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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ‘ A 78-year-old man is tossed like a rag doll by a hit-and-run driver and lies motionless on a busy city street as car after car goes by. Pedestrians gawk but appear to do nothing. One driver stops briefly but then pulls back into traffic. A man on a scooter slowly circles…

By Lisa Hobbs Sampling crews from Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation are in the process of testing a section of the Barren Fork River. The tests are follow-ups to tests done May 12.According to TDEC representative Meg Lockhart, the initial tests were done after a complaint was received regarding ‘sick dogs and dead fish’…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday disavowed efforts by some supporters who have urged Barack Obama to choose her as his running mate. The push-back came a day after the former first lady said she would end her quest for the Democratic nomination and endorse the Illinois senator.‘She is not seeking the vice…

By DUANE SHERRILL A mother who admitted smoking meth around her young children will serve 10 days behind bars and will be under the close scrutiny of the Department of Human Services.The defendant, Sheena Danielle Jones, 24, entered a guilty plea to the charge of misdemeanor child neglect and was ordered by General Sessions Judge…

MT. PLEASANT, Tenn. (AP) ‘ An argument between two Mt. Pleasant commissioners ended in a fist fight during a budget meeting, but no charges were filed.The argument Wednesday between Bob Shackelford and Steve Kirk started over the authority of the city manager, according to The Daily Herald in Columbia, which had a reporter at the…

It’s not an angel on his shoulder or a monkey on his back, and it doesn’t want a cracker, but this cool kitty, named Special Bear, does seem to enjoy riding around town perched on local resident Hector Lambrada’s shoulder. Lambrada says the intrepid cat goes everywhere with him.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON The 2008-09 Warren County school budget has passed through the county’s Education Committee with essentially none of the line-by-line scrutiny of previous years. The school budget consists of three parts ‘ the Federal Projects Fund, the Central Cafeteria Fund, and the General Purpose Fund.Estimated 2008-09 totals for the three funds are:‘…

Police investigate the wreck Wednesday afternoon which sent the motorcycle’s rider, Daniel Partin, to River Park Hospital for treatment of non-critical injuries. Partin dove off his moving motorcycle when the vehicle driven by Carolyn Frye struck his cycle in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Frye said she did not see the motorcycle.

By DUANE SHERRILL Warren County officers have avoided tragedy in the line of duty for over 60 years, a blessing local residents can appreciate as a Grundy County woman and her five children grapple with the loss of their husband and father.However, a handful of local officers have died while serving the community.‘There have been…

Morrison’s Aaron Roberts slides in under the tag during first inning action in Men’s A division of the church softball league. Morrison defeated North Hills 22-17 Tuesday night.