“In God We Trust” has been the official national motto since 1956 and is printed on U.S. currency. The words are now displayed above all four main entrances of the Overton County Courthouse.
County commissioners approved the adornment around a year ago. The cost for the gold letters was decided to be covered by donations, which were provided by local organizations, churches, and individuals.
Sheriff W.B. Melton said, “The churches have been great about giving money for the project.”
Originally the price of the project would have been around $5,000, but the men cut labor costs by putting up the letters on their own.
The group of installers included Jim Clark, Jack Clark, Al Lagassa, and Phillip Williams. The community project also included four inmates from the Overton County Justice
Sixty-one people were indicted by the Pickett County Grand Jury on January 7, 2013 for drug charges. According to a release from the District Attorney’s Office, 48 have already been convicted in criminal court. Some of the remaining 13 defendants continue to litigate their cases, including
Residents near A and S Proteins, a new animal feed production facility, located north of Russell Springs off of U.S. 127, have been complaining lately of awful smells emanating from the direction of the business.
According to some reports, the smell, purportedly
A former Wayne County resident, accused of killing his wife in Bowling Green in 1998, has been arrested in Mexico.
Leland B. Neal, Jr., was being sought on a murder warrant in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Carol Neal, in
Overton County Sheriff’s Department, the office of District Attorney General Randy York, and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are investigating a fatal shooting that took place in Monterey Saturday, February 15.
According to TBI Executive Officer Illana Tate, Bobby Bilbrey, 41, of Monterey,
Former Monticello Police Officer Allen Braden has been indicted for bribery of a public servant and theft by failure to make required disposition.
The Wayne County Grand Jury met on Monday, February 17 and returned the indictment.
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The Russell County Sheriff’s office is requesting your assistance in locating 15-year-old Guadalupe “Esmeralda” Moreno-Zapata. She is listed at 5’ 4” and 110 pounds and was last seen at her residence on Decatur Road in northern Russell County the morning of February 3, 2014.
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletics Association imposed heavy punishment on Pickett County High School after an incident at a basketball game against York Institute, which involved York boy players and Pickett County fans.
According to the TSSAA letter sent on Feb. 12
A Celina man was sentenced to 90 years in prison after he was found guilty of two counts of delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance in a drug-free school zone and one count of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance with intent to deliver
PremierTox Laboratory, which has its principal place of business in Russell Springs, has announced a successful resolution to a state and federal review of its business and testing practices. PremierTox, two doctors and several addiction-recovery centers have agreed to pay the federal government $15.75 million to