By DUANE SHERRILL Receiving the Noon Exchange Club Youth of the Month honors Tuesday were high school students Jacqueline Smartt, daughter of George and Tammy Smartt, and Justin Bouldin, son of Vickie and Mike Bouldin. Students are chosen for their excellence in academics and public service.

Cancer survivor Natasha Burks, right, comforts her cousin, Casey Tolbert, who lost her father to cancer, at last year’s Relay for Life event. Natasha has visited Disney World through the auspices of the Make a Wish Foundation, tell her story on WSMV A local teen will be among 14 children whose stories will be told…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 43-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court. Included in court action: ‘ Edwardo Guillen was directed to serve 55 days of an 11-29 sentence, pay $600 plus costs and lose his license for two years for second-offense DUI and failure to appear in court. He…

Cassandra Leneigh Scott and Joshua Lynn Hillis were married Nov. 17 in a ceremony held at New Bybee Chapel in Rock Island.

Warren County High School principal James Bennett is announcing the school’s honor rolls for the third six weeks grading period. First Honor Roll Ninth Grade ‘ Brooke Adcock, Seth Bernardo, Emily Bonner, Jay Bragg, Sarah Collins, Jennifer Galvez, James Gillies, Domanique Harris, Martha Harvey, Emily Hash, Sumner Hildreth, Kendra Hodges, Matthew Homeier, Lauren Hunt, Layla…

Baby Girl Emily and Mike Freeman are the parents of a daughter, Nancy Ruth Freeman. She arrived on Dec. 21 at River Park Hospital weighing 5 pounds. She is the first child for the couple. Proud grandparents include Nancy Womack, Terry Womack, Glen Taylor, Betty Taylor, the late Floyd ‘Bear’ Freeman, and Mildred Ruth Freeman.…

Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, a $13 billion agriculture lending cooperative serving farmers and rural America in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee, reaffirmed its commitment to educational success by making $36,000 in scholarships available in 2008 to children of members who are studying agriculture or business at four-year universities. Eighteen scholarships, valued at $2,000 each,…

By Lisa Hobbs Turnip Man is at it again! Despite having fewer and smaller turnips in this year’s garden, Edzel Jacobs, affectionately called ‘Turnip Man,’ managed to grow this 2.5-pound turnip. He attributes the reduction in size and number of turnips to the unusually dry conditions this summer. However, his hopes are high for this…

The Hinkle Family, a Christian music group from Decatur, Texas, will be appearing live at the McMinnville-Warren County Senior Center, located at 809 Morrison Street (across from Boyd Christian School), today at 10:30 a.m. The concert is free and open to the public and all ages are welcome. The group’s motto, ‘More than music, we’re…

By Lisa Hobbs BAIRD McMinnville city planner David Baird was elected chairman of the Technical Committee of the Center Hill Rural Planning Organization for a two-year term. ‘I’m honored the committee has chosen me to be chairman for the next two years,’ said Baird. ‘This is something I’ve had previous experience with and I’m hopeful…