McMinnville resident Gloria Feingold, 61, died March 27 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of Smartt Station Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth and Arthur Matthews. She is survived by four children, Jill Watson, Jack Feingold, Jan Borden and Kathy Nolet, all of Warren County;…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Clifford Eugene Cantrell, 83, was born June 28, 1922 and died March 26 at Stones River Hospital in Woodbury following an extended illness. The retired owner of C&M Machine Shop and a member of the East End Church of Christ, he served his country in the United States Army…

Sparta resident Charles Thomas Stewart, 76, died March 26 at National Health Corporation in Sparta.A central heat and air conditioning specialist who was also an electrician for the White County Fair Association, he served his country in the U.S. Air Force as a military police officer in the Korean War.He was the son of the…

Summitville resident and Grundy County native Carolyn Ann Sears, 51, died March 26 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville after an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of First Church of Jesus Christ, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Minnie Irene Fults Myers. She was also preceded in death by son,…

WASHINGTON (AP) White House chief of staff Andy Card has resigned and will be replaced by budget director Joshua Bolten, President Bush announced Tuesday amid growing calls for a White House shakeup and Republican concern about Bush’s tumbling poll ratings. Bush announced the changes in an nationally broadcast appearance in the Oval Office. Card, 58,…

NASHVILLE (AP) Tennessee high school students would receive a statewide monthly report of teenagers killed in DUI-related traffic accidents under legislation moving through the Legislature Wednesday. The bill sponsored by Sen. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, unanimously passed the Senate Education Committee and is headed to the Senate floor. The companion bill remains in a House subcommittee.…

CHATTANOOGA (AP) Lt. Gov. John Wilder and state Sen. Jerry Cooper have been subpoenaed to testify at the federal trial of an Alabama couple and a McMinnville real estate appraiser charged with fraud and conspiracy in a land deal linked to Cooper, attorneys said. Defense attorneys said after a pretrial hearing Monday that Cooper and…

CHATTANOOGA (AP) Gov. Phil Bredesen promoted his ?Cover Tennessee? health insurance proposal Tuesday, saying it would mainly benefit working families, but a critic described the election-year initiative and its $100-a-month premiums as cruel. Bredesen said his proposed coverage for households making less than 2.5 times the federal poverty level ? $24,500 for an individual, $50,000…

To The Editor: Are Warren County veterans really getting a fair shake when it comes to being taken care of by a Warren County VA representative? I think not! I am the granddaughter of a veteran, the daughter of a veteran, and I too am a veteran! I proudly served 21 years in the Armed…

TO THE EDITOR: I think it?s long overdue for a decision to be made regarding street vendors and more importantly the Hot Dog Man. I know downtown McMinnville is now supposed to be a showcase, but personally I don?t go downtown just to look at the new brick, roads, lights, and benches. We go downtown…