By Duane Sherrill A 51-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court. Included in court action: ‘ Rickie S. Cummings must serve five days of an 11-29 sentence for evading arrest. ‘ Roy Tate was given a six-month probationary sentence and must forfeit his weapon and perform 32 hours public…

Baby Girl Miranda and James Barkve are the parents of a daughter, Taylor Brooke Barkve. She arrived Feb. 13 at River Park Hospital weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces. She is joined by brother, J.J. Smith. Grandparents include Dena and Tom Tanner, Darrell and Stacey Bailey, and Jeffery and the late Shirley Gail Ashley of Tullahoma.

Warren County Democratic Party chairman Paul Davis recently received an award for his six years of service as chairman of the Tennessee Democratic County Chairs Association. The award was given in Nashville at Legislative Plaza. Pictured are, from left, current chair of chairs Justin Walling, Davis, and Sen. Steve Roller.

McMinnville Police Depart-ment wants to keep the roads safe during the Easter holiday weekend and has announced saturated patrols and roadblocks to take place beginning next Friday. The police department is committed to reducing the number of injuries and deaths in the city of McMinnville and the state due to impaired drivers. The roadblocks and…

LAS VEGAS (AP) ‘ A new study by The Nielsen Co. found that the PG-rated movies with the least profanity made the most money at the U.S. box office. Sexuality or violence in those films had less to do with success than the language, the Nielsen PreView group said in a study released Thursday. ‘The…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ‘ Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who will take over as New York’s governor following Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s dramatic fall from power in a prostitution scandal, said Thursday he is ready to lead and ‘get New York back on track.’ At a news conference at the state Capitol, Paterson said he promised Spitzer…

By Charles W. Johnson No doubt there will be many beautiful plaques, signs and markers, like the planned Bicentennial monument, that will be placed in strategic areas to commemorate Warren County’s Bicentennial Celebration. They will be built to stand the test of time, designed to last for future generations to enjoy. But among these majestic…

By JAMES CLARK His campaign headquarters is a Crown Victoria, and his name probably doesn’t bring any recognition. But Wilcox, Ariz., resident Daniel Kingery is running for president of the United States, and he was in McMinnville yesterday to promote the two basic points of his campaign. Kingery wants to: 1) redefine the constitutional definition…

By Charles W. Johnson Warren County native Jeremy Wilson has been living a life most classical musicians only dream about, after being chosen to play for one of the world’s premier classical music orchestras, the Vienna Philharmonic. The biggest change for Jeremy and his wife, Kristi, was the couple’s physical move to Vienna, Austria, a…

By JAMES CLARK Gangs have imbedded themselves in Rutherford County schools, and have shown early signs of forming here in Warren County, according to local school officials. To give parents and educators a better idea of what to look for regarding gang activity, a Gang Awareness Seminar was held Tuesday at Warren County Middle School…