Florence Lands Big Plant, 1800 New Jobs ExpectedPosted on July 19, 2007 – Colbert County in northwest Alabama landed a major rail car manufacturing plant today that is expected to employ 18-hundred workers. National Industries, the parent firm of National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ontario, is opening the Alabama plant. Gov. Bob Riley joined company [...]

Lawrence County School Food Called “Best Deal In Town”Posted on July 19, 2007 The Food Service Department of Lawrence County Schools is responsible for providing over 2,388 breakfast and 5,695 lunches daily in our 12 cafeterias. The Department operates within the requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the State Department of Education [...]

Giles-Lawrence Investigators Arrest Giles CouplePosted on July 19, 2007 The Giles County Sheriffs Department and Lawrence County Sheriffs Department spent the night investigating a home suspected of manufacturing methamphetamine. According to Sheriff Kyle Helton, Narcotics Investigator Michael Thomason went to the home of John and Jessica Ratliff at 1811 Choates Creek Road to perform a [...]

Mrs. Artie TicePosted on July 18, 2007 Mrs. Artie Tice, age 89, of Lawrenceburg, passed away Wednesday. She was a native of Georgia, a homemaker and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Kenneth and Randall Tice both of Lawrenceburg, three sisters, Dell Self, Dean Glover and Nora Matthews [...]

Utility System Employee Hurt On Job Tuesday AfternoonPosted on July 18, 2007 A Lawrenceburg Utility system employee was injured Tuesday afternoon. Long time employee Tommy Entrekin was hurt when he was hit in the head by a utility poll in a remote area of the county. According to reports, Entrekin was semi conscious when he [...]