By DUANE SHERRILL A shoplifter who almost ran over Wal-Mart security as she fled the scene will serve a month behind bars. ‘Sounds like you’re going in the wrong direction,’ said General Sessions Judge Larry Ross in sentencing Heather Mullican, 29, to serve 31 days of a one-year sentence on charges of theft and reckless…

By DUANE SHERRILL ROLLER The state Senate has passed a bill which would allow patrons to carry guns into bars provided they have a handgun carry permit. However, state Sen. Steve Roller said the constituency in the 14th District, which includes Warren County, is split on the issue. ‘I’ve been contacted both ways on the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON SMARTT The fate of two former county commissioners will be decided tomorrow night as the Warren County Commission votes on nominees to fill the seats vacated by longtime members Bill Zechman, of District 1, and George Smartt, of District 3, both of whom stepped down last month in order to accept…

Irving College Elementary principal Mike Mansfield is releasing the school’s honor rolls for the third six weeks: First Honor Roll ‘ All A’s Fourth Grade ‘ Dustin Hale, Cameron Layne, Mileah Milstead, Erin Perry, Austin Irving Collegeurner, Blake Walker, Blathan Woodlee Fifth Grade ‘ Elizabeth McCormick, Claire LeDuc Seventh Grade ‘ Lacey Bess Eighth Grade…

By DUANE SHERRILL Two car washes were burglarized over the weekend after a thief figured out how to rig their coin machines so they would give up their money. Both National Car Wash and Village Car Wash, located on the Strip, reported being victimized by a thief who lawmen suspect has been working not only…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON COX The Tennessee State Board of Education will be voting on a bill Jan. 25 that could make Tennessee the eighth state to require its high school students to take a financial literacy class. States that have already passed such a bill include Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, South Dakota and…

MEMPHIS (AP) ‘ Former state Sen. Ward Crutchfield will serve two years of probation, including six months of home detention, for his bribery conviction in the Tennessee Waltz investigation, but his health problems spared him prison time. U.S. District Judge J. Daniel Breen handed down the sentence on Thursday after hearing medical testimony from the…

By DUANE SHERRILL Early voting has gotten off to a sluggish start as election officials suspect some early voting regulars are waiting to see how primaries in South Carolina and Florida turn out before voting for president. ‘I really think a lot of people are waiting to see what happens in the earlier primaries and…

By James Clark Adoption coordinator Kirsten Forsythe and her daughter, Summer, socialize with dogs to test their temperament at Warren County Animal Control. The shelter has space for 14 dogs and eight cats. People from all over the country are coming to McMinnville for a rather unusual reason ‘ to adopt dogs. And it all…

By DUANE SHERRILL A woman who gave her 6-year-old daughter a cellphone sparked a feud with her ex-husband’s new wife and landed her in court Tuesday for a phone harassment charge. The woman, Mary Lemons Barlow, said she bought her daughter the cellphone so she could talk to her directly while she was staying at…