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Greenwood man dies after falling in hotel pool

A man who was found in a downtown Jackson hotel pool Friday night has died, WLBT reported.

According to Jackson Fire Department Chief Arson Investigator Greg Travis, the incident occurred just before 10 p.m. at the Marriott on Amite Street.

Authorities said 28-year-old Ben Johnson was pulled from the pool, but there is no indication as to how he fell in. Firefighters, AMR, and Jackson Police responded to the scene. […]

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Woman dies in Alcorn County accident

An Alcorn County woman has died following a one-vehicle wreck Friday afternoon, WTVA reported.

Alcorn County Coroner Jay Jones said Dorothy Colston, 82, was headed east on County Road 510 when she apparently ran off the road, then overcorrected, causing her vehicle to flip and hit a ditch.

Colston was ejected from the vehicle. Authorities said she was not wearing a seat belt.
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