McMinnville resident and Warren County native Hassie Loring Mathis Gordy, 90, died July 31 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness.A retired nurse and homemaker, and a charter member of Northside Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Louise Bell Mullican Mathis and was also preceded in death by her husband,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Note to the millions of people living near the Atlantic and Gulf coasts: Be prepared to batten down the hatches, it’ll be a rougher than normal season for tropical storms. With seven storms, including two hurricanes, already recorded — a record for this early in the year — National Weather Service Director…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Making low-cost changes to busy roadways in cities, such as adding left-turn signals and extending the length of merger lanes, can reduce the number of crashes, according to a study by the insurance industry. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety studied the changes to a busy thoroughfare in Fairfax County, Va., outside…

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Roberts pledged Tuesday to respect established rulings if confirmed to the Supreme Court, saying judges must recognize that their role is “not to solve society’s problems.” With few appeals court rulings by Roberts to go on, lawmakers and special interest groups have been poring over the nominee’s writings to try to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Eisenhower proposed the first national highway bill, there were two projects singled out for funding. The latest version has, by one estimate, 6,371 of these special projects, a record that some say politicians should be ashamed of. The projects in the six-year, $286.4 billion highway and mass transit bill passed…

J. Dale Beaty / Extension Leader This is a one-time special offer for all Warren County farmers who have a pesticide card in their pocket that expires on Oct. 21, 2005. Next Tuesday and Thursday, Aug. 9 and 11, we will have pesticide re-certification classes at 6 p.m. at the Extension office. All participants will…

Birth Announcements Baby BoyTimothy Dwain Edward Pease was born June 23 at River Park Hospital weighing 6 pounds, 14 1/2 ounces. His parents are Tiffany and Timmy Pease and he is joined by sister Kensie LaShae Pease, 2.Grandparents are Kenneth Campbell, Kenneth and Judy Goodson, Melinda Tallent, Ricky Thomas and the late Susan Gail Pease.…

Photo provided Gathering for a five generation photo are, first row from left, Macie D. Tate, great-great grandmother; Macie D. Adams; Ann Tate Burch, great-grandmother; at back, Suzanne Burch Menacher, grandmother and Taffie Menacher Adams, mother.

Amber Autumn Tidwell and Richie C. Tobitt will wed Aug. 13 at Manchester City Park. (Photo provided) The engagement and forthcoming marriage of Amber Autumn Tidwell and Richie C. Tobitt of Manchester is being announced. The ceremony will be held in Manchester City Park August 13.The bride-elect is the daughter of Michael and Ethel Tidwell…

Erica Dawn Mathis and Dewayne E. Bragg will marry Aug. 20 in a ceremony at Charles Creek the Baptist Church. (Photo provided) Plans for the forthcoming marriage of Erica Dawn Mathis and Dewayne E. Bragg of Woodbury is being announced by her parents. They will wed Aug. 20 at Charles Creek the Baptist Church.She is…