Woodbury resident and Cannon County native Jeff King, 46, died Jan. 15 at Stones River Medical Center after a short illness. The pastor of Faith Baptist Church in McMinnville, he is survived by his wife, Jo King of Woodbury; daughter, Tabitha King; son, Tommy King and granddaughter, Jolie King of Murfreesboro; mother, Lois Campbell Hooper…

McMinnville resident and White County native George Ronnie Hall, 63, was born March 14, 1943 and died Jan. 14 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. He was a self-employed bail bondsman and the son of Christine George Lindsey of McMinnville and the late John Thomas Hall. In addition to his mother, he is…

McMinnville resident Emma Jean Roberts Williamson, 68, died Jan. 14 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Adrian (Ade) and Lily A. Perry Roberts; and was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Williamson; two sisters and…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) ? A movement to essentially junk the Electoral College and award the presidency to the winner of the nationwide popular vote is making some headway in states large and small ? including, somewhat improbably, North Dakota. The National Popular Vote movement is aimed at preventing a repeat of 2000, when Democrat Al…

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) ? An explosion outside a Baghdad university as students were heading home for the day killed at least 65 people on Tuesday in the deadliest of several attacks on predominantly Shiite areas. The attacks ? and the announcement of four U.S. military deaths ? came on a day the United Nations said…

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Sen. Barack Obama launched a presidential campaign Tuesday that would make him the first black to occupy the White House, and immediately tried to turn his political inexperience into an asset with voters seeking change. The freshman Illinois senator ? and top contender for the Democratic nomination ? said the past six…

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) ? As retirement neared, hand surgeon David Conner knew exactly what he wanted to do once he put away his scalpel: hit the bottle. And the barrel. And the vineyard. The 65-year-old Conner transferred his mind for chemistry into his Kickapoo Creek Winery near Peoria, joining a growing number of…

By JAMES CLARK An explosion in Iraq claimed both of Eric Frazier?s legs and killed two of his fellow soldiers. But that explosion wasn?t able to even scratch his determination. Thanks to a strong will and the wonders of modern technology, Frazier is making great strides in his recovery from the Oct. 23 roadside bomb…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Thursday night at Dibrell in seventh- and eighth-grade action Dibrell and Eastside spit the twin bill as the Lady Wildcats defeated the Lady Bulldogs of Eastside 47-21, while the Bulldogs slipped past the Wildcats 50-42. In the girls game Dibrell jumped pout to an early lead as Lauren Wilkenson hit for eight…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Thursday at Irving College the Lady Tigers defeated the Lady Eagles of Morrison 43-26 during a day game in seventh- and eighth-grade action. The game stayed close during first-half action. In the first period Taylor Grissom connected for two baskets, and Hanna Nunley added one basket for the Lady Eagles. Irving College…