Joel W. OggPosted on October 16, 2007 Joel W. Ogg, age 71, of Lawrenceburg, passed away Monday. He was a native of Knoxville, a retired loan examiner from the State of Tennessee and a member of the First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Jo Collier Ogg, one daughter, Jennifer Ogg of Brentwood, [...]

Mrs. Ostella Marie Wilkerson SowellPosted on October 16, 2007 Mrs. Ostella Marie Wilkerson Sowell, age 86, of Lawrenceburg, passed away Friday. She was a native of Lawrence County, a Manicurist and Hairdresser Assistant and a member of the West Gaines Street Church of Christ. She is survived by one son, James Bumpus (Curley) and one [...]

State To Keep Better Tabs On Sex Offenders In Lawrence and Wayne CountiesPosted on October 17, 2007 —The Board of Probation & Parole (BOPP) is expanding use of a powerful tool to strengthen supervision of sex offenders and other high-risk offenders in southeast Tennessee, including Lawrence and Wayne Counties. State probation and parole officers are [...]

Riders To Come Together To Remember Trail Of TearsPosted on October 17, 2007 Come with us as we take a fall ride down picturesque roads to remember the Native Americans who were forced to walk the Bell’s and Benge’s TRAIL OF TEARS Routes through Giles County, Tennessee. We observe this memorial during this time of [...]

Water Woes Top Special Session AgendaPosted on October 16, 2007 by Gina Luker, WDXE News Water woes were the feature of the Special Session of the County Commission meeting on Tuesday afternoon. With several areas of the county having difficulty with keeping their wells running, the agenda held a resolution that would extend the city [...]