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No trial soon for Alabama teen accused of killing 5 family members
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
Posted Feb 09, 2021
Mason Sisk, 15, is charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of his father, adoptive mother and three siblings. (Limestone County Sheriff s Office)
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By Marian Accardi The Decatur Daily, Ala. (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
An Elkmont teenager was served Monday with capital murder arrest warrants for the fatal September 2019 shootings of five family members, but a backlog of Limestone County murder cases leaves it uncertain when his trial will take place.
Mason Sisk, who’s now 16, was indicted on the charges last month and was served with warrants at the Limestone County Jail, where he’s being held without bail.
Tennessee woman, 2-year-old daughter die in Alabama mobile home fire
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
By Marian Accardi The Decatur Daily, Ala. (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
A woman ran back into a burning Limestone County mobile home in an effort to rescue her 2-year-old daughter early this morning, authorities said, but both the mother and child died in the blaze.
Jeffrey Branson and the 32-year-old woman made it out of the mobile home at 28746 Jennings Chapel Road off East Limestone Road, according to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office, but the woman went back in. The names of the woman, from Prospect, Tennessee, and her daughter had not been released as of late Wednesday afternoon.
1 person killed in overnight wreck in Limestone County
One person was killed in a wreck overnight on Highway 72.
Posted: Jan 1, 2021 12:15 PM
Updated: Jan 1, 2021 12:20 PM
Posted By: Ashley Thusius
One person was killed in a wreck early Friday morning in Limestone County.
Limestone County Coroner Mike West said it involved one vehicle and happened at 1:30 a.m. on Highway 72, west of Athens.
Authorities are working to notify the victim’s family.
It s unclear what caused the wreck. We ll update you on air and online when we learn more.
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A home on Lawson Street in Athens can be seen burning early Tuesday morning in this photo submitted to The News Courier. One man died in the blaze.
Courtesy Photo 1 dead in Athens house fire Dec 29, 2020
Dec 29, 2020
A home on Lawson Street in Athens can be seen burning early Tuesday morning in this photo submitted to The News Courier. One man died in the blaze. Courtesy Photo
A house fire early Tuesday morning in Athens has left one dead and a portion of Forrest Street temporarily blocked.Â
Limestone County Coroner Mike West confirmed a male victim died in the blaze, which occurred on Lawson Street, near Julian Newman Elementary School. No other victims have been reported at this time.Â