Oit Oualls, age 80, of Lawrenceburg, passed away Friday. He was a native of Alabama, a retired farmer and retired from Road Construction. He is survived by his wife, Lucille, two daughters, La Rae Jane Qualls and Kathy Brazier of Lawrenceburg, one sister, Bertha Qualls of Lawrenceburg. 3 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren survive. Funeral [...]

From the Knoxville News Sentinel MARYVILLE – Except for reportedly leaving police a map to where he was going and seeking refuge at a home where there was a protective mother with a 9 mm gun, Brian Keith Rummage has this fugitive thing figured out. Rummage, 19, who walked away from a work release program [...]

Graveside service for Tommy Lee Steadman, 64, of Decatur, Alabama, will be Saturday, May 30, 2009, at 1 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Leoma, TN, with Mike Nix officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home, Decatur, AL, directing. Visitation will be Friday, May 29, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Roselawn Funeral Home, Decatur, AL. [...]

Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano has been suspended for six games for his tirade this week during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Read more

AP – Severed heads tossed in front of a car dealership. Bodies hurled off a bridge. Extortion threats against shop owners. It was no secret that this town popular with tourists for its monarch butterfly nesting grounds was in the grip of Mexico’s drug trade. Read more