Anderson News

Limestone County residents joined Decatur residents Saturday at a Taxpayer Tea Party protest at Gateway Shopping Center.

An organizer of "tea parties" in Athens to protest government bailouts and citizens' "rights being taken away" said an event planned for the Fourth of July will be combined with a Decatur event.

The Alabama Parenthood Initiative of Morgan and Limestone counties - formerly the Alabama Fatherhood Initiative - will host its sixth-annual API awards celebration at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Holiday Inn in Decatur.

Lauderdale County authorities are investigating the shooting death of a man over the weekend to see if self-defense was the motive, but the family of the victim disputes that claim.

Police say 40-year-old Homer Wood Jr. of Lexington was shot and killed in an argument with another man who has not been charged.

An altercation between two Lauderdale County men this afternoon lead to a shooting that is now under investigation.

A $100,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission will open new pathways of information for Limestone County government.

The following books were added to area library shelves recently: Adult nonfiction 'Always Looking Up' by Michael J. Fox 'Love Child' by Allegra Huston 'War, Coups, And Terror' by Brian Cloughley '10-10-10' by Suzy Welch 'Abigail And John' by Edith Geller 'Called To Love' by Carl Anderson 'Enchanted Hunters' by Maria Tatar '7-Day Energy ...

Former classmates remember slain mother More is becoming known about the victims of Tuesday's quadruple homicide in Lauderdale County, as those who knew and loved a mother and daughter there mourn their loss.

Jerry Glenn McIntyre of Piedmont and Charles Donald and Marilyn May Hudson of Jacksonville announce the engagement of their son, Christopher Michael McIntyre, to Ashley Loraine Morris.

The Limestone County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests Wednesday: * Eli Crawford Adams, 22, of 15988 Witty Mill Road, Elkmont, third-degree domestic violence * Eric Michael Adams, 20, of 20944 Allen Road, Elkmont, third-degree domestic violence * Jessica Lynne Braithwaite, 21, of 13849 Bama Lane, Elkmont, third-degree assault * ...

The three men charged Wednesday in connection with up to $10,000 in missing power tools and other items probably will not face any additional charges, an official said.

An Ardmore man charged with fatally shooting his nephew after trying to prevent him from driving drunk is scheduled to appear Tuesday in Limestone County District Court.

A former Lauderdale County school principal is serving two years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to felony theft involving school money and property.

The Limestone County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests Tuesday: * Michael Bryant Cannon, 20, of 206 A. Campbell Drive, Athens, first-degree theft of property * Danny Ray Cobb Jr., 26, of 28521 Persimmon Tree Road, Anderson, one count of violating terms of probation on two counts of third-degree burglary * Rodolfo Gregorio Rosario, ...

A former Lauderdale County school principal is serving two years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to felony theft involving school money and property.

Two Lauderdale County men were recently appointed to the Alabama Elk River Development Association board, according to new Director Randall Hammock.

A hip hop artist's visit to a Dallas middle school has sparked controversy. It's not what he said, or what he did, but what students went home with that's drawing concern.

The new director of the Alabama Elk River Development Association has promised to "get things moving again." Franklin County native Randall Hammock, 38, came on the job Feb.

An inmate recently released from state custody faces another charge for the 2007 death of his neighbor.