Finley News

Five-year-old Gunner Davis of Finley tells Santa Clause what he wants for Christmas at last year's Christmas at Sorghum Valley.

Police in Newbern credit two alert cell phone owners for using their phones to take pictures of a lawnmower being loaded into the trunk of a car.

Some quick-thinking witnesses, who saw a lawnmower being stolen, captured this image on a cell phone.

In Dyer County Circuit Court on Aug. 18: * Melissa Ann Brooks, 44, 72 Oak St. in Finley, pleaded guilty to violation of the implied consent law and her driver's license was revoked for a year.

Sam Reed entertains some of his former agriculture students and Dyer County Fair board members with stories from the past.

The Dyer County Regional Planning Commission voted Thursday to accept a major subdivision plat and to recommend an amendment to the county's zoning regulations.

In Dyer County Circuit Court on June 29-30: * Allen Wayne Ables Jr., 26, 150 Unionville Road, pleaded guilty to a number of charges and received an 11-year sentence.

In Dyer County Circuit Court on June 29-30: * Allen Wayne Ables Jr., 26, 150 Unionville Road, pleaded guilty to a number of charges and received an 11-year sentence.

The county law director would be appointed by the mayor with commissioners' approval under a Charter amendment proposed Wednesday by Knox County Commissioner Finbarr Saunders.

Two Knoxville lawyers and a third from Chattanooga will hear the case to judge the ethics of Knox County Law Director Bill Lockett, who has admitted taking clients' payments intended for his former law firm.

Three investigations are under way into financial improprieties by Knox County Law Director Bill Lockett, but when they might end is unclear.

In Dyer County Circuit Court on April 27-28: * Jerry Lee Fortner, 27, 624 Forrest St., was not prosecuted on a charge of assault.

In Dyer County Circuit Court on April 13-14: * Darius Antwon Brown, 17, Rivers Street, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder.

As he faces pressure from the IRS, the TBI, the Knox County Commission, and the professional organization governing lawyers in Tennessee, Knox County's law director could soon be under the scrutiny of another powerful group--voters. A group of Knox County citizens plans to start collecting signatures in September, in an effort to get a recall of ...

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Ford Construction Company is rebuilding the bridge at Crockett Creek on State Route 104 in Finley.

Controversy surrounding Knox County Law Director Bill Lockett has given 12 residents who filed an ouster complaint against County Mayor Mike Ragsdale last year ammunition to consider renewing their efforts.

John Gill, special counsel to Knox County District Attorney Randy Nichols, said today a civil ouster case could interfere with the criminal investigation currently under way in the matter of county Law Director Bill Lockett.

Kennerly, Montgomery and Finley shareholder Wendell Thomas confirmed more loans from KMF clients to Knox County Law Director Bill Lockett were discovered on Wednesday morning.

Lockett: $20K in medical bills 'wreaked havoc' By News Sentinel staff Wednesday, June 10, 2009 In a letter made public Tuesday, Knox County Law Director Bill Lockett details his child's illness and the debts he blamed last month when he admitted to misappropriating funds that should have been paid to his former law firm.