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Friday Jul 3 | The Clarion-Ledger

Request denied in Coahoma solicitation case

Dr. Roger Weiner, a Coahoma County supervisor accused of soliciting prostitutes on SugarDaddyforMe.com, has been denied access to records from a cellular telephone apparently used by an undercover agent involved in a sting operation that led to his arrest.

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Related Topix: Coahoma, MS, Clarksdale, MS, Moon Lake, MS

Friday Jul 3 | The Clarion-Ledger

DHS cracks down on fraud

The state Department of Human Services Office of Fraud Investigations has teamed over the past few weeks with sheriff's departments in the state to crack down on fraud in federal public assistance programs.

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Related Topix: Coahoma, MS

Wed Jul 01, 2009

WAPT-TV Jackson

Wiener Wants Phone Records In Prostitution Case

A Coahoma County supervisor accused of soliciting prostitutes on SugarDaddyforMe.com wants records from a cell phone apparently used by an agent who set him up.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

WABG

3rd man sought in shooting

AUTHORITIES IN COAHOMA COUNTY REPORT MONDAY THAT THEY ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR A MAN INVOLVED IN A CLARKSDALE SHOOTING, WHILE TWO OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT ARE ALREADY IN POLICE CUSTODY.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Coahoma DHS leader demands repairs

Vanessa Long, director of the Coahoma County branch of the Mississippi Department of Human Services says something must be done, in regards to the poor conditions of the buildings housing the DHS offices in Clarksdale.

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Related Topix: Coahoma, MS, Clarksdale, MS

Sat Jun 13, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Storm damage widespread in north Miss.

Severe storms in north Mississippi brought down trees and power lines this evening, but no injuries have been reported so far, say state emergency officials.

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Related Topix: Weather, Mississippi, Chickasaw County, MS, Desoto County, MS, Itawamba County, MS

Thu Jun 04, 2009

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Woman dies in home invasion

Authorities say a 65-year-old Lurand woman is dead after being fatally shot during a home invasion.

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Related Topix: Lurand, MS

Mon Jun 01, 2009

Deltafarmpress

Rice staggers out of wet May

An unusually wet May is causing some Mississippi farmers to plant rice late, but the crop still has time to develop into a good one for the Delta.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Mississippi State University, Natural Disasters, Flood, Weather, Washington County, MS

Wed May 20, 2009

MyFoxMemphis

More Arrested in MS Prostitution Sting

A county supervisor in the Mississippi Delta thought he was meeting two prostitutes from SugarDaddyForMe.com when he pulled into the Shady Nook truck stop, but instead was arrested by the FBI, federal agents said in court documents.

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Related Topix: Clarksdale, MS, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Tue May 19, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

County supervisor arrested in prostitution sting

Clarksdale cardiologist and Coahoma County Supervisor Dr. Roger Weiner has been arrested as part of a federal investigation alleging he used an online chat room to hire out-of-state prostitutes.

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Related Topix: Clarksdale, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Greenville, MS

Mon May 18, 2009

The Mississippi Press

Monday, May 18, 2009

JACKSON, Miss. - A Mississippi contractor has filed a federal lawsuit over his claim that he lost a government construction project to a higher bidder due to his former affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.

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Related Topix: Jackson Metro, Jackson, MS

Thu May 07, 2009

Charleston Daily Mail

Casino plans moving ahead in Coahoma County

The Coahoma County Board of Supervisors has approved the preliminary site plan for a new casino which is looking to locate in the county.

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Related Topix: Clarksdale, MS

Wed May 06, 2009

USA Today

Storms damage homes, raise flood risk across South

Residents and neighbors help clean up near Sims, N.C., where officials believe a tornado touched down on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Weather, Noxubee County, MS, Attala County, MS

Mon May 04, 2009

Sunherald.com

Investigation continues in death of woman

A joint investigation between the Clarksdale Police and Coahoma County Sheriff's deputies is now underway into the death of 19-year-old Myrtis Pate.

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Fri May 01, 2009

WABG

information in the death of pate

NEW INFORMATION IN THE DEATH OF MYRTIS PATE, WHICH WABG FIRST REPORTED, ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE HEARTBREAKING NEWS THAT A 19-YEAR-OLD'S BODY WAS FOUND IN MILL CREEK.

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Thu Apr 30, 2009

WLMT

Body of Missing Clarksdale Woman Found

Coahoma County Coroner Scotty Meredith says the woman's body found floating in a creek just outside the town of Coahoma has been identified as 19-year-old Myrtis Pate.

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Sunherald.com

Woman charged in boyfriend's death

A 32-year-old Clarksdale woman has been charged in the shooting death of her boyfriend following a domestic dispute.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Wed Apr 29, 2009

WABG

Body Found in Coahoma County

THE BODY OF A BLACK FEMALE WAS FOUND LATE TUESDAY afternoon IN MILL CREEK JUST OUTSIDE THE COAHOMA COMMUNITY OFF COAHOMA-MOON LAKE ROAD.

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Related Topix: Coahoma, MS, Clarksdale, MS

Tue Apr 28, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Ex-Klansman from Ky. loses lawsuit to win county contract

A former Ku Klux Klan leader who torched a church in 1991 has lost his lawsuit accusing Mississippi county of unfairly shutting him out of a construction project.

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Tue Apr 21, 2009

Charleston Daily Mail

New casino eyeing Coahoma County

Preliminary efforts are underway towards bringing a new casino to Coahoma County.

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Related Topix: Clarksdale, MS

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