Expansion in Health DepartmentsPosted on December 27, 2005 Tennessee soon will expand services at 31 local county health departments, including Lawrence County. That move is designed to provide basic medical care for some of state’s Saftey Net Program. By January Third, the health departments offering expanded services will offer treatment for acute and chronic illnesses, [...]

Fire At Home Of Former Mayor Causes Widespread DamagePosted on December 27, 2005 Firemen were called to the home of former Lawrenceburg Mayor Clayton Ezell on Monday to put out a fire. The fire appeared to have started in a utility room near the fuse box. Firemen said the fire then burned up the wall [...]

Matthew Adam GarlandPosted on December 26, 2005 Matthew Adam Garland, age 22, of Athens, Alabama, formally of Lawrenceburg, died in a traffic accident Saturday in Athens. He was a welder, and is survived by his wife, Jessica Starr Garland of Athens, three daughters, Kylee Elizabeth Garland of Leoma, Savannah Faith Garland and Lillian Blair Garland [...]

22 Year Old Lawrenceburg Native Dies In Christmas Eve AccidentPosted on December 26, 2005 A Lawrenceburg native was killed in a Christmas Eve traffic accident in Athens, Alabama. 22 year old Matthew Adam Garland, who was a 2002 graduate of Lawrenceburg where he was a member of the football team, died in the wreck on [...]

Flora A. ShawPosted on December 24, 2005 Flora A. Shaw, age 95, of Waynesboro, passed away Thursday. She was a native of Phil Campbell, retired from Chrysler Corporation and a Methodist. She is survived by one son, Joe Shaw of Waynesboro, and one sister, Karin Grisholm of Kansas. 6 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 3 [...]