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Body found in partially submerged truck

A Washington County man was found dead inside a truck partially submerged in a creek Sunday.

Authorities are trying to determine what caused the Chevy pickup to plunge into the Quitonia Creek on Murphy Road just east of Hollandale. […]

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Jackson doctor gets 14 years for health care fraud

A Jackson doctor found guilty of filing more than $12 million in false claims has been sentenced to 168 months (14 years) in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.

Dr. Cassandra Faye Thomas was sentenced in U.S. District Court Friday for a variety of charges including wire fraud to conspiracy.
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Woman arrested, accused of faking slip-and-fall

A Southaven woman has been arrested for fraud and charged as a habitual offender. Authorities have accused her of faking a fall at the Ramada Inn in Horn Lake to collect insurance money.

A news release from the Mississippi attorney general’s office says 36-year-old Tracey Leigh Davidson was indicted as a habitual offender for three prior convictions in Louisiana. If convicted of this charge, it would mean a mandatory maximum sentence of three years.
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Health

Mississippi again ranks worst in obesity

State leaders are counseling patience as they strive to reduce the share of obese Mississippians.

Rankings released this week by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show nearly 35 percent of Mississippi adults were very fat in 2011, the worst in the nation. […]

Entertainment

Medical examiner: Actor Sherman Hemsley had cancer

A Texas medical examiner’s office says cancer led to the death of actor Sherman Hemsley, who starred as George Jefferson in the hit television sitcom “The Jeffersons.” […]

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17-year-old shot and killed in Presidential Hills

Jackson Police responded to a deadly shooting Tuesday night.

A 17-year-old-male was shot in the Presidential Hills subdivision shortly after 8:30 p.m. It happened in the 6600 block of Abraham Lincoln Drive.
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Business

Coast Electric Power Association gets funding

From The Mississippi Link Newswire Almost $29 million in Smart Grid Projects Included WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Mississippi is one of 18 states to receive to loan guarantees to make improvements to […]

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Parents speak out about toddler's fatal shooting

A young Jackson couple is preparing to bury their toddler, struck down by a stray bullet from a hail of gunfire this weekend.

The child’s family is grateful the shooter came forward but still struggling to come to grips with the sudden loss of her innocent life. […]

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Police: Teen dies in shrimp boat accident

Authorities say a 15-year-old boy was killed after getting stuck in a winch on a shrimping vessel off the Mississippi coast. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Brenda Doris tells WLOX-TV that it happened Saturday about 9 p.m., just south of Horn Island […]