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Decatur News

Local news for Decatur, TN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Saturday Jul 12 | Knoxville News Sentinel

Program arranges adoption of horses, burros roaming crowded western land

Melissa Scott sits atop Kiger Sombra at her farm in Decatur, Tenn. The nine-year-old was Scott's first mustang adoption and makes appearances to publicize the Bureau of Land Management's Adopt-a-Horse-or-Burro ...

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Fri Jun 20, 2008

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Decatur: One cousin dead, one jailed after shooting

Decatur: One cousin dead, one jailed after shooting

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Tue Jun 10, 2008

WTVC Chattanooga

Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Meigs & McMinn County

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for Meigs & McMinn County until 1:45am. The embedded strong cells are part of a cluster of storm cells stretching from Birchwood to Etowah.

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Related Topix: Etowah, TN, Athens, TN, Weather

Mon May 26, 2008

Knoxville News Sentinel

Local Marine reservists off to Iraq

Photographs from the Marine reserve unit's deployment to iraq While a grateful nation honored its war dead Monday, 60 Knoxville-area Marine Corps reservists were packing their bags and departing for a ...

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Related Topix: Sevierville, TN, Clinton, TN, Knoxville Metro, Knoxville, TN

Tue May 20, 2008

The Tennessean

Police figure wine scam cost $100K

Athens police have released the estimated cost of a wine scam they say a Florida man pulled on unsuspecting Alabama customers.

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Related Topix: Athens, TN, Real Estate

Tue May 13, 2008

State Gazette

Fugitive accused in Newbern murder captured

The fugitive suspect in the February fatal shooting of a pregnant Newbern woman was captured in Illinois on Tuesday morning. via State Gazette

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Related Topix: Newbern, TN

Thu May 08, 2008

WTVC Chattanooga

House Fire In Decatur

Crews in Meigs County spent this morning on scene of a house fire off Crestwood Drive in Decatur. via WTVC Chattanooga

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Related Topix: Meigs County, TN

Tue Apr 15, 2008

WDEF-TV Chattanooga

3 Suspects Arrested In Meigs County Black Out

“It's hard to prepare for that”

Submitted by Jason Law on April 11, 2008 - 5:59pm. Kelly Whitted, Chad Parker and Tommy Fugate are accused of stealing copper and in effect shutting down power for 90 percent of Meigs County. via WDEF-TV Chattanooga

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Related Topix: Energy, Meigs County, TN, Athens, TN

Sun Apr 13, 2008

Knoxville News Sentinel

Three in custody in copper theft that put Meigs County in dark

“We are still assessing the damage to the equipment. In the worse case a $200,000 transformer may have been damaged.”

Three in custody in copper theft that put Meigs County in dark Three suspected copper thieves are being questioned about a theft that left thousands of people in Meigs County without power Friday morning and ... via Knoxville News Sentinel

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Related Topix: Meigs County, TN

Fri Apr 11, 2008

The Tennessean

Copper theft leaves 6,000 in dark

DECATUR, Tenn. - A theft of copper from a power company substation caused a Friday morning blackout for about 6,000 people and closed schools for the day. via The Tennessean

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Tue Apr 08, 2008

Monroe County Advocate

Madisonville man arrested in connection with inmate's escape

Two more people have been arrested for their involvement in the Friday morning escape of a McMinn County man from a Carter County prison. via Monroe County Advocate

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Related Topix: Madisonville, TN, Carter County, TN, Athens, TN

Fri Jan 04, 2008

Knoxville News Sentinel

Meigs residents form animal group

“I've presented information about our group to both the county and city of Decatur for future support, and we are also looking for private sources”

Meigs residents form animal group CARE seeks funds to help spay, neuter pets, educate public Ron Clayton news@knews.com Saturday, January 5, 2008 DECATUR, Tenn.- A group of Meigs County residents has ... via Knoxville News Sentinel

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Related Topix: Meigs County, TN

Sat Dec 29, 2007

Knoxville News Sentinel

Meigs County voters will have to brave cold in Feb.

“It really doesn't seem to affect voting, but we are encouraging people to do voting.”

For years, voters cast ballots at two local elementary schools in rural Meigs County. via Knoxville News Sentinel

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Related Topix: Ten Mile, TN, Meigs County, TN

Thu Dec 27, 2007

The Herald-News

New surgeon joins Rhea Medical staff

“Dayton feels like a place that has a need for increased surgical services.”

Santa made a stop at Rhea Medical Center this Christmas season, delivering word of a new surgeon. via The Herald-News

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Related Topix: Knoxville, TN, Athens, TN, Spring City, TN, Riceville, TN

Tue Dec 18, 2007

WTVC Chattanooga

Puppy Killer Settles Criminal Case

“I hope they will step up to the plate and see that there's a great need for some animal control. We have starving horses all over the county, the stray population is horrible here”

John Pless December 18, 2007 - 6:24PM Ned Proffitt's lawyer and the D.A.'s office arranged to quietly settle the case in another neighboring county back in October. via WTVC Chattanooga

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Related Topix: Meigs County, TN

Sun Dec 16, 2007

Star-Press

Local Author: Trinia Moses Rowe

“I'm also working on one that's science fiction. It's fantasy.”

Age: 33 Home: Originally from Decatur, Tenn., she now lives in Muncie. Family: She and her husband, Chris, who serves as her proofreader, have three sons, Donnie, Dakota and Blake. via Star-Press

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Related Topix: Arts, Poetry

Sat Nov 24, 2007

WTVC Chattanooga

Meigs Fire Kills Woman

Another house fire yesterday left an elderly woman dead. This one took place in Meigs County. via WTVC Chattanooga

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Related Topix: Meigs County, TN

Fri Nov 23, 2007

WTVC Chattanooga

3 Killed In Separate Fatal Fires

Three people, including a 12-year-old boy, died Friday after two fatal fires in the Tennessee Valley. via WTVC Chattanooga

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Related Topix: Meigs County, TN

Wed Nov 14, 2007

WBIR-TV Knoxville

Business provides incentive to turn in burglars

A McMinn County family is trying to rebuild their lives after a bad car wreck and financial hardship found its way to them. via WBIR-TV Knoxville

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Related Topix: Cedar Grove, TN

Thu Nov 08, 2007

WDEF-TV Chattanooga

A Meigs County Man Faces Child Rape Charges

Submitted by Jason Law on November 8, 2007 - 1:54pm. News Crime Meigs County authorities arrest a man on a claim he had sex with a 12-year-old girl. via WDEF-TV Chattanooga

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Related Topix: Meigs County, TN

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