By Duane Sherrill / Columnist Something was definitely amiss at the Warren County A&L Fair this week, something I’ve not seen in all the years I’ve been going to the annual exhibition.Each night, as I looked into the sky, I was able to see some bright, glowing light out of the darkness which I can…

Our Viewpoint With their backs up against a wall — or a bookshelf in this case — county commissioners took proper action in restoring $6,000 to the Magness Library budget.This was the right move and commissioners served the county well by making sure valuable library services weren’t ripped apart, and thousands of books weren’t hauled…

Our Viewpoint As we glance back at the fun-filled and eventful week that marked the 50th installment of the Warren County A&L Fair, there’s reason to give thanks to all the volunteers who made the event a resounding success.Organizing a week-long fair which sees well over 100,000 visitors is a daunting task. There are no…

Buck and Bobbye Grissom celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at an intimate candlelight dinner in the tea room at the Inn At Harvest Farms Lake.A native Warren countian, Grissom married the former Bobbye Jacobs of Coffee County on Aug. 8, 1953 in Rossville, Ga. They are the parents of three sons, Tommy, Joe and the…

Plans for the upcoming nuptials of Esperanza Denise “Espie” Rodriguez and Brent Douglas George are being revealed. The couple will be married Sept. 20 at the Inn at Harvest Farms Lake, Morrison.The bride-elect is the daughter of Debra and Woodrow Wilson Jr., of Viola. She is the granddaughter of Joyce Lee and the late Albert…

After spending 22 years researching and studying Charles Faulkner Bryan’s life and work, Dr. Carolyn Livingston has finally realized her dream of having her book in print. The biography, Charles Faulkner Bryan, His Life and Music, was recently published by the University of Tennessee Press.Dr. Livingston will return to McMinnville for a book-signing Sept. 20…

By Beth Furbush / Better Business Bureau News “Congratulations! Your name was attached to a ticket that was recently drawn winning $315,000!”Does this sound familiar? Scam operators are using the telephone, e-mail and direct mail to entice U.S. consumers to participate in high-stakes foreign lotteries. Solicitations are coming from as far away as Australia, Spain,…

By Jim Glenn / Columnist In most parts of the country, when you think of September, you think of cookouts, end of summer, hot temperatures, and hot barbecue grills in the back yard.If Social Security doesn’t leap to mind when you think of things that are hot, here are some good things we’ve got cooking…

By James Clark / Columnist Homeland Community Bank is well on its way to opening its doors. Pictured, from left, are construction superintendent Rodger Laws, senior vice president Dickie Hillis, president Ray Talbert and vice president John Duncan. (James Clark photo) I’ve never really thought about it before, but it could be illegal to mail…

Charlotte Green Stalcup, 52McMinnville resident and Warren County native Charlotte Green Stalcup, 52, died Sept. 12 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after a three-month illness.A Wal-Mart employee and a member of Irving College Baptist Church, she was the daughter of James Noel and Odie Pearl Morton Green; and was preceded in death by…