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The Lawrenceburg City Council met Thursday morning, November 13. All agenda items were approved except for a proposed lease agreement with Evers Construction for property at 306 Seventh Street, which was deferred to the next meeting. During the meeting, council members approved an agreement with Impact Pyro for the city’s July 4 fireworks display and approved on-call surveying agreements with Cleghorn Land Surveying, Johnson and Associates, and BridgePoint LLC. A […]

A Tuscaloosa man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Lauderdale County, according to WAFF. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the crash occurred around 1:12 p.m. on Alabama 20 near the 7-mile marker, about 11 miles west of Florence. The victim, identified as 26-year-old Joshua D. Strozier, was driving a pickup truck that collided head-on with another vehicle. Authorities said Strozier was not wearing a seat belt […]

Attorneys for Brian Lansing Martin are now informing the Colbert County trial judge that he is waiving his right to a mental competency hearing, potentially clearing the way for a trial in early 2026, according to WHNT. Martin is accused of killing his roommate, William Mealback Jr., and pushing him out of a truck in Muscle Shoals in October 2021, which led to a police chase and shootout that left […]

The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners will hold several committee meetings in the coming days. The Resolution Committee will meet Thursday at 5 p.m. On Monday, November 17, the Economic Development/Tourism Committee will meet at 5 p.m., followed by the School Board Liaison Committee at 5:30 p.m. All meetings will take place in the second-floor conference room of the County Administrative Center. The public is welcome to attend and may […]

Steve and Sheila Frisbie have been selected as Grand Marshals for the 70th Annual Lawrence County Christmas Parade, which will take place Saturday, December 6, beginning at 5 p.m. in downtown Lawrenceburg. Presented by Loretto Telecom and organized by the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, this year’s parade carries the theme “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” The Frisbies are well known for their decades of service and leadership in Lawrence […]

A federal judge has dismissed all charges against two Lawrence County Sheriff’s deputies, according to NewsChannel 5. Deputies Zach Ferguson and Eric Caperton had faced civil rights and obstruction charges stemming from a 2020 drug-related traffic stop near the Lawrence-Giles County line. Their trial was delayed five times before federal prosecutors asked Judge Eli Richardson to dismiss the case, a request the judge granted last week. The case involved the […]

Tennessee gas prices fell a penny last week, holding steady at an average of $2.61 per gallon. The state’s average is 10 cents lower than last month and 14 cents below this time last year, making Tennessee the fourth least expensive market in the nation, according to AAA. Nationally, the average price for regular gasoline rose four cents to $3.07 per gallon, partly due to refinery maintenance in California. Gasoline […]

The City of Lawrenceburg is accepting applications for a Parks and Recreation Director. Applications must be submitted to the Human Resource Office, 25 Public Square, by 12:00 PM Wednesday, November 26. Applicants may include resumes and other job-related information with their applications. Selection for interviews will follow. The city is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA employer, and all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, […]

Every member of the Town of Cornersville Fire Department, including Fire Chief Matt Fox, has resigned, according to WKRN News 2. Fox submitted his resignation to the Mayor and Board of Alderpersons at their Thursday meeting, saying the decision “weighed heavily” and had been under consideration for some time. Each member of his six-person crew also submitted resignations independently, Fox said. The South Marshall Volunteer Fire Department, which is separate […]

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct sobriety checkpoints on Friday, November 14, in several area counties. Checkpoints are scheduled in Giles County on U.S. Highway 31 near the 9.5 mile marker, in Marshall County on State Route 99 at the 7 mile marker, in Bedford County on U.S. 41A North / State Route 16 about nine-tenths of a mile south of the 3 mile marker, and in Wayne County on […]