By JAMES CLARK Mary Winkler leaves the McNairy County Justice Center following the first day of jury selection Monday. Jury selection is expected to continue today in Selmer. Mary Winkler?s murder trial in Selmer is officially under way, but her Warren County ties are not completely severed just yet. She still has a job at…

By DUANE SHERRILL A wanted fugitive picked the wrong place to lie low after he was found taking refuge in a rent house owned by a former sheriff. The suspect, Jeff C. Grissom, 25, faces charges of aggravated criminal trespass, simple possession of cocaine, and violation of probation. His charges come after former Sheriff Mason…

Everyone escaped injury Tuesday afternoon when the two vehicles collided and overturned on Manchester Highway at the county line as the vehicles were heading toward Coffee County. Information on the drivers was unavailable at press time.

By LISA HOBBS With McMinnville?s first Citizens Police Academy well on its way to being complete, interest in the classes is on the uphill climb. The 10-week program is scheduled for twice a year. Despite the second session not beginning until later in the year, and applicants not yet being accepted, people interested in joining…

By LISA HOBBS Main Street McMinnville has released its lineup for the Main Street Live summer concert series. The summer will start off rocking, include a special bicentennial program, and end with a tribute. It will also feature a Dottie West look-alike contest, which organizers hope will generate some interest. The summer-long event will begin…

By JAMES CLARK Tennessee high school students are far more likely to smoke a cigarette than carry a weapon to school. They are far more likely to have consumed alcohol than to have tried meth. But the chances of a high school student having sexual intercourse or eating a salad in the past week are…

By DUANE SHERRILL The home vandalized is the historic P.N. Moffitt home built in 1851. Four generations of the family have lived in the stately, two-story home. A life-long Irving College man has been the target of hate crimes which he says escalated to the point where a gang of youths spray painted his family?s…

By BETH RUCKER SELMER, Tenn. ? Defense attorneys for a preacher?s wife accused of killing her husband questioned potential jurors Tuesday about whether they had ever been in abusive relationships and if they thought guns could accidentally discharge. The line of questioning suggests defense attorneys for Mary Winkler may try to argue during the first-degree…

NASHVILLE (AP) ? A large apartment complex near Nashville?s airport caught fire Friday afternoon, destroying dozens of homes and leaving an unknown number of residents homeless going into the Easter holiday weekend. An entire block of two-story apartment buildings were fully engulfed in flames, with thick smoke being blown by strong winds. Police closed sections…

By Thomas Vaughn House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently sallied forth to Syria as head of a Congressional delegation.?She took along the usual suspects and a lot of baggage.?Apparently though, she forgot to seriously consult the Constitution before she left.? How else can her bizarre behavior be explained??Clearly, the Constitution conveys no specific authority for such…