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Insurance agent pockets premium payments

JACKSON – A former insurance agent has pleaded guilty to embezzlement after he accepted insurance premiums from clients and then pocketed the cash for personal use. Eric Jerome Boone, 50, of Olive Branch appeared before […]

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4 dead in heat-related deaths

ABERDEEN – Sweltering temperatures across Mississippi have claimed a fourth victim in less than a week . Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley said 50-year old Charles Strawbridge was found dead in his home Tuesday, possibly […]

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MDOT director arrested for public drunk

BILOXI – The Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the former mayor of Natchez was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication. Larry “Butch” Brown was arrested at 5:30 […]

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Body of missing swimmer found

News Briefs From Across The State Area is popular with swimmers After a three hour search, authorities found the body of a man who allegedly jumped off a bridge into the Tallahatchie River. Union County […]

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High temps claim elderly woman

HAMILTON – Sources said an elderly woman in Monroe County has died as the result of the excessive heat indices that have swept the state in recent days. Earnestine Fields was found by relatives Saturday […]

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Funeral set for 70s R&B singer

ENGLEWOOD, NJ – Funeral services are set for Aug. 2 in New Jersey, for Al Goodman, member of the popular 70s R&B group Ray, Goodman and Brown. Goodman died on July 26, of heart failure, […]