Baby BoyJoe Douglas Chambers, son of Clay and Amy Chambers of Cookeville, was born May 23 at 3:37 p.m. at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 20 inches. He is welcomed by a big brother Byron Clay Chambers, III.His grandparents are Butch and June Lorance and Byron and Carol…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 42-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court. Included in Traffic Court action:‘ Bobby Norris was directed to serve 90 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $1,250 plus costs and lose his license for 5th-offense driving on a revoked license and simple possession of…

MONDAY, JUNE 16A free community meal will be served at Centertown CIC from 6 to 8 p.m., June 16. Spaghetti and fixings with carryouts also available free. For information, call 212-6328. Vacation Bible School will be held at Bethel Hill Baptist Church from 9 a.m. to noon, June 16-20. Providence Baptist Church will hold Vacation…

By DUANE SHERRILL Why do law enforcement officials announce when and where roadblocks will be held?That is the question a number of local residents have asked following the latest series of driver license and sobriety checkpoints held by both the Tennessee Highway Patrol and McMinnville Police Department. Prior to the roadblocks, public announcements were made…

Trooper Ronnie Simmons investigates the Friday afternoon accident on Beersheba Street which claimed the life of the car’s driver, Danas Bouldin, when he crossed the center line while descending a hill and slammed head-on into an oncoming van injuring its occupants, Mary and Joe Ramsey. The Ramseys were treated at River Park where Bouldin was…

By JAMES CLARK Joan Dove was the first person hired at Oster when the company located in McMinnville in 1958. She said she started at $1 an hour.‘And that was good pay back then,’ Dove said.Dove was one of 21 original employees when Oster opened its doors here at a temporary location on Sparta Street…

By Lisa Hobbs Should city officials spend $70,000 to hire Buxton Identifying Customers if the end result could bring new businesses ‘ and new jobs ‘ into Warren County? Officials from city government, county government, the Chamber of Commerce, Main Street McMinnville and the Industrial Development Board filled the room to hear a presentation about…

By DUANE SHERRILL LEFT: A front-end loader cleans up the rubble. – RIGHT: State fire officials investigate the back of the building. The fire which burned two Main Street buildings to the ground ‘ and nearly claimed the lives of a local businessman and his wife ‘ was arson.‘This was no accident,’ said District Attorney…

BY Thomas Vaughn Father’s Day is a day we set aside to honor those who deserve to be honored. Ironically, Father’s Day as we know it was started by a woman, Mrs. John Bruce Dodd, of Spokane, Wash., way back in 1910. Nearly 100 years later, we still pause to pay homage to our fathers,…

Business Roundup from the Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Soaring foreclosures are continuing to raise questions about the mortgage industry’s claims that lenders are making a dent in the housing crisis.Foreclosure filings last month were up nearly 50 percent compared with a year earlier. Nationwide, 261,255 homes received at least one foreclosure-related filing in May,…