Author: Mac Cordell

More than a dozen local farmers have come to the aid of Calvin Low who was injured in a tractor accident earlier this year. Neighbors and friends tended to his fields, cared for his animals and cut, baled and stacked three cuttings of hay from Low’s fields. Above, from left, Roy Adams, Darrison Cook, Tim McCarty, Greg Westfall and Kevin Kilfain work to stack the bales of hay in Low’s barn. (Journal Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) –––– Everyone knows you make hay while the sun shines. Through making hay, one local farmer recently learned it’s more than just sunshine…

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Joseph Ryan Magana pleaded guilty Friday to the murder of Arthur Delbert Burchett in February 2015. Magana is alleged to have murdered the man so he could steal drugs as well as guns he could trade for more drugs. Magana was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Above, Magana, right, speaks with defense attorney Shawn Pwelch before he is taken from the courtroom and transported to the Orient Correctional Facility. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) –––– Joseph Magana will avoid  death sentence A local man who admitted killing 67-year-old northern Union County resident for drugs and guns will…

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Man charged in compounding incidents of domestic violence A local man with a domestic violence conviction, currently under indictment for allegedly assaulting members of his household, is facing additional charges of domestic violence stemming from a separate incident.

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