TODAY, NOV. 28The Wilburns will be in concert at 5 p.m. at Gruetli Church of God on Highway 108 in Grundy County. For information call 931-779-3713. All-day dedication services with preaching and singing will be held at Sunny Hills Baptist Church on Highway 287 near Centertown. A revival will be held Nov. 28-Dec. 1 at…

James Clark photo Hannah Fults, left, tells Santa what she wants for Christmas while Lexie Wood sits on Santa’s lap and listens Friday morning at Three Star Mall. Hannah would like a motorcycle while Lexie wants a karaoke machine.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON The local animal shelter has suffered its second break-in in as many months, according to Humane Society president Andy Anderson. The first break-in occurred last month when dogs that had been quarantined, after being involved in a biting incident with a federal probation officer, were stolen from the shelter. The most…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON JCPenney employee Chris-tine Beard straightens up a display during a big day of shopping at the Three Star Mall store Friday. If Thanksgiving is the day we visit with family and friends and stuff ourselves even more thoroughly than we do the turkey, then the Friday after is traditionally the day…

James Clark photos After taking a year off from skydiving, Santa once again made a dramatic entrance via parachute Friday morning at Three Star Mall. The mall was flooded with holiday shoppers.

By DUANE SHERRILL A man who broke into several local churches over the summer was sentenced to 10 years in prison while a woman who assisted him will face a lesser sentence. The church burglar, Christopher Rembiszewski, entered a guilty plea to 18 counts of burglary and theft, one each for each of the places…

By AMY SATTERWHITE The city forester said the centuries-old Birthing Tree may be subject to partial decay after an above-ground root was cut. The historical tree known as the Birthing Tree has suffered damage after a part of its above-ground root system was cut. City workers monitoring a broken limb on the massive white oak…

LOS ANGELES (AP) Kelsey Grammer had to practice scowling in front of a mirror to appear convincing as Ebenezer Scrooge. “I’m so prone to just opening up my face — I have a very open, available face and Scrooge is so closed off,” says the actor best known as Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC…

NASHVILLE (AP) Health Commissioner Dr. Kenneth Robinson said every resident of a Tennessee nursing home, assistant living facility or home for the aged will have access to a flu shot in upcoming weeks. The state Department of Health has created a new distribution plan for the influenza vaccine that guarantees thousands of doses will go…

Letters to the Editor TO THE EDITOR: The current controversy concerning the alleged shooting and killing of one or more captured insurgents by one or more U.S. Marines in Iraq is a stark reminder of the horrors of war and of the traditional tension between the military and the media. This tension stems from the…