John Grider News Today

McGriff Payne has been a longtime historian — not only writing two books but also being one of the main people responsible for getting a plaque and bench at Ryder Street in Vallejo to honor those lost in Port Chicago. 

Mark Kellogg, a journalist from La Crosse, traveled with George Armstrong Custer to his fateful end 146 years ago.

  UPDATE. There were no injuries in the incident involving a tractor trailer truck that caught fire on Saturday afternoon on I-24 East at the I-840 interchange in Murfreesboro. John Grider with the Tennessee Highway Patrol confirmed, "There was no crash or injuries." The cause of the fire is under investigation. 10PM: The semi truck and trailer that caught fire is still sitting on the edge of the interstate. It is marked off by cones. The fire happened on I-24 East at 1:14 Sat...

I’ve been working for The Paris News for nearly five years now, and in that time I’ve been blessed to meet hundreds of wonderful people in the Northeast Texas area.

The Shawnee News-Star This week Mayor Ed Bolt named his appointees to the citys new Arts and Culture Commission established in March. “As emphasized in the Comp Plan, the necessity for public art in our community dovetails with the enhancement of our community image, civic health, equity and economic development,” City Planner Rebecca Blaine said when the commission was being created. The current focus on promoting public arts stems from goals included in the citys 2040 Comprehensive Plan t...