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Mississippi man sentenced to life in prison after jury finds him guilty in 2023 hit-and-run murder
A Mississippi man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in a hit-and-run case from 2023. David Breland, a former candidate for Forrest County circuit clerk, was found guilty by a Forest County jury of murdering Tyra Canady, 30, in April 2023.
Leaf River Cellulose employee burned, airlifted to Jackson hospital
NEW AUGUSTA, Miss. (WDAM) - An employee at a Perry County pulp mill was burned severely Friday and airlifted for treatment to a Jackson hospital. Michael Needham, Public Affairs Manager of Leaf River Cellulose, confirmed the injury, saying that the employee had been “burned in the course of his work” at the plant in New Augusta.
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