By DUANE SHERRILL Judge Larry Ross heard a 52-person docket Thursday in Traffic Court. Included in court action: ? Oliver A. George was bound over to the grand jury on charges of simple possession of drugs and promotion of meth manufacture. ? Adam Harrison was given a six-month probationary sentence and must pay $250 plus…

By LISA HOBBS The contract between the city of McMinnville and city administrator David Rutherford has been received by the city and needs the nod of approval from the Finance Committee. It may get that nod Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Within the contract, Rutherford agrees to be a full-time employee of the city and perform…

By LISA HOBBS Warren County High School students from different organizations, including JROTC cadets, cheerleaders and basketball team players, joined forces Saturday to benefit Habitat for Humanity. The group of 100 strong swarmed Mt. Leo in the area of Bridge Street beginning at 7 a.m. and donated eight hours of their time to making the…

John Timothy Jones escaped serious injury Thursday evening when he was ejected through the back window of his Chevy pickup after he hit an embankment and overturned on South Riverside Drive off Kennedy Street. Jones remained trapped for several minutes partially under the overturned wreckage.

By DUANE SHERRILL A man who allegedly committed a spree of trailer thefts across the Midstate is in custody as lawmen believe he is responsible for over a dozen crimes. The suspect, Lonnie Shawn Miller, 29, also known as Lonnie Mason, is presently charged with stealing four trailers in Warren County. He also has charges…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Warren County now has an Adult Oriented Business Board to establish regulations concerning such businesses. The five people appointed to the board are Earl Barr, Charles Bogle, Marvin Lusk, Linda Partin and Tommy Savage. Soon after their appointment, County Executive John Pelham asked the board to begin work on a set…

By JAMES CLARK It?s up to Judge Weber McCraw to determine how long Mary Winkler spends in jail, if she serves any more time at all. One of the most polarizing cases in recent Warren County history continues to stir controversy days after the verdict. Mary Winkler?s conviction for voluntary manslaughter on Thursday brings with…

By DUANE SHERRILL Nearly two out of three Warren County High School students either checked out early or chose not to show up for school Friday as the eight-year anniversary of the Columbine massacre was marked with rumors of violence. According to Director of Schools Dr. Jerry Hale, students began circulating a text message on…

Ruth Gay, 70, of McMinnville died Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Born on June 18, 1936 in Dayton, Tenn., she was a homemaker, a Baptist, and was preceded in death by husband Ernest Gay, parents William and Beatrice Hurst Blevins, and sister Billie Jean Jackson. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law,…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Myrtle Jean Barnes Prince, 82, was born March 14, 1925 and died April 17 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro following an extended illness. A saleslady at Castner-Knott Department Store and a member of St. Mary?s Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Rice Sewell…