Mary Winkler Guilty of Voluntary ManslaughterPosted on April 19, 2007 SELMER, Tenn. – After eight hours of deliberation, the jury in Mary Winkler’s murder trial returned with a verdict of guilty to the charge of voluntary manslaughter. The jury in Mary Winkler’s murder trial began deliberations at 8:57 a.m. Thursday morning.

Fred Thompson Gets Effusive Capitol Hill WelcomePosted on April 19, 2007 – House Republicans who met with Fred Thompson yesterday gushed over the prospects of his presidential candidacy. The former Tennessee senator and actor is still weighing whether to run for the G-O-P presidential nomination. They called him presidential, a leader, a proven conservative, an [...]

Ruth Virginia Wray GillespiePosted on April 17, 2007 Ruth Virginia Wray Gillespie, age 79, of Five Points, passed away Monday. She was a native of Lawrence County, retired from Lawrenceburg Manor and a member of the Five Points Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by one daughter, Vickie Hurst of Knoxville, three sons, Ronnie of [...]

Threat Causes Lock-Down at LCHS; Suspect ApprehendedPosted on April 18, 2007 Lawrence County High School was under “lock down” for about two hours today after as officials took every precaution to make certain no student was harmed after a threat was reported. The lock down was lifted shortly before eleven after the person, a male [...]

Lawrence County Man Arrested For Growing Indoor PotPosted on April 18, 2007 A 35-year old Lawrence County man has been arrested for growing marijuana indoors, hydroponically. According to a news release from the Sheriff?s Department, Norman Lewis Moore was arrested on Tuesday night at his home on the Grassy Branch Road. Officers confiscated 63 plants [...]