Clerk pleads guilty, resigns

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Friday, January 6th, 2012, 7:32pm
Lincoln Co. Circuit Clerk pleads guilty, resigns

Former Lincoln County Circuit Clerk Terry Lynn Watkins resigned from office Friday after pleading guilty to failure to deposit county funds.

Watkins will also not be allowed to run for circuit clerk in the future, State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced.

An investigation “uncovered a scheme where Watkins would withdraw funds from the Lincoln County Circuit Clerk Court accounts and deposit those funds into the Clerk’s operating account for personal use between May and December 2004," according to a statement from Pickering's office.

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Lincoln County General Election Results

Submitted by Morgan Carlson, WLBT Community Web Producer
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 4:22pm
Lincoln County General Election Results

Lincoln County Sheriff

Steve Rushing (D) (i)  9,056   80%

Gene Simmons (R) 2,305  20%

 

Lincoln County Chancery Clerk

Tillmon Bishop (R) (i) 6,576  58%

Roger Leggett (D)  4,768  42%

 

Lincoln County Circuit Court

Terry Watkins (D) (i)  5,951  53%

Dustin Bairfield (R)  5,343  47%

 

Lincoln County Tax Assessor and Collector

Mavis Stewart 

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Lincoln County sample election ballot

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Monday, November 7th, 2011, 5:30pm
Lincoln County sample election ballot

LINCOLN COUNTY SAMPLE ELECTION BALLOT

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Lincoln County primary election runoff results

Submitted by News Staff
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 11:26am
Lincoln County primary election runoff results

Lincoln County Superintendent of Education - Democratic Primary Runoff (Precincts Reporting: 100%)

Terry Brister    2098   57%

Donald Case 1610   43%

 

Lincoln County Tax Assessor - Democratic Primary Runoff (Precincts Reporting:100%)

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Lincoln County primary election results

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Thursday, August 4th, 2011, 11:50am

Lincoln County Sheriff - Democratic Primary  (100 % Precincts Reporting)

Steve Rushing     2959  55%

Johnny Leggett   1409   26%

Mahundis Brice   1033  19%

 

Lincoln County Superintendent of Education - Democratic Primary (100 % Precincts Reporting)

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