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Mississippi coroner behind botched death notifications says she’ll retire
The longtime elected coroner in Hinds County, Mississippi, who faced withering criticism last year for burying men in pauper’s graves without notifying their families, is stepping down early. Sharon Grisham-Stewart, a Democrat, announced Monday that she would retire Dec. 31, three years before the end of her current term. In a statement from her office…