McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jimmy Douglas Evans, 49, was born July 21, 1957 and died Jan. 3 at his residence following an extended illness. A self-employed tree trimmer an a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Walter Lee and Ruby May Reed Evans. He was married Oct.…

Woodbury resident and Warren County native Emma Pearl Parton Smithson, 91, died Jan. 3 at DeKalb Hospital after an extended illness. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Naomie and Luther Blair of Woodbury, Shelby Dean and Charlie Schuler of Manchester, David and Linda Parton of Woodbury and Austin and Linda Parton of…

Murfreesboro resident and Rutherford County native Debra Ruth Faulk died Tuesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. An employee of Honeywell and a member of Real Life Community Church of the Nazarene, she was preceded in death by her father, Douglas Brewer. She is survived by her husband, Russell Faulk; mother and stepfather, Roxie and James…

McMinnville resident and Marion County native Carl Joseph Mayfield, 86, was born May 26, 1920 and died Jan. 3 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville following a brief illness. A retired U.S. Navy veteran, having served during WWII, he was the son of the late Joe and Carrie Marshal Mayfield. He was married to Dessie…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Arzy Ralph Bouldin, 58, was born Dec. 12, 1948 and died Jan. 3 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A nursery worker, a member of the Job Corps since age 17 and a member of the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, he was the son of the late…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Arzy Ralph Bouldin, 58, was born Dec. 12, 1948 and died Jan. 3 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A nursery worker, a member of the Job Corps since age 17 and a member of the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, he was the son of the late…

Amy Kim Moffitt McKinney, 44, of Orlando, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30. She was born Aug. 8, 1962 in Ripley and grew up in Chattanooga. She was a devoted Christian and active with the Cathedral Church of St. Luke?s in Orlando where she was a greeter and usher on a regular basis. She traveled…

NASHVILLE (AP) ? Bob Corker took the oath of office as Tennessee?s newest U.S. senator Thursday while the man he beat got some time in the spotlight, too. Corker was the only Republican among 10 new senators sworn in by Vice President Dick Cheney in Washington. An independent and eight Democrats make up the rest…

There has been no shortage of support for the Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, which draws thousand of people to Middle Tennessee from around the nation. The sixth Bonnaroo is set for June 14-17. MANCHESTER (AP) ? Bonnaroo is negotiating to buy the 500-acre farm where the first five festivals were held to be the…

By Jim Mullen The earth-shattering news flashed around the world last week — I’m sure you saw it. At last we know the title of the seventh, and last, Harry Potter book. I had guessed that it would be called “Harry Potter and the … Something.” Call it intuition, call it a gift, call it…