Channel 5 Reports Safety Questions Rise About Fair RidePosted on October 01, 2007 From News Channel 5 Gracie Henson,60, is recovering at Vanderbilt hospital’s trauma unit, and her ferris wheel fall is now raising safety questions about the ride. The ferris wheel at the Lawrenceburg fair has been shut down since Friday night when Gracie [...]

Mrs. Edith Carolyn Wilburn JacobsPosted on September 30, 2007 Mrs. Edith Carolyn Wilburn Jacobs, age 65, of Lawrenceburg, passed away Sunday. She was a native of Lawrence County, a Nurse Assistant and a Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Taylor “Buddy” Jacobs, her children, Jo Anne Gulley, Tony Jacobs, Debra “Deb” Smith, Tommy and [...]

James Howard GlassPosted on September 28, 2007 James Howard Glass, age 72, of Michigan, passed away Thursday. He was a native of Lawrence County, a Security Guard and a member of the Cannan Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Euvane Glass, his mother, Clara Glass of Leoma, three sons, Eddie and Jeff Glass [...]

Former Lawrence Circuit Judge Dies Of CancerPosted on September 29, 2007 William Bryan Cain, a judge on the state Court of Appeals since 1998, has died of cancer. He was 75. Cain was appointed circuit judge for the judicial district that covers Giles, Lawrence, Maury, Wayne counties in 1971 and was appointed to the appeals [...]

Official Rotary Club News Release On Midway AccidentPosted on September 29, 2007 A tragic accident occurred at Lawrenceburg?s Middle Tennessee District Fair at around 8:00 PM on Friday evening (Sept. 28, 2007). Lawrenceburg resident Gracie Henson was riding the W. G. Wade Shows Giant Wheel when she fell from one of the gondolas. Units from [...]