Local Credit Union Expands CharterPosted on April 26, 2006 The Employee Resources Credit Union has received an expanded charter from the State of Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions. The new community charter provides for the Credit Union to serve anyone who lives, works, or worships in Lawrence, Giles, and Wayne Counties in Tennessee This is [...]

Fritst, Alexander Praise Education PlanPosted on April 26, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. ? U.S. Senators Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today praised the Tennessee Department of Education for its successful implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). On April 24, the U.S. Department of Education informed Tennessee Commissioner of Education Dr. Lana [...]

Robert Wayne LamprechtPosted on April 24, 2006 Robert Wayne Lamprecht, age 39, of Woodbury, Tennessee passed away Sunday. He was a native of Lawrenceburg, employed by Nissan as a supervisor and a member of the St. Luke?s Catholic Church. He is survived by his parents, Carl and Jane Lamprecht of Lawrenceburg, one sister, Sharon Rhine [...]

Murray Plant Seeing New LifePosted on April 25, 2006 The old Murray building is seeing new life and an announcement is due on Thursday about Swisher’s short term intentions. Swisher hired about 200 people this past winter on a temporary basis to manufacture Craftsman brand lawn mowers in the old Murray plant. Officials with Swisher [...]

Summertown Man Falls Victim To Scam ArtistsPosted on April 25, 2006 A Summertown man has fallen victim to a scam, as out of town scam artists continue to prey on local folks. The man, whose name we will withhold, got a letter in the mail with three checks telling him he had won one million [...]