Two poultry barns in Giles County are infected with the Avian Flu Virus. That was the determination of state officials following testing earlier this week. According to Giles County EMA Director Barry Whitt, the case first came to light Monday. State officials came in and ran tests on some of the birds and made their [...]

A man who was about to be sent to the state prison has escaped from the Lawrence County temporary jail. Michael Roy Looker is a white male with multiple tatoos, he’s five feet eight and weighs about 140 pounds has blue eyes and grey hair. He is 46 years old. Looker had his probation revoked [...]

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Lincoln Davis and other Members of Congress succeeded in ensuring language calling for the extension of the state and local sales tax deduction was included in the FY 2010 Budget Conference Report, which passed the House by a vote of 233 to 193. The budget is a non-binding blue print for [...]

The newest addition to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation?s Ten Most Wanted List is 44 year old Terry Russell Jackson. He is wanted by the Williamson County Sheriffs Department on charges of premeditated murder, felony murder and two counts of aggravated arson. Jackson is a suspect in the 2006 death of former Giles Countian Kandi [...]

The first confirmed case of swine flu has been reported in Tennessee. The victim, a Williamson County child is said to be doing fine at home. . State Epidemiologist Doctor Tim Jones says the same, common sense tips for fighting any other type of flu applies to the swine flu. The flu strain is suspected [...]