Barbour gets life for 2009 murder

Steven Lynn Barbour was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday after a jury in Wayne County Superior Court found him guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Jamie Lee Hinson. Hinson, 35, was found beaten to...

Published: Sep 30, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story

Prancing with the pigs

Keiley Severson, a first-grader at LaGrange Elementary School, wore a plaid shirt, cowboy boots and a big smile, minus two front teeth, as she made her way around the Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair indoor arena Thursday, guiding her hog...

Published: Sep 30, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story

Local attorney, 41, loses his law license

Twice his defendants stood alone in the courtroom and on Thursday, in what will be the last case the 41-year-old attorney takes, Robert Smith stood alone defending himself in a hearing on two counts of criminal contempt. Smith entered a...

Published: Sep 30, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story