Lawrence County News

The Lawrence County Sheriff's Department busted two meth labs this week, one of which was near a school.

A 5-year old child was critically injured Friday morning after being hit by a car in Lawrence County.

Members of Minor Hilla s Police and Volunteer Fire departments were busy in the late hours of Sunday night and the early hours of Monday morning.

Severe storms hit areas of southwest middle Tennessee on Monday evening, including the counties of Wayne, Lawrence and Decatur.

Lawrence County emergency service workers like sheriff's deputies and disaster coordinators won't have to leave their command post to get some rest or nourishment.

Residents of Lawrence County said a cemetery was desecrated during a project that was meant to improve the grounds.

A child who fell into a pond in Lawrence County last week has died from his injuries.

Local leaders aren't wasting any time to deal with a massive job loss. In November, 2,500 workers at the General Motors plant in Spring Hill will be idled as part of the auto company's restructuring plan.

Police caught up with an escaped inmate in Blount County, thanks to his mistake and the mother of his acquaintance, who brought Rummage home to hideout.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Tenn.- A former Mount Pleasant police officer who was arrested for shooting at a suspect earlier this month has apparently been in trouble before for firing at a suspect.

Fugitive Brian Rummage, 20, might as well have left a trail of bread crumbs for officers to follow.

Two Lawrence County men were arrested on Friday after police said they recently stole 85,000 prescription pills from an Alabama factory.

Flooding along the Black River appears to be causing more harm to farmers this year than even last year's floods, in which the water was a lot higher.

Officers who were warned of a Lawrence County jail escapee known to carry knives and be a street-roaming person with violent tendencies can now focus their energies in other areas.

Samples from four airmen at Camp Robinson have been sent to an air base in Texas to determine whether they have swine flu.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado warning for: Northwestern Giles County Northern Lawrence County Southern Lewis County Southwestern Maury County The tornado warning is in effect until 3:15 p.m. People in these areas should take cover in a safe place until the severe weather passes.

Five Tennessee airports have received a total of $346,000 in grants. They are Everett-Stewart Regional Airport, $35,000; Lawrenceburg-Lawrence County Airport, $12,000; Maury County Regional Airport, $40,000; Nashville International Airport, $210,000; and Springfield-Robertson County Airport, $49,000. The grants, announced Friday by Gov.

A tornado warning for Lincoln County in southern Middle Tennessee has expired. News Channel 2 reported that some camping trailers were blown over at a campground near the Lewis-Lawrence county line as a result of a severe storm that has moved through the area.

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a tornado warning until 3:15 p.m. for parts of Maury, Lewis Giles and Lawrence counties in Middle Tennessee.

Strong storms pushed into southern middle Tennessee on Friday afternoon, spawning a possible tornado that damaged houses.