Northeast Mississippi Community College police chief, law enforcement veteran dies
Mar. 12—BOONEVILLE — Law enforcement across northeast Mississippi is mourning the sudden and unexpected death of Anthony Anderson, 61.
Anderson was in his fourth year as police chief at Northeast Mississippi Community College. A long-time supporter of Tiger athletics, he was watching the Lady Tigers playing in a first-round playoff game inside the Bonner Arnold Coliseum on Saturday, March 9, when he suffered a medical emergency.
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