Decatur County, TN is tiny but very proud of how much its citizens have accomplished. Though it is small enough to have a county mayor, it boasts a Civic Center for recreational and health activities, a 40-bed hospital, 9 fire stations, a paramedic corps, and five schools in its public school system.
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Tennessee health profile - Decatur County
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3 Holly Bobo suspects in Decatur County court Wednesday
Security has been tightened at the Decatur County court house as Zach Adams, his brother Dylan Adams, and Jason Autry are transported to and from the area. Adams and Autry are both charged in the disappearance of Bobo, who vanished from her Parsons, Tennessee, home on April 13, 2011.
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DA requests special prosecutor in Bobo case
On Wednesday, the TBI announced it suspended its investigation into the disappearance of Holly Bobo, a 20-year-old University of Tennessee at Martin student who disappeared in 2011 and whose remains were found three months ago. "Until further notice, and at the request of District Attorney General Matthew Stowe, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has discontinued its investigation into the Holly Bobo case and severed ties with the 24th Judicial District," TBI spokesman Josh DeVine posted on the agency's blog Wednesday.
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Wanda Wilson Memorial
Craig Brewer is trying to figure out the best way to honor the life and legacy of Wanda Wilson, the Midtown muse, and former P&H Cafe proprietress, who was interred in her hometown of Parsons, Tennessee. The Poor & Hungry filmmaker, who went on to success in Hollywood with movies like Hustle & Flow and Footloose , doesn't know if it's something that can be accomplished in a single event.
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Man with ties to Holly Bobo case found dead in Florida
A man once thought to be a witness in a Tennessee nursing student's murder case has been found dead in an apparent suicide in Florida, police said Thursday. The body of Shayne Austin was found in a hotel room in Bartow, Florida, on Monday, said Sgt.
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Third Person Charged in Death of Holly Bobo
A third person has been charged in the abduction and murder of nursing student Holly Bobo. Dylan Adams is now charged alongside his big brother Zachary Adams and Jason Autry, with first degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping in the case.
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Court hearings for 3 men charged with murder in Bobo case
Court hearings are scheduled for three men charged with murder in the disappearance of a Tennessee nursing student four years ago. Jason Autry, Zachary Adams and his brother John Dylan Adams are expected to appear in Decatur County court on Wednesday.
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Possible plea deal discussed in Holly Bobo's slaying
Lawyer for defendant Jason Autry told a judge there is no need to set trial date for his client in Holly Bobo case Bobo, a cousin of country singer Whitney Duncan, was 20 when she went missing from her home in Parsons, Tennessee, in April 2011 A lawyer for one of three men charged with killing Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo signaled on Wednesday that his client is planning to make a plea deal to avoid going to trial. Michael Scholl, who represents Jason Autry, said in court that he called Tennessee Judge C. Creed McGinley about the procedure for approving a plea agreement for his client.
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Maintenance training for U.S. Army mechanics
Students and instructors work on a project during the Wheeled Vehicle Mechanics Course, which teaches all the basic concepts required to be certified as an Army wheeled-vehicle mechanic. This includes performing field-level maintenance on automotive wheeled vehicles; conducting wheeled-vehicle operations; receiving an introduction to troubleshooting; plus understanding the fuel and electrical system needs, among others, when it comes to maintenance requirements.
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Jury selection continues for accused Holly Bobo killer Zach Adams
Jury selection continues Thursday in Hardin County for Zach Adams, one of the three men accused of kidnapping, raping, and murdering Holly Bobo. The nursing student was reported missing from her home in Parsons, Tennessee, in April 2011.
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Oak Ridge schools use eclipse as rare classroom experience
As school districts throughout East Tennessee continue to announce they will stay closed next Monday for the Great American Eclipse, one school system is keeping kids in class. School system officials in Oak Ridge decided to revolve the school day on August 21 around the astronomical event, even moving kids to other schools within the district to get a better opportunity to watch the eclipse.
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Holly Bobo case: Six years later
With the first trial starting Monday, the Jackson Sun recaps the major updates of the past six years in the Holly Bobo case. Holly Bobo case: Six years later With the first trial starting Monday, the Jackson Sun recaps the major updates of the past six years in the Holly Bobo case.
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Emotional trial in case of slain Tennessee woman to begin
In this April 19, 2013 file photo, a poster with pictures of missing Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo hangs on a fence in front of her house in Parsons, Tenn. On Monday, Sept.
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Trial in kidnapping, killing of Tennessee woman to start
Lawyers are scheduled to make opening statements in the trial of a man charged with killing Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo. Zachary Adams goes to trial Monday in Savannah, Tennessee, about 100 miles southwest of Nashville.
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Emotional trial in case of slain Tennessee woman to begin
On Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, Zachary Adams goes to t... . FILE -- In this Dec. 17, 2014 file photo, Zachary Adams, center, talks with his attorney after a hearing in Decaturville, Tenn.
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Holly Bobo murder trial jury shown photos of her panties
Jurors in Holly Bobo murder trial are shown photos of her pink underwear as ginseng hunter breaks down testifying about the moment he found missing nursing student's skull in the woods Ernest 'Larry' Stone told jurors in Tennessee how he came across a human skulls while hunting for ginseng in Decatur County woods in September 2014 On Day 3 of Zachary Adams's murder trial, prosecutors presented material evidence, including Holly Bobo's lunchbox, purse and inhaler Searcher Gerald Stephens testified about finding Bobo's pink underwear by the side of the road, not far from a piece of paper bearing her name Adams, 33, is on trial for the April 2011 murder of Bobo, a 20-year-old nursing student, whose remains were found more than three years later Jurors in the Holly Bobo murder trial on Wednesday heard emotional testimony from the man who found her skull more than three years after her ... (more)
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A look at key players in the Holly Bobo murder trial
A trial is set to begin Monday in the case of slain Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo. Defendant Zachary Adams is charged with the kidnapping, rape and murder of Bobo, who was 20 when she disappeared from her home in rural Parsons, Tennessee.
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Prosecutor: Man who killed Holly Bobo lived in 'dark world'
Dana Bobo, let, father of Holly Bobo, testifies in the trial of Zachary Adams as a photo of Holly Bobo is displayed Monday, Sept.
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Investigator: Blood from carport matches slain woman's DNA
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Lawrence James holds up a petri dish containing DNA evidence collected on the day Holly Bobo was reported missing during the Holly Bobo murder trial, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Savannah, Tenn.
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Man says he served as lookout as friend shot Tennessee woman
Zachary Adams looks over paperwork with his attorney Jennifer Thompson, during court recess for lunch during day two of the Holly Bobo murder trial, Tuesday, Sept.
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