JEFF TURNER
A woman charged in a May 31, 2021 Missouri church fire has pleaded guilty as part of a deal to lower the cap on her sentence.
Anna-Marie Mullins was arrested last year following a fire at Christian Fellowship Church. She was charged with theft, burglary and arson. This week she pleaded guilty to lesser charges in exchange for a two-year sentence.
Surveillance video and fingerprints led to her arrest according to a probable cause affidavit.
SPECIAL FAMILY MUSIC GROUP
Nashville, TN (July 22, 2022) The Inspirationals Quartet has been busy in the studio, creating what has been deemed, their best album yet! The new project, slated to release later this year, will be their first album on the Family Music Group Record label.
The Inspirationals has had a long history (since 1958) of presenting gospel music with a cast of well-known vocal artists. Bob Wills, who originally managed the group, had some of the most amazing and talented singers that have left their mark on gospel music. Some of these past members were:
(tenors) Curtis Elkins, Jim Murray, Roger McDuff; (lead) Dale Shipley, Jim Wesson, Jory Walden, and Gary McSpadden; (bass) Big John Hall, Ray Burdett, Jim Tucker, and many others!
Now, continuing the legacy are Bob’s sons, Bob Wills, Jr.(keys), Don Wills (bass), and Ron Wills (baritone) along with Ralph Green (lead) who joined the group in 1972. Following the long tradition of great tenors, John Rulapaugh is the latest addition and one of the finest tenors in gospel music today.
Les Butler, producer and owner of the Family Music Group label, added, “What a great tracking session! Nashville’s best, doing what they do! Steve Mauldin and myself head to the studio in a couple of weeks to record with a live orchestra. Then, vocals in September. Powerful vocalists, powerful songs, powerful orchestrations, and powerful production. Let’s just say this is going to be… well… powerful!!!”
DAVID INGRAM
The Hoppers concert Friday night raised money for a charity in West Virginia that benefits battered women, displaced persons and around 1,000 families who receive quality meals through the holiday season.
Mountain Mission Inc, is a faith-based non-profit organization in the United States serving individuals in need in the Kanawha Valley area of West Virginia. The organization’s mission statement says it helps, “… those in need with immediate support and communicate the importance of education, careers and financial management.
Funds from Friday’s concert will be used for a Christmas Food Basket program.
The group’s next stop is set for Sunday at the Faith Baptist Church in Pikeville, Tennessee.
JEFF TURNER
A Florida man has been arrested after investigators say he set fires on the property of a Christian school.
Jail Records show Joshua James Gipson, of Perry, Florida, is charged with arson and criminal mischief resulting in property damage to a religious building for a fire at the Point of Grace Christian School. (Jail record posted below) A police report claims Gipson set fire to the school office and a bus. He is also accused of attempting to set fire to other vehicles on the property.
No motive behind the criminal act has been announced.
| [+] | 806.01.1 | PPD22OFF006024 (PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT) | ARSON | F | F | $0.00 | CASH | $0.00 |
| [+] | 806.01.2 | PPD22OFF006024 (PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT) | ARSON | S | F | $30000.00 | CASH | $0.00 |
| [+] | 806.13.2 | PPD22OFF006024 (PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT) | DAMAGE PROP-CRIM MISCH | T | F | $5000.00 | CASH | $0.00 |
| [+] | 810.02.2b | PPD22OFF006024 (PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT) | BURGL | F | F | $0.00 | CASH | $0.00 |
| [+] | 812.014.2c1 | PPD22OFF006024 (PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT) | LARC | T | F | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
| [+] | 810.02.4a | PPD22OFF006024 (PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT) | BURGL | T | F | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
| [+] | 948.06 | 22-45CF (TAYLOR COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE) | PROB VIOLATION | N | N | $0.00 | $0.00 |
JEFF TURNER
Arson investigators in Alabama are working to determine if a fire at a Baptist church was intentionally set.
The church building of New Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Hueytown, Alabama is a total loss as a result of a fire on 5 August.
Hueytown is a community of slightly more than 15,000 people. The local fire department was assisted by firefighters from Bessemer, Alabama which is a larger neighboring city.
No injuries were reported.
The congregation plans to hold Sunday services at a nearby community center.
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