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KDMC: Quality healthcare, close to home

The benefit of living in a small town with big-city healthcare is what Brookhaven and Lincoln County have to offer their residents. King’s Daughters Medical Center has been a part of the community for over 100 years and its commitment to this community has never been stronger.

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Our first location was the Brookhaven Sanitarium located on Chickasaw St. in 1914. The second location was established in 1922 on the corner of North Jackson and West Congress St. and included a nursing school. In 1964, a new facility was constructed at the current location on Hwy. 51 North and has evolved into a leader for providing patient centered healthcare to this community. In 1998, a name change was made from King’s Daughters Hospital to King’s Daughters Medical Center to reflect the ongoing commitment to the community and its healthcare needs.

The mission statement — “Always providing Quality Health and Wellness in a Christian Environment”— is not just a few words. It is the backbone of KDMC and how it treats patients.

KDMC has been continually recognized by numerous agencies for patient satisfaction, patient safety and overall patient care. Modern Health Care’s Best Place to Work in health care has recognized KDMC as a “Best Places to Work” eight of the last nine years and the last four consecutive years.

KDMC is committed to building a healthcare system that our community deserves. KDMC has developed its out-patient clinical services and now operates KDMC Medical Clinic and KDMC Specialty Clinic, along with KDMC Pediatric & Adolescent Clinic and KDMC Sports Medicine Orthopaedic & Spine Clinic. In addition to these family practices, internist and specialized practices, KDMC offers niche services in the following areas: Vein Center, Infusion Center, Sleep Center, Vision Center, Wound Care, Therapy Center and most recently KDMC Behavioral Wellness Center.

In keeping with the mission statement that mentions “quality health and wellness” KDMC has the community’s health at heart with KDMC Fitness Center and KDMC Performance Center. Any age, any sport — KDMC has you covered from health and fitness to training at a high level for competition.

David Culpepper, King’s Daughters’ Director of Marketing said, “We are constantly looking for new service lines and opportunities to meet our community’s healthcare needs.” “One great example of this was our staff’s response during the pandemic — administering the Covid vaccines to thousands of people in Southwest Mississippi. Once they became available our staff volunteered their Saturdays to administer the vaccine and give hope to so many in our community. Meeting the need of the community when it’s needed most.”

King’s Daughters Medical Center Caring for our community.

Brookhaven Little Theatre

The Brookhaven Little Theatre is a community staple. Founded in 1968, it is one of the oldest continually running community theaters in Mississippi. The first production was “You Can’t Take It With You.”

Since its founding, more than 150 plays have been performed. In 1982, the board of trustees purchased the historic Haven theater on Cherokee St. and began renovating. Three years later, “The Man Who Came to Dinner” was performed in the new building.

Today, the theater is affectionately known as “BLT” to locals. They perform three shows throughout the year, along with two summer camps — one for teens and one for kids, both ending in full productions. The Haven is also used as a concert site for local musicians and often works with the Mississippi School of the Arts. BLT has a rich history and has come far from borrowing venue spaces for performances from places like Brookhaven Elementary School, Copiah-Lincoln Community College and the Mississippi School of the Arts.

For more than 40 years, the goal of BLT has been to expose young people to the arts and give people of all ages the opportunity to be a part of live theater and express themselves creatively.

The first production of 2021 was BLTeens’ “High School Musical.”

New to town? What you need to know once you’ve moved

Drivers license

For those seeking a Mississippi drivers license, the area Department of Motor Vehicles office is located at 160 Hwy. 84 E. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office phone number is 601-833-0808.

City water

The Brookhaven Water Department is located in the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Government Complex and is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office phone number is 601-8337721.

County water

The Lincoln Rural Water Association is located at 1536 Monticello St. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office phone number is 601-833-6449.

Gas

For gas service, call Centerpoint Energy at 1-800-371-5417.

Car tags

Car tags are available at the Lincoln County Tax Collector’s Office in the BrookhavenLincoln County Government Complex. The office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Energy department

Three energy departments supply electricity for Lincoln County: Entergy, Magnolia Electric Power Association and Southwest Mississippi Electric Power Association. Entergy can be reached at 1-800-368-3749. The office phone number is 601-835-4749. Magnolia EPA’s office is 3012 Hwy. 98 E, McComb. The office phone number is 601-833-7011. Southwest Mississippi EPA has a payment location in Brookhaven at Franklin Check Service at 519 W. Monticello St. Their number is 1-800-287-8564.

Trains, planes, buses: Lincoln County has it all

Lincoln County’s location makes it easily accessible to all modes of transportation.

The mainline Canadian National Railroad runs north and south through Brookhaven, offering both freight and passenger service connections.

Amtrak’s City of New Orleans runs southbound around noon each day and northbound each afternoon around 4 p.m. to provide direct rail transportation from Chicago to New Orleans and all points between. Times and availability are subject to change. Tickets can be purchased at Amtrak.com.

The train station is located at the Godbold Transportation Center on North Railroad Ave. The east-west railway connections provide direct freight rail contact from the Mississippi River at Natchez to eastern Mississippi down to Bogalusa, Louisiana.

The general aviation facility in Brookhaven will handle most companytype airplanes and small business jets. The runway is 4,300 feet long and 50 feet wide, and all types of aviation fuel are available. A terminal building was completed in 1986.

The airport uses a nondirectional radio beacon and provides pilots with valuable aviation information as they approach and depart Brookhaven’s airport.

International airports are located in Jackson and New Orleans.

Several truck lines have terminal facilities in Brookhaven.

Greyhound offers bus transportation in and out of Brookhaven on a daily basis. The terminal is located at 933 Hwy. 550 and is open seven days a week, with buses providing service north to Jackson and points beyond and south to New Orleans.

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