By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Harrison Ferry Volunteer Fire Department Warren County will be holding a special Bicentennial Volunteer Banquet at McMinnville Civic Center on Saturday, Sept. 29 to honor the county’s rural volunteer fire departments, community improvement clubs, the fair board and the Warren County Rescue Squad for the services they have provided to the…

TODAY, SEPT. 2 The annual Holder reunion will be held at Centertown CIC at 11 a.m. Bring a covered dish. The Rice reunion will be held at the Quebeck Senior Center with covered dish lunch at 1 p.m. A revival will be held at Freedom Missionary Baptist Church on Beersheba Highway across from Warren County…

By DUANE SHERRILL Saying he was not resisting arrest but instead bolted from police because he was concerned for his mother who had suffered what he thought was a heart attack in the excitement of his arrest, a man charged with trying to stab his neighbor asked for leniency from the court. The suspect, Jesus…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON The 2007 Warren County A&L Fair is just around the corner and it’s time to get ready for that perennial favorite, the Senior Citizens’ Fair Day on Tuesday, Sept. 11, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Raymond Adcock will be the emcee for this year’s festivities. As usual, there is a laundry list…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ‘ Hot August nights should slide into cooler September days now that an upper-level high pressure system that’s been bullying Tennessee with scorching temperatures and drought is leaving the Southeast. The summer of 2007 has broken numerous records, including daily high temperature records, the record for the most consecutive 100+ degree days…

By DUANE SHERRILL A couple who didn’t wear their seatbelts will get more than a ticket as they have been sentenced to serve jail time ‘ but not for ignoring one of the state’s traffic safety laws. The couple, Bobby R. Stoner Jr., and Tonya R. Stoner, both entered guilty pleas before Circuit Court Judge…

By LISA HOBBS McMinnville officials have passed an ordinance that will distribute $284,602 among certain nonprofit charitable organizations and nonprofit civic organizations. Although the measure passed unanimously, the decision drew sharp criticism from one local man who wants to see his tax dollars used to benefit the city ‘ not given to charitable organizations. ‘I…

‘Celebrating A Bicentennial Christmas’ is the theme of this year’s Christmas parade being organized by Leadership Warren. The annual event will take place Saturday, Dec. 1. The grand marshals are county historian James Dillon and Mrs. Dillon. Leadership Warren president Larry Flatt said Dillon is the perfect choice, considering his extensive research into Warren County…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 68-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court. Included in court action: ‘ Wendell McBride was bound to the grand jury on the charge of third-offense driving on a revoked license. ‘ Ken McReynolds was bound to the grand jury on the charge of second-offense…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 23-year-old man who went to his car to use his cellphone was found dead Saturday morning, with the cause of death still under investigation. ‘There weren’t any signs of foul play,’ said sheriff’s investigator Marc Martin of the death of Daniel Lee, 23, who had recently moved here from Ohio. ‘We’ve…