DUANE SHERRILL A 65-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court. Included in court action: ? Ricky Scott was ordered to serve 10 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence and pay $50 plus costs for evading arrest. His sentence comes after he barricaded himself in his trailer off Pettigap Road…

LISA HOBBS McMinnville?s Parks and Recreation Department is gearing up for its annual egg hunt next Saturday, April 1. Thousands of eggs will be hid outside the Civic Center. Spring is a time when life seems to begin anew. Flowers start to bloom and animals start to scurry around. Among these animals is the rabbit,…

DUANE SHERRILL Donna Brock Pelham has announced her candidacy for the office of trustee and tax collector. She is the daughter of June Brock and Tony and Sherry Brock. She has been married to Jeff Pelham for over 26 years. Her husband is an 18-year employee of Yorozu Automotive. They have one son, Casey, an…

LISA HOBBS With spring break scheduled for March 27-31, kids in the Warren County School System are ready to go, go, go with enthusiasm. ?I can?t wait,? said West Elementary student David Goode. ?Spring break is almost here.? This level of enthusiasm might leave some parents wondering what they can do to keep their children…

A move by the McMinnville Board of Zoning Appeals to block a proposed tire-shredding plant at the former Aquatech site will be on the agenda for the public radio discussion program ?Viewpoints? today at 6:03 p.m. on WCPI 91.3. McMinnville Mayor Royce Davenport is scheduled as a ?Viewpoints? guest to discuss Knoxville industrialist Ed Bales?…

CHARLES W. JOHNSON Travis Young talks with Tenerra Fults during the special prayer meeting held at Central Church of Christ last night in the wake of the death of former youth minister Matt Winkler. The tragic death of former Central Church of Christ youth minister Matt Winkler has left those who knew him stunned and…

DUANE SHERRILL Calling a $1 million bond set for the man who allegedly threw a 4-year-old through a wall excessive, Judge Larry Ross cut bail for Samuel Allen Odom by 75 percent Tuesday. ?One million dollars for bond is certainly excessive and in essence denies bond for this man,? said Ross in cutting the bond…

Lisa Hobbs After a long delay in getting the arches and an added delay with the color, the arches for the walkway to the Farmers Market have come in and have been placed. The red arches also lead people to Main Street from the Farmers Market area.

DUANE SHERRILL Katy McKelvey died at the scene of the Tuesday afternoon crash on Short Mountain Road where her vehicle hit an oncoming car head-on. Lawmen suspect the teen?s seat broke, throwing her from the driver?s compartment, causing the fatal injuries. A teen-age girl was killed and another man critically injured Tuesday evening in a…

JAMES CLARK The Warren County Board of Education went against the recommendation of its Calendar Committee and approved a school calendar Tuesday night that pushes back the first day of school. After considerable discussion, the first day of school has been moved back to Monday, Aug. 14 with registration taking place the previous Friday, Aug.…