TODAY, FEB. 18 A fundraising dinner will be held at the Warren County Senior Center beginning at 11:30 a.m. to benefit Warren County CARES. Plates are $7 each. Gospel song artist and minister Steve Warren will be at New Hope Full Gospel Church at 6 p.m. The Anchored Quartet will be in concert at 6…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Local artist and former Circuit Court Judge Charles Haston Sr., will be gracing TV screens across the state this week when he makes an appearance on a segment of ?Tennessee Crossroads.? The popular public television show, according to its Web site, says it ?travels the highways and byways of Tennessee, highlighting…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 39-person arraignment docket was heard Thursday in General Sessions Traffic Court. Neither traffic court Thursday or the Tuesday criminal docket were heard due to a judicial conference. ? Bobby W. Harmon was ordered to serve 120 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $6,343 and lose his driver?s license for three…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Ben Lomand Telephone Cooperative CEO Levoy Knowles was recently recognized by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association with its 2007 Management Achievement Award. Knowles received the award at the NTCA annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., and Ben Lomand employees held a local reception for him Friday at the Ben Lomand Plant Operations…

By LISA HOBBS David A. Rutherford once again took a tour of McMinnville and this time it was a three-day stay from Thursday night to Saturday. The city administrator prospect enjoyed meals with elected officials, talked with department heads and toured some city departments. Rutherford, who turned down the city administrator position in September, was…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Local stores reacted quickly to Thursday?s recall of peanut butter from ConAgra Foods, manufacturers of the Peter Pan and Great Value brands, after the product was linked to a salmonella outbreak that has affected almost 300 people nationwide. Keith Hollingsworth, manager of Super Rama Foods on Morford Street, said his store…

NASHVILLE (AP) ? Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. has been named a vice chairman and senior policy adviser at Merrill Lynch & Co., the biggest U.S. retail brokerage, the company announced Wednesday. The 37-year-old Ford, who lost a narrow U.S. Senate race last year to Republican Bob Corker, will advise senior management on…

By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, My daughter is 17, in high school and has a car and a part-time job. Should a teenager have an emergency fund? If so, how much money should they set aside? ??Darlene Dear Darlene, Three to six months of expenses is what I recommend for adults, and that?s generally a…

Keisha McBride has joined her mother cutting hair at Kut ?N Loose on Beersheba Street. The phone number is 473-6677. Even though her mother is a hairstylist, a career cutting hair didn?t always seem like a natural fit for Keisha McBride. ?Growing up, I didn?t want to be like my mom,? said Keisha, exhibiting normal…

By James Clark The Exxon signs have come down at Sid Stanton?s gas stations around town. Sid has broken ties with Exxon and is now a totally independent gasoline distributor. It is only through a great deal of good fortune that I have the privilege of writing this week?s Business Pulse column. It appears last…