Leah Meredith Miller and Casey John Simpson were united in marriage on Saturday, April, 19 at 6 p.m. The wedding was held at First Baptist Church of Columbiana in Columbiana, Ala., with the bride’s father officiating. The Rev. David Warren also assisted in the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs.…

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Baby GirlKendall Azlynn Spencer, daughter of Tara Hope Spencer and Chase Bryant, was born May 16 at River Park Hospital. The little miss weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and is the couple’s first child. Her grandparents are Karen and Steve Spencer. Baby BoySarah and Trevor Wilson of Murfreesboro are announcing the birth of their first…

By Duane Sherrill A 62-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court. Included in court action:‘ Francisco Vargas was ordered to serve 47 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $650 plus costs and lose his driver license for two years for DUI and driving on a revoked license.‘…

TODAY, JUNE 22Descendants of Elder Felix Cantrell and wife Mary Luna Cantrell will hold a reunion at Wayside CIC with a covered dish meal at noon. First Free Will Baptist Church on Red Road will hold homecoming with the Harmony Echoes and Son Light. Lunch at noon. MONDAY, JUNE 23The McMinnville Housing Authority board of…

By Lisa Hobbs After a year of no meetings, the Historic Zoning Commission will be back in battle beginning July 7. The meeting could have the same fireworks seen in the past.The last meeting of the commission was held one year ago in July 2007. During that meeting, the commission had its last toe-to-toe confrontation…

By Charles W. Johnson PATTERSON The Warren County Memorial Airport now has an official zoning commission which was set up and approved by the full Warren County Commission at its meeting in February. The airport is the only officially zoned area in the county.Airport director John Patterson says it is imperative the airport have zoning…

BY Chuck Shepherd A prominent chef once wrote, “If you’re going to kill the animal, it seems only polite to use the whole thing,” and recently restaurants specializing in such “nose-to-tail” cuisine have opened in several cities, according to a May report in Toronto’s National Post. The hamburger at New York City’s Tasting Room includes…

By Duane Sherrill In an effort to dispel the old notion that nothing is free, the General Sessions Court and Juvenile Court of Warren County will be offering a free car wash this Saturday.‘We want everyone to come out and get themselves a free car wash,’ said event coordinator Carla Reed of Community Probation Services.…

By Duane Sherrill The woman accused of shooting two people on horseback New Year’s Eve is facing the possibility of having her half-million dollar bond revoked after she was hit with new charges claiming she harassed a woman.The defendant, Pamela Ooley, 46, was granted a delay in her bond revocation hearing Friday morning because she…