By Jim Mullen Dear Savvy Senior, My question is in regard to the government’s stimulus rebate check. I’m 75 years old and live primarily on my Social Security and have not been required to file income taxes for many years. Am I eligible for this tax rebate and what do I need to do to…

George Clooney (AP) ‘ Maybe the best offense in a real football game is a good defense. Not so in a movie about the early years of the sport, when pro football was a poor cousin to the college game. George Clooney’s romp plays everything safe, offering up all the solid defensive moves it needs.…

First Sergeant (retired) Robert Lee Talbott Sr., of Scottsville, Va., died March 27. A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy and after the war, joined the U.S. Army and retired from the Army after over 20 years active duty service. He then began teaching JROTC, something he truly enjoyed doing.…

Pamela Jane Vaughn, 73, of McMinnville died Sunday, March 30 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville. Born on March 3, 1935 in White County, she was a retired cook with the Warren County High School cafeteria, more recently, as a sitter, she sat with the elderly, she was a member of Bridges of Hope…

Green Hill community resident and Huntsville, Ala., native Kenneth Ray Gilley, 75, was born June 21, 1932 and died March 31 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A mail carrier and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Mahoney and America Elizabeth Bennett Gilley. In addition…

McMinnville resident and White County native Joe Alton Myers, 69, was born May 13, 1938 and died March 30 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired utility investigator with the Public Service Commission and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Otto McKinley and Elizabeth Elliott…

Murfreesboro resident and Warren County native James Michael Wood, 57, was born Dec. 23, 1950 and died March 28 at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro following a sudden illness. A construction worker and a United States Army veteran, he was the son of Norma Gunter Wood of McMinnville and the late W.A.…

James E. Boyd, 70, passed away March 27. A member of Centenary United Methodist Church, a member of Lodge 767 and a veteran of the U.S. Army, he was retired from Roadway Express where he had a 35-year career. The son of Georgia Boyd and the late George Boyd, he is survived by his wife,…

McMinnville resident Frankie White Anderson, 64, died March 30 at All Care Home. A nurseryman, he was the son of the late Vander and Linnie Ferrell McMahan Anderson. He is survived by daughter, Linnie Ann Lattimer of McMinnville; sons, Trent and Floyd Anderson of McMinnville; nine grandchildren; brother, Paul Anderson of McMinnville; and sister, Josie…

By JAMES CLARK Pave my road. Collect my garbage. And give my kid the best education possible. But don’t you dare raise my taxes.