Beersheba Springs resident Carroll M. Woodlee Jr., 78, died April 21. The son of Carroll and Mamie Sweeton Woodlee Sr., he was a U.S. Army veteran and a carpenter. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Lincoln and Douglas Woodlee, and sisters Estella Dickerson and Agnes Blansett. He is survived by his wife of…

McMinnville resident and Putnam County native Ann Elizabeth Garmon, 70, was born June 18, 1935 and died April 20 at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio following a one-month illness. A retired manager of McMinnville Country Club and a member of First United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Bessie Campbell…

Chuck Shepherd Leonard Brown, 47, sentenced in 1982 to 99 years in prison in Florida for armed robbery, was released in April after a fellow inmate (having looked over Brown’s records) pointed out to officials that Brown’s sentence was illegally long and that 15 years was the maximum time he could have been kept behind…

DUNLAP (AP) Internet orders for products used to make methamphetamine led agents to a Dunlap residence where a man told them he had been cooking the drug every week for six years, Sequatchie County Sheriff Ronnie Hitchcock said. Hitchcock said county, city, state and federal agents were involved early Friday in arresting Wayne Merrell, 60,…

NASHVILLE (AP) Jim Bryson, the last-minute Republican entry into the gubernatorial race, says he is undaunted by big projects. Bryson founded a business after graduate school; adopted three children from Russia when he and his wife originally had planned for only one; and won a state Senate race as a political unknown. ?I think the…

Lisa Hobbs When I was first handed the assignment to cover the school board meeting concerning whether seniors would be allowed to have escorts over the age of 21, I have to admit my first reaction wasn?t a positive one. I couldn?t see how any parent would allow their teen to date an adult. After…

Cokie & Steven Roberts A frequently asked question as industry circulation figures and stock prices continue to slide is whether newspapers are still needed. Steve’s college students seldom read papers printed on “dead trees” (although they do read them online). And the recent sale of the Knight-Ridder chain, demanded by disgruntled investors, demonstrates the depth…

Thomas Vaughn Once again, our Warren County Commission has voted to deny voters having their say on the size of the Warren County Commission. This time, the vote was 12-11 against bringing back the resolution, originally proposed by Commissioner Roy Pierce at the February meeting. I commend Mr. Pierce for his courage and consistency on…

By Janet Jarrard We all know about waiting, don?t we? We?ve waited in line to see a movie. We?ve waited for much too long at our favorite restaurant. Most of us have probably drummed our fingers on the steering wheel in rush-hour traffic when there were a hundred other things we needed to be doing.…

James Clark photos Valley Fertilize & Seed owner Doug Parton is constructing a new building behind his current store on Smithville Highway. Parton plans to diversify his product line and make his new store attractive to women. ?From what I?ve read, women spend 80 percent of the money and they?re a lot easier to deal…