Author Archives: Clint

Something happened in the the sky over Lawrenceburg, Tennessee on a clear afternoon in late October 1846. Nearly 175 years later, the story still piques curiosity and demands explanation. According to the Lawrenceburg Academist, the incident happened about midday on … Continue reading →

By Clint Alley If you are out and about downtown today, you may notice that a familiar face has a brighter smile. Lawrenceburg’s 97-year-old full-body statue of David Crockett on the Public Square was recently restored by the Terra Mare … Continue reading →

When Sheriff-elect John Myers takes office, he will be the 56th sheriff in the 201-year history of the Lawrence County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Department, and the first Republican to hold that office in five decades. The longest-serving sheriff in Lawrence County … Continue reading →

Lawrence Countian Greg O’Rear was a legendary Tennessee lawman who is remembered almost as much for his extraordinary stature as he is for his extraordinary career. O’Rear served in the Tennessee Highway Patrol in many capacities in the mid- and … Continue reading →

If the cold weather has got you down, just remember that it could be worse! Lawrenceburg’s single-day snowfall record was set on January 1, 1964, when a new year’s blizzard dumped 16 inches of snow on the area. On another … Continue reading →

Happy 200th birthday, Lawrence County! On this day 200 years ago, the General Assembly of Tennessee voted to create Lawrence County from lands newly acquired from the Chickasaw Indians, and from portions of surrounding counties. A wild and rugged place, … Continue reading →

In our last post, we explored the exceptional nature of Lawrenceburg’s statue of David Crockett compared to the counties around us. Today, in order to provide some local historical context to the ongoing debate about Confederate statues, I would like … Continue reading →

With everything in the press about statues and monuments lately, you may have caught yourself wondering, “Why doesn’t Lawrenceburg have a statue of a Confederate soldier on the courthouse square like most of the other counties in Tennessee?” The answer … Continue reading →

Thanks to The Lawrenceburg Community Theatre for sharing this early image of the 1905 Courthouse in Lawrenceburg. The fact that so many of the courthouse windows are open and so many folks are crammed under the shade of the nearby … Continue reading →