By LISA HOBBS When most people think about preserving heritage, they think about houses that have stood for years. Heritage can also be found in other structures, such as barns. Barns are vital to farmers as a necessary part of everyday life. While older barns have a tendency to become run down or torn down,…

By JAMES CLARK The way two inmates escaped from Warren County Jail on Tuesday has county officials searching for answers. The inmates didn’t slip away from guards, or sneak through an unlocked door. They escaped from a locked cell ‘ supposedly one of the most secure places in the entire jail ‘ by kicking out…

By LISA HOBBS After working in the United States Postal Service for the last 20 years, Tim Huskey is back home in Tennessee. He began serving as postmaster in McMinnville on June 9. Originally from Knoxville, he started his postal career in 1987 in Nashville. For the last 17 years he has been in management.…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Morrison Library’s Rompin’ Stompin’ Reading Roundup summer reading program was a galloping success, according to new librarian Barbara Cornett. A total of 84 children attended at least once, and an average of around 60 regularly attended the weekly sessions, according to Cornett, who said the goal was to instill a love…

By DUANE SHERRILL A reward is being offered for information on a Bybee Drive burglary on Sunday night in which a lock box containing thousands of dollars was taken. ‘The victim has offered a reward, saying he’ll give a portion of whatever is recovered to the person who provides information which leads to its recovery,’…

By LISA HOBBS HALEY No one likes to be in the doghouse, even if it is just a figure of speech. There are no bones about it, one little house has been saved from not just being in the doghouse, but actually becoming one. After 30 years in Warren County, Clayton Homes began the process…

By DUANE SHERRILL A local woman says she was terrorized by a motorist suffering from a case of road rage who stalked her on Viola Highway before stopping in the middle of the road and challenging her to a fist fight. The defendant, Carolyn Graham, was bound over to the grand jury Tuesday by General…

By DUANE SHERRILL Until Tuesday, Warren County Jail had proved escape proof. That changed when two inmates in jail on felony charges kicked out a bar to trigger their escape. A Jail Oversight Committee meeting is set for today to address the escape. Warren County Jail’s perfect record was shattered Tuesday evening when two felons…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Madison Mason tracks down a grounder during Monday’s win over Walker Sod Farm. Monday night in the girls’ 7- and 8-year-old coach pitch tournament finals, Walker Sod Farm and Security Federal slugged it out for six innings and combined for 69 hits before Security Federal won the tournament title with a 26-24…

By ROB NUNLEY EthanSmith of Security Federal fires the ball to first after forcing out Eddie Pack Concrete’s Kailan McGill Monday night. Security Federal stormed to the championship of the boys’ 5- and 6-year-old coach-pitch tournament Monday at Jim Mansfield Field, taking identical 19-3 victories over both Ryan’s and Eddie Pack Concrete on its way…