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Lee County Sheriff's Deputies investigate a Friday afternoon shooting near the Sherman community.
Lee County Sheriff's Deputies investigate a Friday afternoon shooting near the Sherman community.
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Sports Poll
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Lee County shooting victim taken to hospital
by JB Clark/NEMS Daily Journal
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Lee County Sheriff's Deputies investigate a Friday afternoon shooting near the Sherman community.
Lee County Sheriff's Deputies investigate a Friday afternoon shooting near the Sherman community.
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UPDATE: 5:50 p.m. LEE COUNTY - A Lee County man was taken to the hospital after being shot in the back and back of the head Friday afternoon. James Davis McGlaun, 48, of Lee County, was taken to the North Mississippi Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in the back from a distance with a 12-gauge shotgun around 4 p.m. Friday. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said they have taken a suspect into custody after the shooting. They will charge him and release his name at a later date. Neighbors identified the man who shot the gun as a middle aged man known as Peter Rabbit. Johnson said the suspect left his home at 312 County Road 141, stole a 12-gauge shotgun from his neighbor’s house and then shot across his yard at his other neighbor. He said the distance between the shooter and McGlaun saved McGlaun’s life. Earnestine McGlaun, mother of the man who was shot, said the suspect, her nephew, was intoxicated and upset with his mother when he broke into the neighboring house. She said the house belongs to the suspect’s sister. Johnson said the suspect has been known to cause problems in the area and has prior convictions. He said they would release more details on the suspect when he is arraigned next week.
Hattiesburg senator breaks ranks on Medicaid
by bobbyharrison
 Capitol Blog
May 24, 2013 | 48 views | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

JACKSON -- House Democrats have argued that if the Republican leadership would allow that chamber to vote on Medicaid expansion that there would be Republicans voting for it.
There has been no Republican member of the House to publicly voice support for expanding Medicaid to cover those earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level or about $15,000 per year for an individual, which is allowed under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
But over in the Senate, according to published reports, Billy Hudson, R-Hattiesburg, has become the first Republican legislator to endorse expansion, which is opposed by the Republican legislative leadership and Gov. Phil Bryant.
Hudson, a successful retailer with the reputation of an indepdent streak, said he supports the expansion because without it the state's hospitals would be negatively impacted.
The Legislature is expected to come back in special session in June to take up re-authorizing and funding the Division of Medicaid. Medicaid expansion is expected to be an issue during the special session.
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