As spring turned into summer, murder seemed to be the unfortunate thing on Monroe County's mind.

The trial in the 2010 killing of Sweetwater business man and Election Commission Chairman Jim Miller saw fits and starts in the court system, as a May trial date was cancelled and rescheduled for August.

The end of June saw the death of 18-year-old Justin Click, shot in the mountains above Tellico Plains, a death that was later attributed, by the accused killers, to Clicks alleged abuse of a child.

See full story in the Wednesday, Jan. 2, edition of The Advocate & Democrat.