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An investigation into illegal drug activity that began more than a year ago has concluded with the indictment and arrests of more than 20 residents, authorities said.

Dark Meat isn't the first hairy-scary music ensemble to be mistaken for some bizarre quasi-religious cult.

Mr. Travis Eugene Brown, a resident of Summertown Highway, passed away April 9, 2008, at his home, on his 47th birthday. Services for Mr. Brown will be conducted Saturday, April 12 at 2 p.m. at the Williams Funeral Home in Columbia with the Rev. Dickey Lindsey officiating. Burial will follow in the Arlington Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Last Updated:March 23. 2008 11:04PM Published: March 24. 2008 3:30AM A quick look The issue: It will cost $16 million to add classrooms to replace portable buildings and ease overcrowded conditions at five ...

Jackson's Linda Barber has never missed a Union University basketball game in the women's NAIA national tournament.

Lawrence Co. Inmate Back In Custody Posted on March 12, 2008 Forty-four year old Michael Ray Looker of Summertown is back in custody. He was a Lawrence County inmate who escaped from custody last week from the new temporary jail. Authorities had issued an alert last Thursday, shortly after they discovered that the inmate was missing. Looker had left the premises of the facility on Baler Drive, while assigned to work at the county bale fill. Corrections officials discovered that Looker was missing at around 12:30pm. Looker had been jailed under a number of charges, including theft, burglary, vandalism, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He had been scheduled for release Monday. Officials were able to gain information over the weekend that led them to a barn on Brace Road in the Summertown area. Looker was found and placed under arrest and transported back to the sheriff’s department. He was then transported for incarceration at the Giles County Jail. Looker now faces additional charges of felony escape

Ina May Gaskin, 69, a midwife who never formally studied nursing, has helped to bring back home birth and lay midwifery from the brink of extinction in America. Here, Gaskin measures the growth of Cayla Whitehead's abdomen while teaching a class in midwifery at The Farm in Summertown, Tenn.

“It's a strong statement, but I think I've been called that before by my 5-year-old.”

Ted Wyka, the presiding federal official at Tuesday's public hearings on weapons complex transformation, laughed when I asked him what he thought when a 9-year-old girl called him insane. via The Knoxville News Sentinel

“These changes would build upon decisions made in the 1990s, following the end of the Cold War and the cessation of U.S. nuclear weapons testing.”

Hundreds of people attended Oak Ridge hearings Tuesday as the federal government gathered input on plans to modernize, downsize and, perhaps, rebuild the nation's facilities for making nuclear weapons in the ... via Knoxville News Sentinel

“The women are so beautiful giving birth”

Despite living on a commune in rural Tennessee, Ina May Gaskin has had the kind of career success most people only dream about. via MSNBC

Biko Casini of Summertown, Tenn., performs as part of a Vigil of Solidarity at The Islamic Center of Columbia, Tenn., on Saturday, February 16, 2008. via The Hendersonville Star News Online

“This is just a part of our ongoing drug investigations in the county”

Last Updated:January 31. 2008 10:57PM Published: February 01. 2008 3:30AM An investigation into illegal drug activity in Lawrence County has resulted in the arrest of 11 people on felony indictments. via Times Daily

“There's a small probability we could run out of water this year”

Mandatory water restrictions could be initiated for all water utilities in the Duck River watershed before February at the rate water is being used in Normandy Reservoir, a Duck River Agency official said. via Daily Herald

I'm visiting here from Summertown, Tenn., on holiday to your beautiful city. Although it is a very beautiful city with beautiful scenery outside the city, I am very concerned about the amount of trash on your ... via Asheville Citizen-Times

“He had a collapsed lung and nicked spleen”

A man is recovering from stab wounds suffered Saturday morning at his mobile home, where he'd been dancing with a girl from his neighbor's trailer, according to his mother. via Shelbyville Times-Gazette

“We divide up the proceeds to help different charities each year”

Some of the nearly 100 motorcyclists who braved the cold at last year's Polar Bear Run get ready for the 66 mile charity bike ride from Maury County Park. via Daily Herald

A Maury County native and seasoned tennis player was killed in an automobile accident this week, authorities said Tuesday. via Daily Herald

Mandatory water restrictions have been enacted in the city as a result of the continued drought in Middle Tennessee, utility officials said Monday. via Daily Herald

“This beautiful natural area offers a short but steep hike down to the base of the falls and back up. We may also venture off-trail to a scenic viewpoint on the natural area.”

Stillhouse Hollow Falls is viewed by a group of hikers last year during the dedication of the park. via Daily Herald