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COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Copiah County officials are working to ensure damage from a weekend wildfire does not spread. According to Copiah County Sheriff Byron Swilley, law enforcement officers are still patrolling the area to make sure the fire does not restart and cause more forestry damage. Much of the affected area is along [...]
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An argument between two brothers over a cellphone charger turned deadly, Mississippi deputies say.
The older brother died from multiple gunshot wounds, officials say.
A man is in custody, accused of fatally shooting his brother in Copiah County.