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For the past eight years, with the exception of last year, local judges and lawyers have performed a play centered around a real-life crime event that occurred in Bastrop County at the turn of the 20th century. The plays, which are historically-accurate portrayals of murders and trials in the county, help fund the Bastrop County Bar Association’s Bobby Jenkins Scholarships, which assist high school students in the county with paying for college. While the 2020 edition of the play was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the seventh edition of the play is set for later this month as...

Historical murder play benefiting college scholarships returns to Bastrop Opera House Cameron Drummond, Austin American-Statesman © CAMERON DRUMMOND/BASTROP ADVERTISER Joe Grady Tuck, left, and Sam Damon are two of the lawyers taking part in the Bastrop Opera House's production of “A Blood Feud Comes to Bastrop: The Killing of Arthur Burford." The play serves as a fundraiser for the Bastrop County Bar Association’s Bobby Jenkins Scholarships. For the past eight years, with the exception of last year, local judges and lawyers have performed a play centered around a real-...

Gov. Bill Lee last week appointed Murfreesboro attorney James A. “Jimmy” Turner to serve as a 16th Judicial District Circuit Court judge.

Newly Appointed Circuit Court Judge in Rutherford County to See His First Docket on Thursday Jan 19, 2021 at 07:27 am by WGNS Judge James "Jimmy" Turner Newly appointed Judge James “Jimmy” Turner started his first full week on Monday (1/18/2021), overseeing the Circuit Court for Rutherford and Cannon Counties. Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Turner this past Wednesday. The new judge said that being appointed by the governor was a lengthy process...   Turner was appointed as the 16th Judicial District Judge, replacing the Honorable Judge David Bragg who...

Gov. Lee appoints four to bench, names new chief public defender in districts across Tennessee Mariah Timms, Nashville Tennessean © Henry Taylor/The Leaf-Chronicle Judge Jill Bartee Ayers speaks at the start of session before the jury delivers their verdict at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday announced the appointments of five Tennesseans to open judicial positions across the state.  “I am proud to announce the appointment of these highly qualified individuals, and I value the experience they wi...