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Attorney says indicted Miss. lawmaker is innocent

State Representative Brian Aldridge has turned himself in to law enforcement after being indicted by a grand jury on an embezzlement charge.

Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson says the lawmaker from Tupelo appeared at the sheriff’s department early Thursday afternoon. 

Aldridge posted bond after it was set at $5,000.
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Man shot to death in Lee County

A WCBI Report LEE COUNTY – Authorities are searching for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Lee County man. It was around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon when deputies were called to 527 county […]

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Ex-deputy fired for speaking about Bumphis

TUPELO – (AP) A former Lee County Sheriff's sergeant claims he was fired after speaking to a reporter because he is black, while a white worker was suspended and demoted for speaking to another newspaper. […]