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YAHOO! Fayette Co. volunteer firefighters fulfill a need Neighbors give their time to protect community By David Healy , Memphis Commercial Appeal Monday, June 30, 2008 L.A. Rogers repairs cars and tractors in ...

Love-Hate Mail Love-Hate Mail Letters from our readers Prison detail Regarding the Scene 's cover story on CCA, " Locked and Loaded " , when it comes to prisons - 'particularly private prisons - 'the devil's in ...

Dr. Walter McDonough Croom, 87, Clarksville, formerly of Fayetteville, N.C., died Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at Spring Meadows Health Care Center.

Jackson police have arrested a Whiteville teenager and issued a warrant for a second suspect for a carjacking at a grocery store last week.

Tom and Robin Ifantis decided to stop tossing pizza dough and start grilling steaks after nearly five years of dwindling profits at their restaurant.

“Mr. Parham always treated everyone with respect, and made you feel great.”

Parham is a name linked nostalgically to food in Jackson, especially with college students from the late '60s to 1987. via The Jackson Sun

“I'm going to make it my personal goal to do what I can to save Darfur.”

Ibrahim Adam, a refugee from Darfur, spoke at Jackson State Community College Wednesday, urging students to become a voice for the people of Darfur. via Jacksonsun.com

“People in West Tennessee probably won't be dealing with any winter weather for the upcoming week or so”

Several inches of snow quickly melted away Saturday in the West Tennessee area just as warmer temperatures and several chances for rain were being predicted for this week, according to the National Weather ... via Jacksonsun.com

“We conclude that the record in this case established that his pleas were not knowingly, voluntarily, and understandingly entered and that the pleas were entered through a misunderstanding as to their effects”

Rapper allowed to rescind guilty plea Not in fed pen for cop shooting, as he hoped By Lawrence Buser Friday, February 22, 2008 A rap artist from New Orleans charged with seriously wounding a sheriff's narcotics ... via Commercial Appeal

“This census glitch creates big problems for counties”

Voters near big prisons get advantage Their political power is stronger in county politics, group says By ERIK SCHELZIG, Associated Press Thursday, February 21, 2008 Prison populations Voters in 10 county ... via Knoxville News Sentinel

A prisoner accused by Perry March of killing Janet March is suing a Department of Correction lieutenant for taking his drawings without paying for them. via The Tennessean

A house in Hornsby was the center of a recent methamphetamine bust. Agents with the 25th Judicial District Drug Task Force arrested two men Jan. via Jacksonsun.com

The Tennessee Historical Commission has announced six Tennessee sites, including a farm in Hardeman County, have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. via The Jackson Sun

“They found fence wire in the matting of another dog. It was an emotional experience.”

Fayette County sheriff's deputies arrested and charged a 79-year-old Whiteville woman this week with 27 counts of cruelty to animals. via Fayette County Review

“The living conditions were the worst I've ever seen”

Fur flies over 27 cocker spaniels confiscated from Fayette County breeder By Cathryn Stout Saturday, December 15, 2007 Friday afternoon, certified animal cruelty investigator Gina Thweatt drove down Poplar with ... via Commercial Appeal

“It's tragic. You don't think something like this can happen in a small town. Not like Whiteville.”

Investigators are looking for one suspect in a murder in a small town. Late Friday evening, investigators searched the property on Union Springs Road in Whiteville, TN in Hardeman County. via WREG-TV Memphis

WHITEVILLE - Several law enforcement agencies are requesting the public's help in finding a suspect in the Friday afternoon slaying of a Hardeman County man, according to John Mehr, special agent-in-charge with ... via Jacksonsun.com

A cluster of patrol cars from the Whiteville Police Department and Hardeman County Sheriff's Department have converged on a residence on Union Springs Road near Whiteville where a man was found dead this ... via Jacksonsun.com