Athens hall of famer Mack Sewell dies
Mack Sewell, 72, a 2010 Athens Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, longtime probation officer and leader in the black community, died of a heart attack Tuesday night.
Bid by killer denied
The state Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency Thursday for convicted murderer William Mark Mize, clearing the way for his scheduled execution Tuesday.
Probation in death of foster child
JEFFERSON - A Jackson County Superior Court judge sentenced former foster mother Wendy Osborne to 12 months of probation Monday in the 2008 death of 9-month-old Jessica Scovil.