Friday, April 11, 2008 - Posts

• Civil Rights Leader Convicted of Incest

  LEESBURG, Va. (AP) - A jury in Leesburg, Virginia, has convicted a civil rights leader of incest after concluding that he had sex with his teenage daughter 15 years ago. The Rev. James L. Bevel was a top lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. He also Read More posted Friday, April 11, 2008 7:42 AM by smyers | 10 Comments

• Body in Tarp found on Tennessee Dock

  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A body has been found wrapped in a tarp at a boat dock in the gated Waterhaven section. The body was found Thursday afternoon, April 10, 2008, at a residential boat dock on South Chickamauga Creek. Investigators said they Read More posted Friday, April 11, 2008 7:40 AM by smyers | 0 Comments

• Shelby County Mayor to Trim Budget

  Memphis, TN -- Shelby County is shaking its wallet and nothing is falling out.  As the economy goes, so goes the county budget.  In an effort to balance the budget, Shelby County Mayor AC Wharton has suspended the hiring and promotions of all Read More posted Friday, April 11, 2008 7:36 AM by smyers | 3 Comments