Nashville News

Lawyers must file legal briefs by July 25 for a circuit court judge to make a decision on the mental competency of a Nashville, Ark., murder suspect.

An expert on schizophrenia testified Wednesday that Calvin Bennett, accused of killing an elderly couple in rural Howard County, is schizophrenic.

Staff photo by Jim Williamson Calvin Bennett, left, looks at family and friends near the west entrance to the Howard County Courthouse Wednesday morning.

A 74-year-old woman and her brother pleaded not guilty in Nashville, Ark., today to charges they hired a hitman to kill his estranged wife at the discount store where she worked.

A show devoted to dogs includes veterinarian Marty Becker and Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show TV host David Frei.

The surveillance cameras at the Family Dollar Store in Nashville, Ark., had no working parts and were unable to record the murder of the store manager, said an investigator with the Nashville Police Department.

The estate of a Howard County man who died in police custody has settled a lawsuit with the city of Nashville and Howard County.

Howard County, Ark., Deputy Prosecutor Bryan Chesshir of Nashville recently announced his candidacy for the Ninth Judicial District West prosecutor.

WILTON, Ark.-Divers spent Monday exploring the murky depths of Wilton Landing, searching for the alleged murder weapon used in a Nashville, Ark., homicide.

Drew Holcomb plays next month at the Veranda. Veranda on Highland will host the first of its "Summer Singer and Songwriter Series" July 15-16 at the restaurant at 2220 Highland Ave.

The suspect in the shooting death of the manager of the Nashville, Ark., Family Dollar Store entered a plea of innocent Wednesday in Howard County Circuit Court.

A southwest Arkansas river has become the focus of authorities looking for a vital piece of evidence in a recent murder in Nashville, Arkansas.

Twenty-four Senior Girl Scouts from Davidson County troops recently received the Gold Award in a ceremony at the Hilton Nashville Downtown.

The Metropolitan Historical Commission celebrated its 33rd Preservation Awards program recently, and several properties in West Nashville received recognition.

American Artisan Festival: The festival will feature more than 170 artisans who create artwork from a variety of materials including glass, clay, cloth, metal, porcelain, wood and fiber.

Posted By: Robert Bell 1 hr ago Authorities say they've arrested an Ashdown sanitation department employee in connection with last month's shooting death of a Nashville clerk.

Dumekia Nelson, Davicia Johnson, Brianna Bingham and Monica Thomas do not all know one another well.

The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the 2006 conviction of Brandon Dwayne Sanders of Nashville, Ark., for the first-degree murder of a Hope, Ark., woman.

U.S. Bank has opened its newest seven-day-a-week, full-service office inside the Innsbrooke Kroger at 2946 South Church Street in Murfreesboro.

The Daily Statesman is pleased to add Mike McCoy to the newsroom staff. McCoy is a native of Dexter and attended Westminster College at Fulton after graduating from Dexter High School in 1971.