McMinnville resident and Warren County native Robert Murf Higgins, age 72, was born March 16, 1933, and died Dec. 28 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville after a brief illness.A heavy equipment operator and a member of the Church of Christ, he served his country in the United States Army. He was the son of…

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — St. John Milling Co. has since 1778 been a place where people bought their feed, farm supplies and other items face-to-face. Online mouse-to-mouse transactions are on the way, owner Ronald Dawson said. Going…

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — If Johnny Cash were still alive, he might write a song about the plight of the old train depot he bought more than 25 years ago. The Amqui Station between the Louisville & Nashville…

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — A woman scared off a convicted rapist in a shopping center parking lot by honking her car’s horn to get attention, Murfreesboro police said. Suspect Chad Parker, 33, was charged with sexual battery in…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Documents released Thursday show that former Deputy Safety Commissioner Tom Moore signed off on more than $1,000 in purchases from a company run by two state troopers. The troopers, Vincent Turocy and Joseph L.…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — A spate of album releases during the busy holiday shopping season has helped buoy country music sales, but probably not enough to avoid a decline from last year. Through the week ending Dec. 11,…

By Joan Ryan / Columnist Jan. 1 is the tomorrow we avoid all year, as in ‘I’ll start my diet tomorrow’ and ‘I’ll think about finding a job tomorrow.’ On the week of Jan. 1, the jig is up.Which is a good thing. If it were not for Jan. 1, we’d have to rely on…

By William Rusher / Columnist U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., made quite a splash recently when he declared ‘The United States cannot accomplish anything further in Iraq militarily. It is time to bring the troops home.” He was by no means the highest-ranking person to contribute to the Democrats’ reputation as the Bug-Out Party; that…

By Lisa Chapman / Columnist I think the leading cause of neglected dogs is the inability of owners to properly housebreak a puppy. After trying to train a puppy and being unsuccessful, some pet owners get exasperated and then stop trying. When this happens, one of two things will follow. Either the owner will keep…

Our Viewpoint Everyone knows that crime is a problem in this country, that’s no surprise. But of course crime is a problem everywhere. It’s a fact of life, no matter how unpleasant and disturbing we may consider that fact it to be.No country is immune. Though crime rates vary widely around the world, industrialized nations…