CHATTANOOGA (AP) ‘ The Nashville district attorney general’s office has decided not to prosecute a 73-year-old man who escaped a state prison 46 years ago. Leroy Albert Morgan was apprehended in Mosheim last month as part of the Tennessee Department of Correction’s program to round up escaped convicts. Assistant District Attorney General Roger D. Moore…

By JAMES CLARK Audrey Amaya has lost 75 pounds since October, but she hasn’t done it by starving herself. ‘I’m not eating less, I’m eating better,’ said Amaya, who is the March winner of USA Gym’s McMinnville Meltdown contest co-sponsored by Southern Standard. ‘I’m drinking low-fat milk. Now I eat turkey instead of hamburger meat,…

By Charles W. Johnson In the aftermath of Friday afternoon’s tornadoes, stories have begun filtering in about the way Warren County residents have come to the aid of storm victims. It’s safe to say not many have a story about an octogenarian good Samaritan, but that’s exactly the story Pettigap Road resident Gloria Milligan has…

Mail delivered by tornado isn’t as accurate as the United States Postal Service. Malcolm Turner holds mail he found among some debris on his property after a tornado cut through Warren County. Although he had no idea where the debris came from, the letter was addressed to a resident on Beacon Drive. His property is…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Iraq’s financial free ride may be over. After five years, Republicans and Democrats seem to have found common ground on at least one aspect of the war. From the fiercest foes of the war to the most steadfast Bush supporters, they are looking at Iraq’s surging oil income and saying Baghdad should…

CHATTANOOGA (AP) ‘ Officials say an increasing number of Tennesseans are participating in the federal food stamp program. About 407,000 households ‘ nearly 6 percent more families than during the same period in 2007 ‘ applied for food stamps last month in Tennessee. The Congressional Budget Office, the financial analysis arm of Congress, predicts 28…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Gov. Phil Bredesen has already signed 126 bills into law, including measures requiring toll facilities in Tennessee be operated by American-owned companies, banning cars from parking on highway ramps and increasing the font size for birth dates on driver’s licenses. Bredesen has also signed legislation aimed at preventing theft of metals like…

By JAMES CLARK Brent Longenecker does a handstand on four folding chairs among the many stunts he performed yesterday. He also rode a 10-foot unicycle and walked upside down on stilts. Brad Bennett has a unique way of getting students to listen to his message of personal integrity and encouragement. After a few positive words,…

By Duane Sherrill As Warren County residents continue the clean up from what was not only the largest, but also likely the most costly tornado in county history, meteorologists have revealed the scope of the twister that plowed through the middle of the Nursery Capitol, leveling parts of a densely populated subdivision. According to reports…

By Duane Sherrill The damage report has been modified and seven homes are now listed as complete losses. Has the Midsouth become the new tornado alley due to shifting weather patterns that have unleashed a barrage of killer storms across Tennessee? That’s the question local residents are asking after Friday’s storm caused heavy damage across…