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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Smiths Station, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 24 stories have been published about Smiths Station which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Smiths Station, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 24 stories have been published about Smiths Station which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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The American mayor disguised himself as a woman at home. He killed himself after the publication of the hobby by the media

The small town of Smiths Station in Alabama mourns its mayor, Bubba Copeland. He took his own life after the 1819 News website leaked intimate details from his life. The pastor liked to disguise himself as a woman and had an account on the networks with his female alter ego. He also wrote an erotic novella. According to his words, this only started the stress, but he received threats and ridicule on the Internet.See the Story

Smiths Station · Smiths Station

Bubba Copeland’s funeral held a day before wedding anniversary: ‘Bring love to this awfully dark world’

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

F.L. Copeland, 49, took his own life Friday evening in Lee County, two days after 1819 News published photos of him wearing women's clothing and makeup. The Rev. Jim Wooten, pastor at First United Methodist Church in Jackson, described the moment he met Bubba Copeland at a fundraiser.See the Story

Opinion · Smiths Station

[Opinion] Smith: A different news outlet might have saved Bubba Copeland

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F.L. Copeland took his own life after 1819 News ran several articles outing the pastor as a crossdresser. Cameron Smith: Copeland's fate might have been avoided if the outlet charted a course consistent with the beliefs it espouses. Smith: The Bible is crystal clear about the correct path for Christians who find a brother in sin.See the Story

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Smiths Station · Smiths Station

Alabama pastor, mayor kills himself after cross-dressing photos emerge

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Smiths Station Mayor F.L. "Bubba" Copeland died by suicide last week after an exposé revealed he had an online alter ego as a 'transgender curvy girl.'See the Story

Smiths Station · Smiths Station

Alabama Media Group repeatedly misleads readers, dismisses victims, in Smith Station Bubba Copeland coverage

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Bubba Copeland’s electronic devices show no evidence of any crime, sheriff says

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Former Smiths Station Mayor F.L. Copeland, 49, took his own life Friday evening in Lee County. Investigators carried out a forensic analysis of Copeland's electronic devices including his cell phone that was found with him. That analysis, the sheriff said in a statement, has not revealed any additional information relating to the action he took Friday afternoon.See the Story

Smiths Station · Smiths Station

Alabama women say mayor Bubba Copeland used their names and images in erotic fiction before he killed himself

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

One local hair stylist even said both her first and last name were used in a graphic story written by Smiths Station Mayor F.L. Bubba Copeland, 62, who shot himself dead in front of local sheriff’s deputies just days after conservative news website 1819 News published a story that featured photos of his “alter ego” Brittini Blaire Summerlin in a bra and feminine clothing.See the Story

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Death of Smiths Station mayor under investigation, not online posts

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Smiths Station mayor Bubba Copeland's death is under investigation. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones says the investigation has nothing to do with online posts Copeland had made. In a few instances, Copeland allegedly used the names and likenesses of people within the community within his stories as well as in memes.See the Story

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