By LISA HOBBS McMinnville Civic Center will begin offering the SilverSneakers program. Enrollment for the program starts Jan. 8 and continues until Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. SilverSneakers, offered by Axia Health Management, Inc., will be open to senior citizens who have Humana and HealthSpring insurance. SilverSneakers offers an innovative…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON The Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Leadership McMinnville class of 2007 is currently accepting applications, according to Chamber president Lea Chrisawn. Leadership McMinnville is a personal development program designed to motivate participants to enhance the quality of their leadership skills and learn how to address pertinent community needs. ?They find out what it…

Packing up holiday cheer – ?Tis the season to take down Christmas decorations. Marietta Stotts removes poinsettia ornaments from the Christmas tree in the front lobby of Stewart Pharmacy. She has worked there for 23 years.

National FFA honor – MTSU student Brant Prater has been awarded an American FFA Degree by the National FFA Organization, the highest degree given by the association. Less than one in 165 FFA members advance through their local chapter and state FFA degree programs to earn this national degree. Brant is the son of Donald…

By LISA HOBBS The city is suffering some woes with McMinnville Civic Center?s heating system. An inspection of the heating units calls for them to be repaired or replaced. The facility currently has 11 units on the roof. Six of them were installed in May 1990. Four of them are old and not in use,…

By DUANE SHERRILL A couple who printed checks on a home computer and then passed them throughout the county now face a mountain of criminal charges. The couple, James McWhorter, 27, and Beatrice McWhorter, 25, are both charged with multiple counts of forgery and theft, in warrants and indictments obtained by city investigators. They are…

There?s no mercy in dodgeball ? either dodge or get hit. Pictured enjoying their last day of Christmas break at the Civic Center yesterday are, from left, Kylie Smartt who?s about to hit Ashley Redmon if she doesn?t dodge the oncoming throw.

For many, the new year brings hope of better things to come. New Year?s resolutions are made and the hope of a new year means fresh outlooks and renewed perspectives. For one family, the new year brought with it a tiny bundle of joy. River Park Hospital has announced that at 2:55 a.m. Jan. 2,…

Smithville resident Tommy J. Patrick, 63, died Jan. 1 at DeKalb Community Hospital. A retired employee of Murrey Guard Company and a member of the Seventh Day Church of God, he served his country in the U.S. Army and was the son of the late Robert and Mary Hillis Patrick and was preceded in death…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Roger Dale Holland, 48, was born June 9, 1958 and died Dec. 30 at his residence following an extended illness. A self-employed nurseryman and a member of Shellsford Baptist Church, he was the son of Doris and Myrtle Morton Holland of McMinnville. He was preceded in death by his…