By DUANE SHERRILL A woman has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of guns from her uncle’s gun safe and pawning them at a local store ‘ where even a sheriff’s deputy unknowingly bought one of the stolen weapons. The suspect, Robin Hale, 43, was able to get away with the crime for…

By DUANE SHERRILL Rescue workers risked their own lives Monday afternoon to free an elderly woman whose car ran over a bluff on South Chancery Street, leaving her trapped in the wreckage as the car hung precariously on its side. The victim, Betty Lane, 70, was airlifted from the scene by LifeForce helicopter to Erlanger…

By JAMES CLARK A state lawmaker who has been charged with DUI and leading officers on a high-speed chase at speeds of 100 mph began his trouble Saturday by hitting the pickup of a McMinnville family. According to police reports, a pickup driven by McMinnville resident John P. Mitchell, 56, was hit by state Rep.…

Rodney Morris Malone, 36, of Greensboro, N.C., died Saturday, Sept. 8 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, N.C. Born on Feb. 3, 1971 in McMinnville, he was a manager in retail merchandising and a member of Madison Street Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, Carl and Faye Malone of McMinnville; brother, Randy Malone…

Lois Blair Boren, 97, of McMinnville died Monday, Sept. 10 at Woodbury Nursing Center. She was born on Feb. 3, 1910 in Warren County. She was preceded in death by parents, John M. and Ida Turner Blair, husband Jasper Boren, brothers, Haskel Blair, Willie A. Blair and Doyle Blair; sisters, Audie Talley and Cleo Blair.…

Isabelle Margaret King, 91, of McMinnville died Monday, Sept. 10 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville. She was born on March 30, 1916 in Island Falls, Maine. She was preceded in death by parents Charles Leroy Sr., and Ethel Pray Berry; husband, Seavey King; sons, James Burleson and Charles Everett; sister, Marcella Berry; and brother, Charles…

Isaac Allen Rhea, the infant son of Jane Pace and Jeremy Rhea, both of McMinnville, was stillborn Sept. 5 at River Park Hospital. He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandmother, Alta Throckmorton; paternal great-grandfather, Robert Fults and great-uncle, James Throckmorton. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, James Pace…

Hubbards Cove resident Eva G. King, 68, died Sept. 11. The daughter of Luther and Ruby Whitehead, she is survived by her husband, F.M. King; son, Joseph (Donna) King of McMinnville; daughters, Robin (Larry) Miller of Jacksonville, Ala., Reina (Robert) Shanks of Hillsboro, Johnnie Lynn (Marshall) Bradford of Manchester, Karen King (Robert) Parke of Hendersonville,…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ President Bush will tell the nation Thursday evening that he plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by as many as 30,000 by next summer but will condition those and further cuts on continued progress, The Associated Press has learned. In a 15-minute address from the White House at 8…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ The case of a man charged with aggravated child neglect in the death of his girlfriend’s 18-month-old daughter has been bound over to a grand jury. Jason Andrew Copas, 30, is accused of leaving the girl in a hot car on a day when the outdoor temperatures reached more than 100 degrees.…