THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY PRODUCTION OF THE MUSICAL “GENTLEMAN FROM THE CANE” WILL BE HELD IN JULY AT THE CROCKETT THEATER. LAWRENCEBURG COMMUNITY THEATER PRESENTS THE HISTORIC DEPICTION OF THE PIONEER LIFE OF DAVID CROCKETT IN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN WORDS AND SONG JULY 7TH, 8TH, 9TH, 15TH, 16TH, 22ND AND 23RD AT 7:30. THE PLAY ILLUSTRATES [...]

A GILES COUNTY MAN IS BEHIND BARS ACCUSED OF A MAURY COUNTY BURGLARY. ACCORDING TO THE GILES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, 25 YEAR-OLD CHRISTOPHER MARK WILEY WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY AT HIS LYNNVILLE RESIDENCE ON AGGRAVATED BURGLARY AND THEFT WARRANTS. OFFICERS RECOVERED A MACK DUMP TRUCK ON WILEY’S PROPERTY THAT HAD BEEN REPORTED STOLEN FROM MAURY COUNTY. [...]

MORE THAN 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN SAW MILL EQUIPMENT WAS REPORTED STOLEN TUESDAY FROM A WAYNESBORO HIGHWAY PROPERTY. REPORTS FROM THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT INDICATE THE OWNER DISCOVERED PARTS OF HIS SAW MILL WERE TAKEN SOMETIME RECENTLY. THE OWNER LIVES IN COLLINWOOD AND IS UNSURE EXACTLY WHEN THE THEFT OCCURRED. THE LIST OF STOLEN [...]

A COLUMBIA MAN IS FACING RAPE CHARGES AFTER AN INCIDENT LAST WEDNESDAY. ACCORDING TO MEDIA REPORTS, 30 YEAR-OLD KELCIONE ANDERSON WAS ARRESTED MONDAY AND CHARGED WITH RAPE, AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING AND COERSION OF A WITNESS. AUTHORITIES INDICATE THE CHARGES STEM FROM A JUNE 22ND INCIDENT WHEN THE SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY RAPED AN UNIDENTIFIED 16 YEAR-OLD GIRL AT [...]

TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS HAVE AGREED TO HELP COMMUNITIES PAY FOR METH LAB CLEAN UP. A PRESS RELEASE FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY COMMISSIONER CHRIS JACKSON INDICATES THE STATE ASSEMBLY HAS ALLOCATED 750 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR BUDGET TO CLEAN UP THE DANGEROUS, TOXIC COMPONENTS USED TO MANUFACTURE METHAMPHETAMINE. WHILE THE FUNDING IS A TEMPORARY FIX [...]