By DUANE SHERRILL Two local teens were seriously injured in the pre-dawn hours Sunday morning when their car crashed through the front yard of a Chancery Street business and struck a golf cart. The driver of the 2000 Chevy Tahoe, Johnny Tanner, 19, and his passenger, Chris Collett, 15, were airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center…

With the winter season upon us with occasional winter storm, there does not appear to be much color in the landscape to draw our attention to. We are left with the textural shapes of our evergreens and deciduous trees and shrubs. Or are we? With proper planning in our landscape design we can have that…

By Mark Halcomb Here are some new or almost new cultivars that bear knowing about. I have seen very few of these and only know what was written in the catalogs or magazine articles. Some might be good enough to consider adding to your inventory. I will share this list over the next few weeks.…

By J. Dale Beaty News from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture states that adding value and protecting livestock health are good reasons for producers to market their cattle through ?age and source? and ?preconditioning? programs. Now there?s another reason. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) will pay producers up to $500 for marketing their cattle…

Baby Boy Jennifer Baker and Curtis Baker, Jr. are the parents of a son, Jackson Ray Baker. He arrived at River Park Hospital on Nov. 28 weighing 8 pounds, 1 1/2 ounces. He is welcomed by sister, Summer Wakefield. His grandparents are Philip and Kristy Mason, Phyllis and Vernon DeWeese, and Edna and Curtis Baker,…

Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: A number of years ago, my wife and I divorced after a long marriage. About a year later, I began dating “Marta,” a good friend of hers. It was important to us that their friendship not be harmed, and we may have been too successful. Marta and I…

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will open the exhibition Mexico and Modern Printmaking: A Revolution in the Graphic Arts, 1920?1950 in the Upper-Level Galleries Feb. 2. Organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas, Mexico and Modern Printmaking continues through April 15. The…

By Margaret hobbs The Junior Auxiliary of McMinnville is presenting its second annual Little Miss Snow Princess and Miss Snow Princess Pageants on Sat., Feb. 17. Pageant officials will be available to accept applications on Friday, Jan. 19 from 5-6 p.m. at the early voting room located behind the Warren Administration Building. The pageants will…

By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Can you give me some tips on finding college money for our grandkids? My wife and I have five grandchildren (two that are living with us) and they?ll all need financial assistance for college. What can you tell us? Tapped Out Grandparents Dear Tapped Out, The cost of attending…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON The 2006 New Jaycee of the Year award went to Jamie Hillis, left, while Michael Lockhart took Jaycee of the Year honors. The McMinnville Jaycees held their annual Distinguished Service Awards banquet Saturday night at McMinnville Country Club. The gala event gives the local service organization a chance to recognize citizens…