By Charles W. Johnson The local Master Gardeners will be holding a special Junior Master Gardeners Daycamp on June 4-6, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Warren County Administration Building. The cost is $15 and the program is geared toward children grades 4-8. According to Master Gardeners member Tina Smock, who is also with the Extension…

Motorists can expect to see roadblocks this week as the Highway Patrol has announced it will be conducting random checks across Warren County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting driver license and/or sobriety checkpoints this week on State Routes 8, 56, 108 and 127 in Warren County, according to Highway Patrol Sgt. Billy Prater,…

By Lisa Hobbs Welcome to the Eastside Elementary’s school garden. Students in Lisa Rowland’s class and Sharon Frazier’s class combined to create the garden. Guarded by one colorful scarecrow, made by Eastside student Ariel Copeland and her mother, are several vegetable plants. In the fall, the vegetables will be picked and made into a stew…

By Charles W. Johnson LEFT: BURNS – CENTER: A. PEDIGO – RIGHT: S. PEDIGO The Jesus Name Pentecostal Church, located at 231 Mullican Street here in McMinnville, will be holding a special event Sunday, May 25 beginning with the morning service at 10 a.m. and continuing throughout the day, in recognition of the church’s selection…

By Lisa Hobbs McMinnville’s Web site, www.mcminnvilletenn.com, will get a free video boost from a Community Video Showcase program. The video will spotlight McMinnville and offer local business owners the chance to advertise. City officials agreed to allow CGI Communications to make a Streaming Video Tour Book of McMinnville and place it on the Web…

A man who stole his own brother’s identity and took out two loans in his name will serve 120 days behind bars. The defendant, Mark Cope, 26, was ordered by Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to serve 120 days of a three-year sentence, pay $250 plus court costs, and make restitution for the two loans…

By Lisa Hobbs It was another busy year for members of the McMinnville Youthact Club at Warren County Middle School. Not only was the community service group involved in several projects, members were asked to perform for Rotary International’s president. During the Rotary multi-district conference held in Nashville, members of the club were asked to…

BY J. Dale Beaty One last time before its time to send in the cost share grant applications. Thursday night, May 22, at 6 p.m. This is the last chance to get your Beef Quality Assurance certification. Give me a call here at the Extension office if you have questions. ” HAY TIME IS ON…

‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ the groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece by legendary writing team Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is coming to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Andrew Jackson Hall, May 30-31, for three performances. The first collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be performed on the professional stage, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ is one…

The United States is nearing the start of a tremendous demographic shift. Beginning in 2011, the first of 78 million baby boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964) will start transitioning into retirement, kicking off an expansion in the number of elderly people that will continue for decades. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, one…