By DUANE SHERRILL A 56-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court. Included in court action: ? Andrew Glenn was directed to serve 35 days of an 11-29 sentence, pay $250 plus costs and perform 16 hours public service work for simple possession of drugs, driving without a license…

MURFREESBORO (AP) ? A court hearing for state Sen. Jerry Cooper, who is facing charges of driving under the influence, was postponed on Friday for 12 weeks. Cooper?s lawyer, Jack Mitchell, said the lawmaker could not appear in court Friday because he had a doctor?s appointment related to injuries from the wreck that led to…

The law firm of Farrar, Holliman & Medley, along with president Ron Vining and the members of the union at Bridgestone Firestone, recently presented soldier Eric Frazier with an engraved shotgun for his service to his country. Frazier lost both legs to an IED in Iraq. Pictured are, front row from left, Frank Farrar, Frazier,…

By DUANE SHERRILL A local man went free after his girlfriend took responsibility for the drugs in his car, a claim which prosecutors questioned given her story. ?If she?s silly enough to take it, then we?re silly enough to give it,? said General Sessions Judge Larry Ross in sentencing Jessica Cruisenberry to serve 30 days…

By LISA HOBBS The organization Young Men United will not get exclusive use of Rocket Ball Field. The city, for a second time since 1999, has rejected the request. The decision was made because of federal grant money that was handed down by the state. The grant was a land and water conservation grant obtained…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Elizabeth Williams prepares David Dunlap to donate blood for his grandson, 3-year-old Jackson Dunlap, during a Red Cross blood drive in his name at the Civic Center. Jackson has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The blood drive at the Civic Center on Friday for 3-year-old Jackson Dunlap, who has been…

By LISA HOBBS When the Downtown Economic Revitalization Project phase two moves forward, it will be full steam ahead with a TDOT-approved engineer. James C. Hailey Company has been added to TDOT?s list of approved engineers. The wait was necessary for netting the city an extra $243,750 onto the existing $975,000 grant. After city elected…

Hayden Holder participates in the belly flop competition at the 2006 year-end party at Gilley Pool. A belly flop contest and a variety of other games and activities are scheduled for this Saturday when the city pool opens for the 2007 season. For story, see page 6-A.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Funeral services were held yesterday for former 7th District County Commissioner Herbert L. Wright, a man who served his country in WWII and his community with three terms as an elected official. He was 83. Wright was remembered as being very much a family man, doting on his children, grandchildren and…

By JAMES CLARK After months of preparation and a formal audition at Capalano?s, filming is set to begin Monday for the movie ?Tenebrous.? The film, directed by Joel Bender (?Karla,? ?Jennifer is Dead?), has been in intense pre-production for the last three months. Producer Phil Melfi, who is a Warren County resident, has maintained a…