The team of M.W. Duke, John Holt and Wade Renstrom won the Wednesday scramble at the Collins River golf course with a score of 10-under par. Monroe Oakes, Gay Smith and Arlin Schaap finished in second place with a score of 7-under after going to a scorecard playoff. Richard Copeland, Tom Whilhite, Bill Carter and…

Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones will again ask NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to reinstate him. Agent Manny Arora says he plans to send in the latest request on Tuesday. Jones hopes to be reinstated before the NFL draft on April 26 and 27. The Titans have given Jones permission to talk to other…

By Lisa Hobbs McMinnville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed the resolution needed to allow the dismantling and removal of the 250,000-gallon water tower located on Cadillac Lane. The Water and Sewer Committee met March 25 to discuss the bids. At that time, there were two bids ‘ one from Iseler Demolition Inc., and one…

By Charles W. Johnson The local chapter of the American Red Cross was one of two local organizations to benefit from $14,000 in state funds that had yet to be distributed from the state’s budget surplus grants last year. The Red Cross received a check for $4,000 from state Sen. Steve Roller, while the Citizens…

By Charles W. Johnson With more and more studies showing the importance of exposing children to learning, and particularly reading, as early as possible, Magness Library has established itself as the first designated Family Place Library in Tennessee, and one of only 250 in the nation. The program is designed to encourage parent-child participation in…

By Lisa Hobbs City officials are making room in the city’s zoning codes for some country living. On Tuesday, they passed an ordinance that will allow an agricultural district in the city limits. In January, the McMinnville Regional Planning Commission recommended the addition of the new zone, A-1, within the city limits to accommodate farmers…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ A new study has found Nashville and Memphis jails have some of the highest incarceration rates in the country. The study looks at the 2006 jail populations of the 50 counties with the largest jails. Davidson County had the second-highest per capita jail population, below only Philadelphia, with 596 people in jail…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Tennessee spent $1.13 million on lawmakers’ expenses in the first quarter of 2008. The expenses posted on the General Assembly’s Web site cover travel costs, hotel accommodations at conferences and daily stipends called per diems. They do not include lawmakers’ salaries. The House spent $846,225 on its 99 members for the quarter…

First National Bank and Max Shred, a secure on-site shredding company, are partnering together to hold a Shred Day this Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the front parking lot of FNB’s Smithville Highway Branch. According to recent Internet statistics, the Federal Trade Commission estimates as many as 9 million Americans…

BY Chuck Shepherd Prison reformer James McDonough revealed in February the extent of the mess he inherited when taking over the Florida Department of Corrections in 2006 (40 officials charged with crimes, 90 fired, 280 demoted) and said much of the problem centered on inter-department softball. Even though former officials had admitted to contract kickbacks,…