Photo provided Robert Daniel and Helen Elkins perform the City High School alma mater the two local teachers collaborated on soon after it was written in 1957.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Fortunately for those who want to preserve McMinnville history, Helen Elkins, who helped write the accompaniment, had a copy of the original manuscript of the City High School alma mater penned by band director Bob Daniel and lyricists Elizabeth Womack and Edith Bryan, wife of noted composer Charles Faulkner Bryan. Former…

Duane Sherrill photo A historian with Chickamauga National Military Park explains to Boy Scout Troop 423 about how life was during Civil War times, giving the scouts a chance to see and touch items soldiers carried into battle.

Duane Sherrill photo From left, Boy Scouts Dakota Ware, Danny Wells and Wesley Cleland study the large battle map located inside the Chickamauga Battle Museum. The troop traveled there to earn badges and learn about Civil War history last Saturday.

By AMY SATTERWHITE As a Mayflower descendant, Joe Brady, 75, has ties to the first Thanksgiving in America. For years, a rumor in Joe Brady’s family persisted. Faced with two grandchildren about to enter college and holding out hope for a scholarship related to family history, Brady, 75, finally set out to answer the rumor…

By DUANE SHERRILL While snow storms in Warren County are rare, they cause problems for motorists when they hit. Last year, several vehicles ran off the road during the biggest snow of the season. With colder winter weather approaching, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is urging citizens to familiarize themselves with the dangers associated with…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON One of Basham’s pictures graces the cover of a card. By the time they reach high school, most people have at least started to consider what they want to do with the rest of their lives. For some, the sheer range of choices makes it hard to decide. But for Warren…

Sgt. Michael D. Reep Iron Troop, from the great McMinnville, Tenn., has successfully completed training for war. We have returned from Fort Irwin, Calif. where our newly acquired skills were put to the test. I’m proud to say we passed with flying colors. We performed tasks extremely similar to what we’ll be doing overseas, like…

Staff Sgt. Edward Chapman searches a “dead” Iraqi while training with the 278th Regimental Combat Team at Ft. Irwin, Calif. Spc. Matt Larson looks on.

April 2004 — Put on standby May — Given mobilization orders June 17 — Warren County gives soldiers send-off to Camp Shelby, Miss. October — Part of the troop took desert training at the National Training Center in California. October— Returned to Camp Shelby and many enjoyed visit home. Nov. 11 — Official send-off ceremony…