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		<title>Disgust and Disgrace:  A Racially-Driven Murder</title>
		<link>http://www.eric-lee.net/2011/08/11/disgust-and-disgrace-racially-driven-murder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Deryl Dedmon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hit-and-run]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Racism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I was browsing through the news websites as I always do to see what was happening in the world.  The everyday stories were there:  Political bickering, stock market going up and down, the newest technology development.  But then I saw something that filled me with utter disgust and contempt – contempt for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands honor Sheriff Garry Welford’s life of service</title>
		<link>http://www.eric-lee.net/2010/07/26/thousands-honor-sheriff-garry-welfords-life-of-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eric-lee.net/2010/07/26/thousands-honor-sheriff-garry-welfords-life-of-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sheriff Garry Welford]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday evening approximately 2,000 people turned out for George County Sheriff Garry Welford’s visitation at Shady Grove Baptist Church.  According to the article, about 1,500 bottles of water were handed out by 6:30 p.m. by the American Red Cross.  The wait was somewhere around 90 minutes to get into the church.  Here is a testimony to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George County Sheriff dies in the line of duty; Update:  Suspects denied bond</title>
		<link>http://www.eric-lee.net/2010/07/22/sheriff-dies-in-the-line-of-duty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eric-lee.net/2010/07/22/sheriff-dies-in-the-line-of-duty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandi Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Baxter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garry Welford]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Update, 2:00 p.m. — Judge Norman C. Howell denied bond for Brandi Williams and Christopher Baxter.  They both came into the courtroom with no shoes on, still wearing the clothes they had been arrested in.  Reporters asked Baxter if he knew the sheriff had been run over, he said, “No”.  Williams did not respond to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walking in Memphis</title>
		<link>http://www.eric-lee.net/2010/07/20/walking-in-memphis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elvis Presley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memphis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[W.C. Handy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so “riding” more than “walking”.  My wife and I accompanied her grandmother and brother to Memphis to tour Graceland and the city as a whole.  We hit all the major “touristy” spots:  The Peabody Hotel, the old Lorraine Motel (where MLK was assassinated), Sun Records, and of course Graceland and Beale Street. We even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rising Stars to Perform at a Local Benefit</title>
		<link>http://www.eric-lee.net/2010/03/04/rising-stars-to-perform-at-a-local-benefit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eric-lee.net/2010/03/04/rising-stars-to-perform-at-a-local-benefit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coldwater Jane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Country Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JB Rocket]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two of Nashville’s hottest new acts will be home in Lucedale, Mississippi, on Friday night to perform a benefit for a family dealing with bone cancer. Coldwater Jane and Brandon Green, of the duo JB Rocket of “Can You Duet?” fame, will be performing at the George County Fairgrounds Friday night at 7:00 P.M. for Yulanda [...]]]></description>
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		<title>B.J. Johnson Update — It’s official:  It was an accident</title>
		<link>http://www.eric-lee.net/2009/02/17/bj-johnson-update-accident/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eric-lee.net/2009/02/17/bj-johnson-update-accident/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Billey Joe Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucedale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAACP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The grand jury cleared George County sheriff deputy Joe Sullivan of any wrongdoing last Thursday in the death of football player Billey Joe Johnson.  They ruled there was no way Sullivan could have shot and killed Billey Joe - he was trying to move his shotgun inside his vehicle.  But is that enough for the family and the NAACP?]]></description>
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		<title>B.J. Johnson Update:  Grand Jury Findings to Become Public Thursday</title>
		<link>http://www.eric-lee.net/2009/02/11/bj-johnson-grand-jury-findings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eric-lee.net/2009/02/11/bj-johnson-grand-jury-findings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it's about time.  The grand jury in the Billy Joe Johnson case will release their findings of a two-month investigation into his death this Thursday at 1:30 P.M. CST.  It will take place at the George County Justice Court building in Lucedale.]]></description>
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		<title>Saturday Summary for 12-20-2008</title>
		<link>http://www.eric-lee.net/2008/12/20/saturday-summary-for-12-20-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eric-lee.net/2008/12/20/saturday-summary-for-12-20-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Auto bailout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Billy Joe Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caylee Anthony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor Rod Blagojevich]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of things have happened this week:  From the identity of poor little Caylee Marie Anthony's body to the government bailout of the auto industry to the Illinois governor being accused of corruption.  Needless to say the media outlets have had a busy week.  And locally, we have had our share of tragedy.]]></description>
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		<title>Billy Joe Johnson Update:  Questions being raised about wounds</title>
		<link>http://www.eric-lee.net/2008/12/18/billy-joe-johnson-update-questions-being-raised-about-wounds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eric-lee.net/2008/12/18/billy-joe-johnson-update-questions-being-raised-about-wounds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Billy Joe Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George County]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A local newspaper, The Sun Herald, has an article this morning regarding the investigation into the death of local high school football star, Billy Joe Johnson.  Apparently the family's lawyer and the NAACP are concerned about some of the wounds on the body of Billy Joe Johnson.  The civil rights group is also paying for a second autopsy after the state examiner's office is complete with their autopsy.]]></description>
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		<title>Local football player shot, investigation underway</title>
		<link>http://www.eric-lee.net/2008/12/16/local-football-player-shot-investigation-underway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eric-lee.net/2008/12/16/local-football-player-shot-investigation-underway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local football star, Billy Joe Johnson, has died due to a "self-inflicted" gunshot wound while he was pulled over by a local sheriff, Joe Sullivan.  An independent investigation is underway, and an autopsy is being conducted.]]></description>
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