The Warren County Middle School registration and open house is scheduled as follows: ‘ 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6 ‘ Grade 6: All sixth-grade students and parents will meet in the auditorium for a general overview of the school. This will be followed by a meeting with your child’s teachers. The ‘For Parent’ Eyes Only’…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON The Leadership McMinnville 2006 class has now distributed the funds collected from last year’s Autumn Street Fair, opting to provide funds to a number of local non-profits. Class president David G. Snowden said the class had discussed several alternatives, but eventually decided on using the money to help support charitable organizations.…

By Lisa Hobbs For the last few weeks, Dallas Parsons has been ready to fight against what he calls wasteful spending in McMinnville city government. Four weeks ago, Parsons approached the elected officials during their regular Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. On his list of unnecessary items was the Segway purchased by McMinnville Police…

By LISA HOBBS The 2007 Main Street Live summer concert series celebrated the conclusion of its third successful season last Friday night in downtown McMinnville. ‘It was gratifying to see such a groundswell of support from our community,’ said Main Street McMinnville president Shane Brock. ‘Thank you to all who came to each of the…

By DUANE SHERRILL A local bar owner faces charges after he and an employee allegedly sold beer to an underage operative. The owner of Smed’s Place, David C. Smedley, and employee Lorrie Beth Scott are both charged with selling beer to an underage person, a misdemeanor offense which technically could carry jail time. Most recently,…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 60-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court. Included in court action: ‘ Landon Martin was ordered to serve 45 days of an 11-29 sentence and must pay $50 plus costs for reckless endangerment. ‘ Tony Chapman was bound to the grand jury on charges of…

By DUANE SHERRILL A woman who harbored a wanted fugitive will serve 10 days behind bars for lying to police. The defendant, Stephanie Woodlee, 23, was ordered this week by General Sessions Judge Larry Ross to serve 10 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, perform 16 hours public service work and pay $50 plus court…

By DUANE SHERRILL Unscrupulous foreign criminals are not only victimizing unsuspecting people but are also turning them into accused criminals themselves, using them to steal thousands from local businesses. ‘What you have is well-meaning folks left holding the bag, having to pay back thousands to avoid going to jail,’ said local defense attorney Bud Sharp…

By LISA HOBBS WOOD Local residents are working to bring new life to an old cemetery. Bethlehem Cemetery at Martin Charge, located on Martin Chapel Road, is getting a new lease on life. According to records, the area in which the cemetery now stands was first used in 1891. The cemetery was given to the…

By JAMES CLARK A convicted child molester contends he has done nothing wrong by driving a former Warren County Sheriff’s Department car which his mother bought for him at a recent auction. ‘I’ve been out over a year and no one has said a thing about it,’ said Otis Wood, 32, who was released from…