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Lawrence Johnson, an attorney and civil rights leader who served for a decade on the Waco City Council, died Friday after battling COVID-19, family members said. Johnson, 72, was hospitalized with the virus and placed on a ventilator in mid-December, attorney and friend Michael B. Roberts said. “His death has simply been a gut punch,” Roberts said. He said Johnson was at particular risk because he was African-American and had underlying health conditions. “He was one of the people in a large group that didn’t need to contract this illness,” he said. “He did have ...

35 people arrested in drug roundup in Hardin County, Tennessee It's all part of a year-long drug investigation targeting the trafficking of methamphetamine and other illicit drugs. Author: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation News Release Published: 1:15 PM CST December 10, 2020 Updated: 6:14 PM CST December 10, 2020 HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. — Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Savannah Police Department, the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, and the 24th Judicial District Drug Task Force...

WBBJ TV December 9, 2020 SAVANNAH, Tenn. — Dozens of people are in custody in a West Tennessee county following a drug investigation. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation joined the Savannah Police Department and Hardin County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, targeting drug sales in Hardin County. “We had several warrants, dozens of warrants on individuals for the sale of narcotics and we decided to do a joint operation today with the help of the TBI, Savannah Police Department and Hardin County Sheriff’s Department and US Marshals,” said Hardin County Sheriff Johnny Alexander. Sheriff ...