February 17, 2013 - Country artist Mindy McCready, who had battled a series of legal and health challenges in recent years, died on Sunday (2/17). Local authorities have deemed the apparent cause of death to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
October 1, 2008 - Mindy McCready began serving a 60-day jail sentence in Williamson County, TN, yesterday (9/30), according to The Tennessean.com. The two-month incarceration is the result of a plea agreement in a probation violation case.
July 28, 2005 - Four days after an apparent suicide attempt, country singer Mindy McCready was released from a Florida hospital, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
July 26, 2005 - Country singer Mindy McCready remained hospitalized Tuesday (7/26) in intensive care at an unidentified hospital near Tampa after an apparent suicide attempt.
May 6, 2005 - Funk/soul-legend James Brown's hometown of August, GA, will mark the singer's recent 72nd birthday by unveiling a bronze statue of the singer on Friday (5/6).
Country artist Mindy McCready, who had battled a series of legal and health challenges in recent years, died on Sunday (2/17). Local authorities have deemed the apparent cause of death to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 
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