Hubert Lee Whitworth, 94, of McMinnville died Friday, Jan. 4 at his daughter’s home. Born on Dec. 13, 1913 in Lincoln County, he was a retired head produce clerk with Kroger, a former McMinnville city alderman, and member of Rolling Acres Brethren in Christ Church. Mr. Whitworth was preceded in death by his parents, J.W.…

Smithville resident Henry Frank Adcock, 80, died Jan. 1 at River Park Hospital. A retired postal worker and a member of Am Vets, VFW, Moose Lodge and Eagles, he was a member of the Jehovah Witness faith. The son of the late Henry Lee and Lizzie Robinson Adcock, he is survived by his wife of…

Eva Mae Sain, 86, of McMinnville (Bethany community) died Friday, Jan. 4 at her residence. Born on June 9, 1921 in Warren County, she was a homemaker and member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ. Mrs. Sain was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Grover Woodlee Roberts, and son-in-law Donald Cantrell . Survivors…

Smartt resident and Warren County native Ashley Michelle Simmons, 21, was born Oct. 24, 1986 and died Jan. 4 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was the daughter of Thomas Michael and Brenda Fay Lorance Simmons of Smartt, and a member of McMinnville First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is…

By Morton Kondracke While the political world is fixated this weekend on what the Iowa caucus results mean for New Hampshire, something really useful could be unfolding at the University of Oklahoma. That’s where a bipartisan group of moderate ex-politicians is gathering to discuss how to solve the top policy problems facing America. Advance publicity…

Letter to the Editor To the Editor: The Warren County Commission is now thinking about enforcing regulatory acts already in place? Where is the common sense in passing legislation/laws/regulatory acts which cannot be, or are not, enforced? Specifically, why pass the Warren County junkyard/scrapyard and landfill regulations act of 2000, if it is not enforced?…

By Mike Vinson I feel that most would agree the term rooster (male chicken) symbolizes aggressiveness, confidence, and virility. Adages such as ‘struttin’ like a bantee rooster,’ ‘he’s game,’ ‘cock-of-the-walk,’ and ‘flogged him like a bantee rooster’ have become part of our everyday vernacular, especially here in the Bible-Belt South. Anyone who has been raised…

BY Thomas Vaughn The final results of the 2008 Iowa caucuses brought good news to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and freshman Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.??The news ranged from bad to worse for their respective opponents. In the Republican caucuses, Huckabee pulled off a stunning victory, garnering about 34 percent of the total votes, to…

GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) ‘ Before she lets them shoot her little pink stun gun, Dana Shafman ushers her new friends to the living room sofa for a serious chat about the fears she believes they all share. “The worst nightmare for me is, while I’m sleeping, someone coming in my home,” Shafman says, drawing a…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Hiring practically stalled in December, driving the nation’s unemployment rate up to a two-year high of 5 percent and fanning fears of a recession. Employers last month added the fewest new jobs to their payrolls in more than four years, according to the employment report released Friday by the Labor Department. The…