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(Tennessee) Police Chief Hired Without Background Check
A police chief in Lawrence County is off the job after the Channel 4 I-Team raised questions about his past.
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Region 4-AAA soccer: Siegel, Riverdale postponed
Both Riverdale and Siegel have postponed their Region 4-AAA soccer semifinals scheduled for tonight.
New state record bass captured by TWRA
Fisheries biologists from Region I of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency were stunned Wednesday during an annual electro-shock survey on a West Tennessee Agency fishing lake.
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Tenn. father accused of abusing his infant son
A man living near the Alabama state line has been charged with abusing his 4-month-old son.
Related Topix: Lawrenceburg, TN, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Nashville Metro
U.S. 70/Highway 100 split confuses some drivers
PROBLEM: Jack Collins, a resident on Harding Road Court,says drivers take the wrong leg at the split for highways 70 and 100 south of Belle Meade and then pull into his street, a cul-de-sac, and turn around.
Related Topix: Belle Meade, TN, Dickson County, TN, Cheatham County, TN
A man accused of impersonating a pastor in order to get money from people has been arrested in Lawrence County.
Related Topix: Lawrenceburg, TN
Headstones Removed From Historic Cemetery
Someone removed several headstones from a historic cemetery in Lawrence County. It happened sometime Saturday at the McCracken Tidwell Cemetery in Leoma.
Related Topix: Leoma, TN
Flooding Closes Schools, Roads
Rain moving through middle Tennessee is causing more problems with high water. Wayne County and Lawrence County schools are both closed Wednesday because of water covering some of the roads.
Related Topix: Wayne County, TN
Heavy Rains Caused Schools To Close Early
Lawrence County was one of the first in the mid-state area to be pelted by the downpour.
Related Topix: Summertown, TN
Rising Flood Waters Force Schools To Close Early
Lawrence County Schools announced Thursday morning that they will be closing all their schools early due to weather.
Related Topix: Weather
Evacuations, school closings follow middle Tennessee flooding
Eighteen families were evacuated in Rutherford County because of persistent rain that had cows wading in water almost up to their neck.
Related Topix: Rutherford County, TN, Christiana, TN, Murfreesboro, TN, Wayne County, TN
Flooding closes Lawrence County Schools early
Lawrence County Schools closed today at noon due to widespread flooding. David Brown, supervisor of transportation for the school system, said he made the call to close at 10:30 a.m. after his crews reported that several roads were covered in water.
Related Topix: Lawrenceburg, TN, Summertown, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Christiana, TN, Fosterville, TN
Florence man dies after fall from bluff
A 26-year-old Florence man is dead after falling about 70 feet off a bluff near the Alabama-Tennessee state line, authorities said.
Florence woman recalls look in boyfriend's eyes as he fell to his death fell from rocky bluff
A Florence woman said she nearly grabbed her boyfriend's hand as he slipped on a bluff in Tennessee and fell some 70 feet to his death.
North Alabama man dies in tragic fall from Tennessee's Insurance Bluff
A northwest Alabama man is dead after falling about 70 feet off a bluff near the Alabama-Tennessee state line.
Lawrence County officers solved a burglary crime from last year. A DNA search led officers to 53 year old Gary Adams.
Hardin Co. driver center on the move
The driver service center in Savannah will be closed Monday and Tuesday as it moves to a new location.
Related Topix: Savannah, TN, Hardin County, TN, Lawrenceburg, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Whiteville, TN
Possible Animal Abuse Caught On Camera In Lawrenceburg
Video captured by a concerned neighbor has prompted an investigation into possible animal abuse in Lawrence County.
Related Topix: Video, Pop/Rock, Lawrenceburg, TN
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Lawrence Co. 2-year-old found hanged in barn, apparent accident
A young boy has been found hanged in a Lawrence County dairy barn. The Daily Herald in Columbia said the victim was identified as 2-year-old Danny Miller.
2-Year-Old Boy Strangled By Twine
Police said an accident on Tuesday morning resulted in the death of an Amish child in Lawrence County.
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