Kevin Dyson joins student advocacy board (The Tennessean)
Kevin Dyson, former Tennessee Titans wide receiver and current senior graduation coach for Metro's Glencliff High School, recently joined the board of directors for STARS Nashville.

County attorney named interim manager (Sampson Independent)
The Sampson County Board of Commissioners have selected county attorney Rick Moorefield to be their interim manager. When commissioners met Monday afternoon, they first went behind closed doors for approximately an hour to discuss current county manager Scott Sauer’s replacement.

Hawley says votes unlikely (Rolla Daily News)
Ward 6 Councilwoman Donna Hawley, seeking impeachment proceedings during Monday’s City Council meeting against Ward 1 Councilman Terry Ruck, admitted she most likely will not have the votes from fellow board members to see the action through.

Parents of infant killed in chopper crash file suit (Chicago Tribune)
Photos of helicopter crash victim Kirstin Reann Blockinger, age 14 months, appear during a news conference featuring her parents, Brooke and Robert Blockinger (background, seated) and their Nolan Law Group representatives Donald Nolan, standing left, background, and James Hall, standing right. (Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune) The parents of ...

Economy not likely to quell January spike in divorces (Centre Daily Times)
After the bliss of the holidays is over, a New Year's resolution that couples might be contemplating this new year is divorce.

Family Of Child Killed In Helicopter Crash Sues (CBS 2 Chicago)
The family of a Leland girl who died in October's fatal Air Angels crash in Aurora has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the medical helicopter company and the pilot of the chopper.  

Alaska trooper says politics slowed drug arrest (AP via Yahoo! News)
A drug investigator says authorities delayed the arrest of a woman tied to Gov. Sarah Palin's family until after the November election, in which Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate, a newspaper reported.

Fatwa of controversy, again (The Economic Times)
You can’t eat your Talaq words: Deoband

Alaska authorities delayed arrest of woman connected to Sarah Palin drug investigator claims (Daily Telegraph)
Authorities in Alaska have been accused of delaying the arrest of a woman connected to Sarah Palin until after the November election.