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Detrick Doyle

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3rd man charged in shooting

Wed,07/23/25-2:00AM, 7,908 Reads
A third man has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of an alleged illegal gaming house on Mississippi 7 and the fatal shooting of its owner two years ago.
Detrick Doyle, 31, of Greenwood was booked by the Leflore County Sheriff’s Department Saturday afternoon and charged with capital murder enhanced by a firearm.
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Dr. Michael T. Boler

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Dr. Michael T. Boler: 1954-2023: Physician wanted to witness to others

By SUSAN MONTGOMERY SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Fri,08/25/23-2:00AM, 7,897 Reads
People who knew and loved Dr. Michael T. Boler talk about the grace with which he lived, witnessed and shared with patients, friends, family — pretty much anyone he got to know.
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Cash 3' game

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sun,11/21/21-10:13PM, 7,867 Reads

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Mississippi Lottery's "Cash 3" game were:
2-6-9
(two, six, nine)
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Lavorris Gilbert

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Man pleads guilty in fatal 2024 shooting of girlfriend

By GERARD EDIC GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer
Sat,08/30/25-2:00AM, 7,835 Reads
A Greenwood man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the January 2024 killing of his girlfriend.
Lavorris Gilbert pleaded guilty in the death of Jessica McClain on Aug. 18 before Circuit Judge Ashley Hines, according to a release from the District Attorney’s Office of the Fourth District.
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