WASHINGTON (AP) Oil prices sank by more than $1 a barrel Thursday following the death of al-Qaida’s leader in Iraq and on concerns of a slowdown in global economic growth, among other factors. From an oil-market perspective, analysts cautioned against reading too much into the U.S. air strike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian-born…

Ken Whipple and Debbie Murray are co-owners of Diamond Graphics which has opened on Chancery Street. When it comes to signs, logos and decals, Diamond Graphics can do just about anything.

McMinnville resident and Iowa Park, Texas native Jack Joe Ray, 74, was born Sept. 19, 1931 and died June 7 at his residence following a brief illness. A self-employed certified public accountant and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Charles and Elva L. Todd Ray, Sr. He was…

McMinnville resident and Grundy County native Emma Lee Hobbs Killian Neal, 83, was born Nov. 22, 1922 and died June 6 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville following a brief illness. A homemaker and a member of Philadelphia The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Virgil and Octia Wanamaker Hobbs. She was…

McMinnville resident and Dickson County native Constance (Connie) Elvira Rogers, 84, was born Feb. 13, 1922 and died June 7 at her residence following an extended illness. She was the retired owner of Connie’s Beauty Shop and a member of Shellsford Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Sam Pat and Dolly Ashworth…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bessie Martin, 78, was born May 22, 1928 and died June 8 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following a brief illness. A retired employee of the Carrier Corporation and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late James and Berna Tipton Breedlove. She was…

NASHVILLE (AP) MARCH A man charged in the 1996 disappearance and killing of his wife was convicted Thursday of trying to hire another inmate to murder his in-laws. Perry March, a Nashville attorney before he became a suspect in the disappearance of his wife, was found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to commit first-degree…

MURFREESBORO (AP) A man has been charged with attempted murder after 10 to 15 rifle shots were fired at an intersection during rush hour. Larry Haze Clark, 25, also was charged with reckless endangerment after the shots were fired about 4 p.m. Monday and struck two vehicles. “We’re very thankful we don’t have a body,”…

MEMPHIS (AP) DIXON A former state senator who was caught on videotape taking a stack of money from an FBI informant was convicted Thursday of extortion. Roscoe Dixon, a Memphis Democrat, was among five current or former state lawmakers charged with taking payoffs from a fake company set up by the FBI to catch corrupt…