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Law enforcement officers in Carroll County investigate an area found with human remains on Saturday.

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Remains found in Carroll County confirmed to be Jimmie "Jay" Lee
By KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Wed,02/05/25-12:21PM , 2988 Reads
Law enforcement has confirmed that human remains found in rural Carroll County this past weekend are that of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, a University of Mississippi student who has been missing for more than two years.
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Crime report for 2/3-2/4
Wed,02/05/25-2:00AM , 1517 Reads
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
ARRESTS
Marcus Barnes, 42, 902 Broad St., disorderly conduct (failure to comply), improper equipment, no insurance, released on bond.

LEFLORE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT.
ARRESTS
Brandon Burnett, 36, 1203 Schely St., Itta Bena, domestic violence, threatening an officer, jailed.
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Crime report for 1/31-2/3
Tue,02/04/25-2:00AM , 1657 Reads
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
ARRESTS
Malik Cole, 52, 607 Ave. K, DUI, jailed.
Shantira S. Clark, 22, 505 Hope St., disorderly conduct (failure to comply), released on bond.
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Bills propose board to review deaths from domestic violence
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Sat,02/01/25-2:00AM , 1031 Reads
Nearly 100 Mississippians, some of them children, some of them law enforcement, died last year in domestic-violence-related events, according to data Mississippi Today collected from multiple sources.
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