By JAMES CLARK Motorists will get to drive on a segment of the new road to Woodbury likely before Labor Day. According to project foreman Joey Puckett, traffic will soon be diverted onto the new portion of road just past Billy’s Restaurant. With traffic on the new road, construction crews will be able to complete…

By Bonnie Collier How do I get a parking permit? Do I have all of the supplies I need? Have I filled out all of these forms correctly? Where’s the closest restroom? Sounds like questions from a student on the first day of school, right? Maybe so, but these were actually questions during a special…

The Main Street Live summer concert series is proud to partner with local non-profits to achieve success. Two organizations, Breakfast Rotary of McMinnville and The American Heart Association/First National Bank raised over $3,000 for charity as part of the event. Main Street McMinnville, the non-profit organization with produces Main Street Live, is proud to make…

A Storm Ready road sign is presented Monday to Percy Phifer, Warren County Emergency Management Agency director. Warren County is one of 22 counties in Tennessee that has been recognized as being Storm Ready. Pictured, from left, are McMinnville Vice Mayor Donald Hillis, National Weather Service meteorologist Jerry Orchanian, National Weather Service meteorologist Larry Vannozzi,…

By JAMES CLARK McMinnville resident Wilma Thrower wants to make people aware of a recent phone scammer who tried to get her bank account number. Thrower says she has been contacted about the phone scam twice. The first time was just after her husband died in February, and the second time was Monday night. ‘The…

By LISA HOBBS SEWELL On the heels of a successful National Night Out, McMinnville Police Department will be launching a new program called the McMinnville CARES Neighborhood Program. The Cops And Resident Enhanced Streets (CARES) program will be a crime prevention/quality-of-life program. The program incorporates qualities of the Neighborhood Watch Program, which focuses on crime,…

By DUANE SHERRILL A Centertown man faces numerous charges after he was allegedly caught riding a stolen motorcycle while drunk. The suspect, Michael Peter Vargo Jr., 20, is charged with theft, attempted theft, burglary, possession of marijuana, driving without a license and alteration of serial numbers. His arrest comes after he was caught by sheriff’s…

McMinnville resident and New York City, N.Y., native Malcolm Eugene Johnny Moore, 44, was born Jan. 1, 1963 and died Aug. 10 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A nursery worker and a member of the Church of God, he was the son of the late Malcolm David and Dorothy Haney Moore. In…

Smartt resident and Orlando, Fla., native Larry Joe Sanders, 52, was born Jan. 19, 1955 and died Aug. 9 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro following an extended illness. A former Carrier employee and a member of Friendship the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Cleveland Sherfield and Emogene Vaughn Sanders.…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Americans are living longer than ever, but not as long as people in 41 other countries. For decades, the United States has been slipping in international rankings of life expectancy, as other countries improve health care, nutrition and lifestyles. Countries that surpass the U.S. include Japan and most of Europe, as well…