Hunter Cloud

Brookhaven

Sports and Business Writer at The Natchez Democrat

@msstate @reflectoronline alumn, sports/business writer for The Daily Leader. Currently I share a byline in life with @gr8ciecloud.

Articles

Be the light | Daily Leader

3 days ago | dailyleader.com | Hunter Cloud

Published 5:00 pm Sunday, May 11, 2025 Seagulls called overhead as waves crashed into the shore. It was a grey and overcast morning as my mom and I walked the beaches of Anna Maria Island in Florida. We walked side by side and talked as we soaked in the scenery. My mom loves the beach, it is her happy place. She walks every morning of vacation to see the sun rise and goes to see the sun sink into the water in the evening. I enjoy our walks more and more as I get older.
Work is ongoing to improve Boys and Girls Club of Lincoln County - Daily Leader

1 week ago | dailyleader.com | Hunter Cloud

Published 11:00 am Tuesday, May 6, 2025 1 of 5 PHOTO BY HUNTER CLOUDDanielle Camp, an internationally recognized artist from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, applies the finishing touches to a new mural at the Boys and Girls Club of Lincoln County. PHOTO BY HUNTER CLOUDThe Boys and Girls Club of Lincoln County is busy making improvements.
It was time | Daily Leader

2 weeks ago | dailyleader.com | Hunter Cloud

Published 8:00 am Wednesday, April 30, 2025 The news of Mississippi State firing Chris Lemonis was not a surprise to me. I had expected it was coming given several years of frustrating baseball and a woeful 42-69 record in SEC play since the national championship. Lemonis gave Mississippi State a special season when they won the national championship in 2021. Aside from my wedding day, it was the happiest day of my life.
Wet roadway may have led to Monday morning New Sight wreck - Daily Leader

3 weeks ago | dailyleader.com | Hunter Cloud

Published 2:36 pm Monday, April 21, 2025 PHOTO BY HUNTER CLOUDA woman was able to walk to the ambulance after she wrecked on New Sight Drive Monday morning. NEW SIGHT — A woman was taken to the hospital after her vehicle left the roadway and struck a small tree Monday morning. Her condition is unknown but she was able to walk to the ambulance under her own power.
Lincoln County Volunteer Fire Association elects new president - Daily Leader

3 weeks ago | dailyleader.com | Hunter Cloud

Published 1:36 pm Monday, April 21, 2025 BROOKHAVEN — The Lincoln County Volunteer Fire Association elected a new president in a regularly scheduled association meeting Thursday night. Outgoing president Jonathan Alford had to resign from his second year in the position due to a new job with the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Alford submitted an official notice of resignation two weeks prior to the meeting.
Isolated severe storms could be hazardous Monday evening - Daily Leader

3 weeks ago | dailyleader.com | Hunter Cloud

Published 12:35 pm Monday, April 21, 2025 BROOKHAVEN — Two weeks have passed since the last measurable rainfall in Lincoln County. According to the National Weather Service, severe storms could bring rainfall and other marginal hazards Monday afternoon. Isolated severe storms are forecast to reach southwest Mississippi today between 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. with damaging wind gusts and hail up to a quarter in size. Rain chances are as high as 80 percent Monday night.
A blessed turkey season - Daily Leader

3 weeks ago | dailyleader.com | Hunter Cloud

Published 7:00 pm Saturday, April 19, 2025 It is April 18th as I write this column. I’m sitting at the base of a Southern Oak tree beneath a red-shouldered hawk who is having a turf war with some crows. I’ve yet to hear a turkey gobble this morning but that’s okay. The gobblers have been pretty quiet this year. I don’t have my gun with me, instead I’m trying to soak in the sounds of the spring woods waking up.
Train sparks another wildfire — increased risk of wildfires Tuesday - Daily Leader

4 weeks ago | dailyleader.com | Hunter Cloud

Published 8:30 am Tuesday, April 15, 2025 HEUCKS RETREAT — Lincoln County Volunteer Firefighters responded to a wildfire sparked by a train Sunday night. The fire is the third one caused by a train in eight days. East Lincoln, Heucks Retreat and New Sight Volunteer Fire Departments responded to properties on Autrey Lane, International Road, Thorn Trail and Heucks Retreat Road.
Missing Ruth man found safely - Daily Leader

1 month ago | dailyleader.com | Hunter Cloud

Published 7:25 am Monday, April 7, 2025 RUTH — First responders were able to find a man who went missing in the Ruth Community Sunday afternoon. The man was reportedly riding on an ATV when he was swept away by floodwaters in a creek. Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Director Chris Reid said the first call requesting help was at 2:36 pm. First responders were dispatched to the area around Shady Grove Road and Earnest A Thompson Road.
Severe storms expected tonight - Daily Leader

1 month ago | dailyleader.com | Hunter Cloud

Published 2:12 pm Saturday, April 5, 2025 Severe storms are in the forecast Saturday night into Sunday morning for central and southwest Mississippi. A wind advisory is already in effect. NWS Jackson issued a wind advisory at 1:35 pm until 7 pm. Winds out of the south could reach sustained speeds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts up to 40 to 50 mph. These winds could blow around unsecured objects, make travel difficult for high profile vehicles and bring down limbs and trees on power lines.