Tuesday

[SUSPECT ARRESTED]
A suspect in the murder of a Newbern woman has been captured. 19 year old Darnell Madison was picked up in Decatur, Illinois by police. State Gazette dot com reports he and two other suspects, 18 year old Dequan White-low and 15 year old Da'vonta Duffy are charged with first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, aggravated assault and evading arrest. They are accused of firing on a crowd of people, killing a 7 month old mother and injuring another February 27 in Newbern.

[TROOPER TRIAL]
THE TRIAL OF A TEEN ACCUSED OF KILLING A TENNESSEE STATE TROOPER CONTINUES IN TIPTON COUNTY. WBBJ TV REPORTS JURY SELECTION BEGAN YESTERDAY FOR THE TRIAL OF ALEJANDRO GAUNA. HE'S ACCUSED OF THE FIRST DEGREE MURDER OF TROOPER CALVIN JENKS. JENKS WAS SHOT IN JANUARY OF 2007 WHEN HE PULLED GAUNA AND HIS FRIEND ORLANDO GARCIA OVER FOR SPEEDING. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE TWO WERE TRYING TO BRING MARIJUANA INTO THE STATE TO SELL. GARCIA, WHO'S ALREADY BEEN CONVICTED, HAS TESTIFIED IN THE CASE.

A WEST TENNESSEE POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED ON CHARGES OF HAVING SEX WITH A TEENAGE GIRL. FORMER BRADFORD POLICE OFFICER KEVIN HARRINGTON APPEARED IN GIBSON COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT YESTERDAY. WBBJ-TV REPORTS JUDGE CLAYBURN PEPPLES ENTERED A NOT GUILTY PLEA ON HIS BEHALF. HARRINGTON HAS YET TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY. LAST WEEK THE 29-YEAR-OLD WAS INDICTED ON TWO COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED STATUTORY RAPE. HIS ALLEGED VICTIM IS A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL. HARRINGTON IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO COURT JULY 28TH.

[NO NEW JUDGE]

THERE WILL NOT BE A REPLACEMENT FOR RESIGNING GENERAL SESSIONS JUDGE JAMES WEBB. THAT ACCORDING TO GIBSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. ACCORDING TO WBBJ TV DOT COM, THE COMMISSION VOTED, YESTERDAY, NOT TO FILL THE SEAT BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION IN AUGUST. WEBB IS OFFICIALLY STEPPING DOWN AT THE END OF JUNE. THIS MEANS THERE WILL BE ABOUT A FIVE WEEK SPAN WITH NO OFFICIAL GENERAL SESSIONS JUDGE. COUNTY ATTORNEY FLOYD FLIPPIN SAYS THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS WILL APPOINT SPECIAL JUDGES TO COVER THE CASES THAT COME UP DURING THAT TIME.

[DPD BRUCE MEETING]

THE DYERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT BRUCE COMMUNITY MEETING IS COMING UP THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE HELD AT TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH ON EAST COURT STREET, THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7. VISIT EAGLE973 DOT NET FOR THE COMPLETE RUNDOWN OF THE MAY MEETINGS.

FROM THE EAGLE FORECAST CENTER... HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER HAS NOW MOVED OFF TO THE EAST COAST... AND ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS ON ITS WAY INTO THE MID-SOUTH TODAY. TO THE WEST OF OUR AREA, SOME AREAS EXPERIENCING SEVERE STORMS THIS MORNING, AND ARE EXPECTED TO SEE A FEW MORE STRONG STORMS DURING THE DAY TODAY. THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY COULD PRODUCE SOME LARGE HAIL. THE BIG CONCERN WILL BE THE APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT IS FORECASTED TO STALL OUT OVER THE AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME UNSTABLE ONCE AGAIN, ALLOWING FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS LIKE THOSE EXPERIENCED OVER THE WEEKEND (WIND, HAIL, MAYBE AN ISOLATED TORNADO). MORE HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO EXPECTED, AND COULD LEAD TO FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND LISTEN TO EAGLE 973, SL100, OLDIES 1450AM/101.7FM FOR UPDATES ON THE SITUATION.

[SPORTS]
In sports, the Cardinals kick off a home stand with Philadelphia tonight. The on-deck show begins at 6:32 on Oldies 1450 AM and 101.7 FM.

FORECAST:
TODAY - THUNDERSTORMS (40% RAIN), HIGH 76
TONIGHT - THUNDERSTORMS (60% RAIN), LOW 61

WEDNESDAY - THUNDERSTORMS (70% RAIN) HIGH 71
WED PM - THUNDERSTORMS (80% RAIN) LOW 61

THE DYERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HOST THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS THIS MONTH. THE MEETINGS ARE DESIGNED TO BRING RESIDENTS TOGETHER TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS WITH CITY OFFICIALS.

VISIT EAGLE 97-THREE DOT NET FOR THE COMPLETE LIST OF MEETINGS, OR FOR MORE DETAILS, CONTACT CAPTAIN STEVE ISBELL @ 288.7635

* MAY 8 @ 7PM - FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF EVANSVILLE & SOUTH DYERSBURG
EVANSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
2217 FIFTH AVENUE

* MAY 15 @ 7PM - FOR THE BRUCE COMMUNITY
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH
539 EAST COURT

208 ST. GEORGE STREET

* MAY 27 @ 7PM - MILL TOWN AND EAST DYERSBURG
POLICE TRAINING CENTER
605 LEWIS STREET (NORTH ENTRANCE)