Bradyville resident and Campton, Ky., native Mary Elizabeth Cook, 49, died March 24 at Stones River Hospital in Woodbury after an extended illness.A florist with Country Gardens Florists and a member of Faith Missionary Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Mary Hollon of Centertown and the late Charlie Hollon; and was preceded in death…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Hazel L. Sanders Grizzell, 90, died March 24 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.A retired Montgomery Ward salesperson and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Jim and Ada Green Martin and was preceded in death by her first husband, Lowell Sanders, and…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native George Gilbert Melson, 38, died unexpectedly March 23 at his home.The owner of G.O. Tree Topping Service, he was preceded in death by brother, Ricky Melson. He is survived by children, Elizabeth Melson, George Melson and Amber Pickens, all of Manchester; father and stepmother, Ralph and Ann Melson of…

McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Ellan C. Greene Gibbs, 83, died March 23 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.A factory worker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late William Norman and Emma Lee Kirby Cantrell; and was preceded in death by husbands, Frank Gibbs and…

Woodbury resident and DeKalb County native Aubrey Allen Byford, 64, died March 23 at his home.A retired welder with DeZurik and a member of Blues Hill Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Aubrey Allen and Mary Ella Hale Byford.He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Rebecca and Mike Reedy of Liberty,…

McMinnville resident and White County native Alton Chisam, 94, died March 23 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.A retired employee of the Tennessee Highway Department and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Dabner Marshall and Edith Kidwell Chisam; and was preceded in death by his wife, Lula…

By BEN DOBBIN / Associated Press Writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Twelve-year-old Jared Martinez photographed gang insignia sprayed on a basketball court next to his school. A classmate snapped the familiar figure of a homeless woman sitting and smoking on a curb outside an abandoned building. Other youngsters took pictures of drug dealers, drug pipes,…

By ROB GLOSTER / AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Will is a high school quarterback, a strapping 16-year-old who has been told he has college potential — but needs to get bigger. While he has never been pressured by coaches to use steroids, the 6-foot, 168-pound Will has seen teammates mixing nutritional…

By CURT ANDERSON / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly train bombings in Spain and the impact they had on Spanish elections are increasing concern that terrorists might target the U.S. presidential nominating conventions and the Olympics to make an even bolder statement, FBI Director Robert Mueller says. “We understand that between now…

By JEANNINE AVERSA / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s economic recovery ended 2003 on a good note, growing at a solid 4.1 percent annual rate, and is expected to do even better in the opening quarter of this year. The latest reading on gross domestic product for the October-to-December quarter was the same…