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1. Living, loving and laughing along the Mississippi Blues Trail

   Dec 5, 2009 | Charleston Gazette

   ... blues fans might also invest the windshield time to visit such places as the amazingly remote outpost of Friars Point, where B.B. King's favorite guitarist Robert Nighthawk played, stop at points along the old Peavine Railroad, stay in a refurbished ...

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   Related Topix: Hopson, MS

2. Appeals Court upholds conviction

   Oct 13, 2009 | Sunherald.com

   The state Court of Appeals has upheld the manslaughter conviction of a Friars Point man in a shooting outside a lounge in 2006.

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   Related Topix: Coahoma County, MS

3. 2 Year Old Dies from Overdose

   Oct 2, 2009 | WABG

   A TOXICOLOGY REPORT SHOWS A 2 1/2-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM FRIARS POINT IN COAHOMA COUNTY DIED LAST MONTH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION INTENDED TO PREVENT SEIZURES.

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   Related Topix: Coahoma County, MS

4. Infant Found Dead in Friars Point

   Sep 10, 2009 | WABG

   AN INFANT IS FOUND DEAD IN FRIARS POINT OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH HAS AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE CHILD'S DEATH.

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   Related Topix: Coahoma County, MS

5. Five convicts denied separate trials

   Aug 27, 2009 | WABG

   ... WERE ALL DENIED SEPARATE TRIALS. ALL WERE CONVICTED IN 2007 IN COAHOMA COUNTY FOR ATTACKING HERMAN FAIR OF FRIARS POINT. THE CONVICTIONS OF FIVE MEN SENTENCED TO LIFE WERE UPHELD IN A STATE COURT OF APPEALS. THE APPEALS COURT REJECTED ARGUMENTS THAT ...

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   Related Topix: Coahoma County, MS

6. Coahoma beating death convictions upheld

   Aug 26, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

   The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the convictions of five men each sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the 2006 beating death of Herman Fair of Friars Point.

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   Related Topix: Coahoma, MS, Coahoma County, MS

7. Convictions in Coahoma slaying upheld

   Aug 26, 2009 | Sunherald.com

   The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the convictions of five men each sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the 2006 beating death of Herman Fair of Friars Point.

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   Related Topix: Coahoma County, MS