Erin News

Laura Conwell, daughter of Kevin and Melinda Conwell, has been chosen as the June Dairy Month chairman for Houston County for 2012.

A 41-year-old Erin man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after entering guilty pleas to sex charges.

A lot of folks celebrated the last Monday in May with cookouts and get-togethers. My family did as well.

She was born and raised in Clinton, Ill., but has lived in Houston County since July 2001, and has made Erin her home for the past 11 years.

The second graduating class of Houston County Christian Academy includes, from left, Cody Bratschi, Valedictorian Evelynn Almendarez, Sherrian Kate Moore and Justus Perigo.

The Leadership Houston County Class of 2012 attended the Chamber of Commerce's Business and Industry luncheon.

Josh Tharp, athlete from Houston County High School in Erin, Tenn., was a sure-handed pass catcher at the South Showcase Combine in Dothan last month.

A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to take nude pictures of Miss Tennessee, Erin Hatley, at a Jackson tanning salon earlier this month.

I believe that we do not have to be physically sick for God to heal us; we can be suffering from mental, emotional and spiritual ailments as well.

Many people today seek happiness, thinking they will find it in the newest electronic gadget, in food, in activities, in alcohol, in television.

Dover VFW Post 4730 and the Erin and Dover Disabled American Veterans Post will be picking up old U.S. flags in order to have a proper disposal service for them later in the year.

The Budget Committee for Erin's Board of Mayor and Aldermen rolled up their sleeves recently to begin the task of setting a budget for the coming 2012-2013 fiscal year.

In the May 10 edition of The Leaf-Chronicle, a letter to the editor on the Opinion page was wrongly... The Office of Inspector General today announced the arrest of Carrie Dianne Adams, 50, of Erin, after a joint investigation with the 23rd Judicial District Drug Task Force and the Houston County Sheriff's Office.

In the academy's second year, enrollment has doubled. Interest has been steadily increasing and several students are already enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year.

From left, Houston County High School students Alyssa Arnold and Mason Nolen are pictured with Jeff Rye, Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative Houston County district manager.

In 2010, the festival's debut came the week after major rains and significant flooding in the area, but the turnout was good.

Jim and Karen Byrd of Adams, TN announce the engagement of their daughter, Kara Lea, to Randal Ray Hite.

A Middle Tennessee pilot who crashed a plane that left him and two others injured says they were lucky to survive at all.

Last week, I had the opportunity to hear the testimony of a young man from our community as he spoke one evening at a local church.

The renowned comedian/singer/songwriter was in town for a benefit for Houston County Christian Academy, which is housed at First Assembly Church.