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Obituary Report for June 27, 2004

Nancy Mary Evans Martin, 70McMinnville resident and Stevenson, Ala., native Nancy Mary Evans Martin, 70, died June 26 at her home.A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Saul and Rose Stewart Evans; and was preceded in death by her husband, Basil Henry Martin; daughter, Glenda Foster and brother,…

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Will Clinton’s legacy be a sofa?

By Diana West This being National Bill Clinton Awareness Week, I have some questions for the former president. I would like to know more about the “sofa” he says he slept on after informing his wife, the future junior senator from New York, that Monica Lewinsky was not a figment of the imagination of the…

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When prostitutes are children

By Joan Ryan A 40-year-old man is caught having sex with a 15-year-old. One would expect he would be charged with statutory rape or child sexual abuse. One would expect, if convicted, he would serve hard time and have to register as a sex offender.One would be wrong.If the 15-year-old is on a street corner…

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Obituary Report for June 25, 2004

Laura Belle Johns Roberts, 91McMinnville resident and Madison County, Ala., native Laura Belle Johns Roberts, 91, died June 23 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Douglas and Lucy Anna Simms Johns; and was preceded in death by…

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State gas storage fund deficit forces owners to pay more

CHATTANOOGA (AP) — A state fund used to help pay for cleaning up underground gasoline storage tanks has run out of money, and now service station owners are paying much higher fees to rebuild it. Ooltewah service station owner Steve Ray says the annual bill from the state Division of Underground Storage Tanks will be…

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Hamilton commissioners reject 55-cent tax increase

CHATTANOOGA (AP) — Hamilton County commissioners have rejected a proposed 55-cent property tax increase designed to boost funding for schools and county government. The 5-4 vote Thursday night to reject the increase will force cuts affecting programs and personnel, county Mayor Claude Ramsey said. “This body has spoken. I don’t particularly care for what you’ve…

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Woman in car with Tallent testifies killings were intentional

LEBANON (AP) — A woman in the car with Fallon Tallent when she struck two Wilson County lawmen while fleeing from police during a car chase testified Thursday that Tallent intentionally turned toward the officers. Dorothy Cash, 33, a Knoxville prostitute, admitted crack addict and Tallent’s former lover, testified that Tallent said, “Watch this,” before…

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TennCare director says settlement compliance may be impossible

By AMBER McDOWELL / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — Meeting the requirements of a federal court settlement ensuring children on TennCare have access to medical services may be impossible, TennCare’s outgoing director said Thursday. Manny Martins said the settlement, which requires 80 percent of children on TennCare and 100 percent of those in state custody…

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