Police arrest hammer-wielding man near church

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) - Hawkins County deputies have arrested a man who churchgoers said hammered on the church door during a worship service.

According to the Kingsport Times-News (http://bit.ly/SKrOr0 ), responding deputies found 36-year-old Ronnie Lee Hardesty of Rogersville behind a nearby house. The police report said Hardesty was holding a

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Mental evaluation ordered for Mansfield man

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - A judge has ordered a third mental evaluation for an 89-year-old Mansfield man charged with killing his wife in 2007.

The first-degree murder trial for Autry Basham was scheduled to begin next week, but a judge delayed the proceedings so Basham can be evaluated. Authorities say Basham admits killing his wife, 83-year-old

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Witnesses: 2 die after drinking, taking pills

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Knox County authorities say two women have been found dead in a house.

The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/SKbGG4 ) reported witnesses told police the woman have been drinking alcohol and taking pills before becoming unconscious Saturday. Authorities identified them as 38-year-old Krista Elkins and 27-year-old

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1 dead in Marshall County accident

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say 17-year-old died in a two-vehicle accident in Marshall County.

Jimmy Warren, of the Marshall County Sheriff's Office, tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/RsM8bF ) the two vehicles, an SUV and a car, collided near the crest of a hill on St. Paul Road.

Warren says three people were

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New water tower to assist firefighting

OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) - Olive Branch's seventh water tower, to be completed in about nine months, is expected to improve fire-fighting capabilities in the surrounding area.

The Commercial Appeal reports (http://bit.ly/UOUPxw ) aldermen voted last week to pick Caldwell Tank of Louisville, Ky., for the work of erecting a 500,000-gallon,

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