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Bond set at $600K for murder suspect

By KEVIN EDWARDS KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Tue,06/06/23-2:00AM, 9,630 Reads
Bond has been set at $600,000 for a murder suspect being held in the Leflore County Jail.
Christopher McNelson has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault. The two murder charges come with bonds of $250,000 each, while the aggravated assault charge carries a bond of $100,000.
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Man charged in fatal shooting

Thu,10/21/21-2:00AM, 9,624 Reads
An 18-year-old Leflore County man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 22-year-old Greenwood man early Saturday morning.
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Public Notices for Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Wed,06/22/22-8:39AM, 9,624 Reads
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
YOUTH COURT DIVISION
LEFLORE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES,
BY MARCUS D. DAVENPORT, AND CAMERON KSHUN GAINES, A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HIS NEXT FRIEND, MARCUS D. DAVENPORT
PETITIONERS
KERSHAWANA AKA
KERSHAWNA GAINES
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10-year-old girl dies after being critically injured from gunshot fire

By KEVIN EDWARDS KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Fri,06/06/25-10:45AM, 9,612 Reads
A 10-year-old girl has died after being hospitalized for almost two weeks from gunshot fire.
Zameria Jones, an incoming fifth grade student at Threadgill Elementary School, was critically injured on Memorial Day and was receiving treatment at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She died Thursday evening.
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