By Margaret hobbs An art exhibit showcasing the work of local artist Carol Neal is on exhibit in the gallery of the Murfreesboro/Rutherford County Center for the Arts through the end of the month. Her work consists of paintings, mixed-media, sculpture and vintage assemblage. Much of her work incorporates Warren County history, a fact of…

Rocky River community resident and Van Buren County native Roy Willard Bouldin, 88, died Feb. 21 at River Park Hospital. A miner and logger and a member of White Hill Church of Christ, he was the son of M.C. (Lum) Josephine Payne Bouldin; and was preceded in death by his sister, Lucy Bouldin; an infant…

Murfreesboro resident and Van Buren County native Robert Lee Haston, 87, died Feb. 24 at Adam?s Place Long Term Care in Murfreesboro after an extended illness. An employee of the Tennessee Department of Job Security and a member of Kingwood Heights Church of Christ, he served his country in the U.S. Army during World War…

Memphis resident formerly of McMinnville Mary Jo Dillon, 74, died Feb. 23. A White County native, she graduated from McMinnville Central High in 1959, received her education degree from MTSU in 1954 and later her master?s in history from Memphis State. She served over 30 years in Memphis schools and was active politically and socially…

McMinnville resident Mary Elizabeth York Walker Jones, 41, died Feb. 20 at St. Thomas Hospital after an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her father, Jessie Wayne York. She is survived by sons, James M. Walker Jr., and David Paul Jones Jr., both of…

Tullahoma resident and McMinnville native Frank Houston McCormick, 60, died Feb. 24 at Harton Regional Hospital in Tullahoma after an extended illness. Retired from AEDC after 26 years of service, a former employee of McMinnville Police Department and special investigator for the Warren County Sheriff?s Department, he was a member of the Masons, Fraternal Order…

Catherine Ruth Squers, 94, of McMinnville died Wednesday, Feb. 21 at NHC Health Care. Born on Dec. 29, 1912 in Detroit, Mich., she was a homemaker and a member of St. Catherine?s Catholic Church. Mrs. Squers was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Genevieve Watracz Sowa; husband Stanley Squers; son John Squers; sisters…

By Chuck Shepherd President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia (Africa’s smallest country) has long believed he had mystic powers, but he said a vision received on Jan. 18 makes it possible for him to personally cure AIDS and asthma, though only on certain days and for a limited number of people. The vision gave him recipes…

BOSTON (AP) ? School principal Robin Harris used to see the clock on her office wall as the enemy, its steady ticking a reminder that time was not on her side. But these days Harris smiles when the clock hits 1:55 p.m. There are still two more hours in the school day ? two more…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) ? Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network has reported its smallest gain in donations in five years, with contributions growing 3.2 percent during its most recently completed fiscal year. Donors gave $166 million for the 12 months ending in March 2006, according to the tax return CBN filed with the Internal Revenue…