Midway FCE C members met March 24 at the Lucky CIC building for their meeting. President Zella Cook conducted the business, with agent Hilda Lytle revealing upcoming programs provided by Extension service. She told about the E-Wellness program in April and the ongoing arthritis classes. Roll call was answered with ‘My favorite color is. .…

This 1987 Chevrolet pickup driven by Lori Nunley, 29, slammed into the Toyota pickup in the background driven by Jeffery Taylor, 19, at the intersection of Old Smithville Highway and Pike Hill Road yesterday. Taylor, traveling eastward on Pike Hill, reportedly pulled into the path of Nunley’s southbound truck with the impact spinning both vehicles…

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) ‘ Franklin Police say a 10-year-old girl who ran away from home tried to rob a gas station. Police say the girl struck a Mapco Express clerk with a rock three times and demanded money. The rocks were all she was armed with. The clerk called police and the girl was placed…

By Gary Clothier Q: The first time I heard a song by The Beatles, I became a fan. As a matter of fact, I remain one to this day. I recently saw a news item about Paul McCartney and his divorce issues. It dawned on me that he has a brother. What ever became of…

Wilma Lois Cunningham, 65, of McMinnville died Tuesday, March 25. Born on Dec. 18, 1942 in Warren County, she was a member of Rolling Acres Brethren in Christ Church and a retired line technician at Oster. Mrs. Cunningham was preceded in death by her father William Leo ‘W.L.’ Green and sister Joyce Ann Green. Survivors…

Mr. Richard L. Sharp, 79, of McMinnville passed from this life March 25 at St. Thomas Hospital after an extended illness. The son of the late Benjamin and Sarah Sharp, he worked as a professional musician and was a member of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. He is survived by wife Shirley Jane (Rinz) Sharp of…

Nelda Jo (Jodi) Sullivan, 50, of McMinnville, died March 25 at River Park Hospital. Born on Dec. 29, 1957 in Warren County, she was a nurse. Ms. Sullivan was preceded in death by her father Joe A. Cantrell and granddaughter Lillie Rain Hobbs. Survivors include her mother, Clara N. Scott of McMinnville; daughter Tiffany Rhea…

George Lewis McClain, 75, passed away Thursday morning at DeKalb Community Hospital. Mr. McClain was retired from the United States Army and was a member at Westside Baptist Church in McMinnville. He was preceded in death by his wife Bernice White McClain; parents, Joe Haskel and Georgia Pearl Turner McClain; daughter, Elaine Violet McClain; brother,…

McMinnville resident and Van Buren County native Cleveland Braxton McGuire, 79, was born May 6, 1928 and died March 26 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A lift operator at Burroughs-Ross-Colville and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Jesse Lee and Nellie Hillis McGuire. In…

Betty J. Lane, 70, of McMinnville passed from this life Wednesday at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville after an extended illness. She is the widow of the late Lawrence Lane and worked in their self-employed woodworking chair shop. Mr. and Mrs. Lane were married for 54 years and they were members of Bybee Branch Church of…