By DUANE SHERRILL Twenty-five people were indicted Friday by the Warren County grand jury. Included in grand jury action: ‘ Jacqueline Calaway and Ernest Dodd were indicted on the charge of promoting the manufacture of meth. ‘ Charles P. Hale Jr. was indicted on charges of promoting the manufacture of meth, evading arrest, 10th-offense driving…

Jason and Brandie Cantrell, and William and Jennifer Parsley have become the newest members of the Morrison Ruritan Club. Ruritan clubs are America’s leading community service organization. Instead of nationwide programs each club works within it’s own community to provide services to the citizens through a variety of service projects. The Morrison club is one…

By DUANE SHERRILL Deputies serving an arrest warrant came upon an alleged meth lab at Arms Apartments, marking the second meth lab busted at the complex in four months. The suspect, Erica Dawn Hale, 27, is charged with promotion of meth manufacture and appeared for arraignment Tuesday before General Sessions Judge Larry Ross. The discovery…

By DUANE SHERRILL A local store owner claims one of her new employees was stealing her blind, taking over $1,200 in just two weeks on the job. The defendant, Vanessa Pinegar, 27, is charged with theft over $1,000 for a series of thefts allegedly committed while she was a cashier at Scot Market on New…

By Bonnie Collier An exciting program, sponsored by the McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce, is being planned for Warren County 11th-graders. Youth Leadership Opportunity Warren County is a leadership development program being designed to provide local emerging and existing youth leaders with the tools to develop leadership skills, influence their school, and contribute to their…

By LISA HOBBS Just Passn’ Thru will be entertaining listeners with its unique blend of country music and gospel lyrics Friday night. This type of music brings a message of hope while being fun and entertaining. Main Street McMinnville will be going country gospel with Friday night’s theme for the Main Street Live summer concert…

An informational meeting is being held Thursday, July 19, at the local Farm Service Agency service center for the purpose of providing election information for the upcoming Warren County FSA Committee election. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the local office. ‘The meeting is being held to inform all eligible producers…

Emergency loans for farmers, ranchers and operators are available through the Warren County office of the Farm Service Agency. FSA’s State Executive Director, Jamie H. Jenkins, PhD, said this authority is pursuant to Secretarial Natural Disaster Determination S2527, of a major disaster in Tennessee, caused by record low temperatures and a deep freeze that occurred…

By Margaret Hobbs Former Warren County resident and long-time teacher, Mildred Jackson, celebrated her 91st birthday June 30 in Pensacola, Fla. Celebrating with her were her daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Bob Hill of Pensacola, and family members, Russ, Susette and Nicholas Hill of Plano, Texas; Reid, Melissa, Halie C. and Jackson Hill of Ocean…

By Roger Cook ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ In a recent article, I discussed a little bit on the subject of life. According to the…