By Lisa Hobbs Tuesday was a busy day for the Davenport family. Mayor Royce Davenport announced he will seek re-election this year, and he was also named first vice president of the Tennessee Municipal League earlier in the day in Memphis. Going for his fifth term as mayor for the city of McMinnville, incumbent Royce…

By Lisa Hobbs Among the numerous Fourth of July weekend activities, the Dr Pepper fireworks display is expected to attracted thousands of onlookers, but they better not show up on Independence Day. The display is scheduled for Saturday, July 5.According to McMinnville Police Department Capt. Mike Lane, there are three reminders for those who plan…

By Lisa Hobbs Firemen discuss their next move after arriving at the Shell station on Smithville Highway where high winds ripped a fuel pump from its base late Wednesday night. Disaster was averted as a storm packing high winds, heavy rain, and thunder and lightning ripped through the county Wednesday night. Two businesses suffered substantial…

By Duane Sherrill A limousine driver has entered not guilty pleas to 13 counts of contributing to the delinquency of minors after prosecutors say he provided alcohol to several Boyd Christian School students as they were returning from their senior field trip.However, the defense for accused limo driver, Christopher S. Baril, 36, of Manchester, says…

(AP) ‘ In “The Love Guru,” Mike Myers must come to love himself before he can love others. From the credits of this scattershot comedy sketch stretched and strained to movie length, Myers clearly loved himself to the point of narcissism going in.Besides starring, Myers is a producer and co-writer. He’s in the cast list…

Rebecca Ann Jones, 56, of Rock Island passed from this life Saturday, June 21 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness. She was a member of the Church of Christ and was a security guard. Mrs, Jones is survived by husband, David M. Zoller of Rock Island; daughter, Daphine Barnes of McMinnville; two sons,…

Nathan Andrew Young, 19, of Tullahoma died Sunday, June 22. A native of Winchester, he was the son of Raymond Preston Young Jr., and Dana Kay Hibdon Young, both of Tullahoma, who survive. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Linda Gertrude Young. He was a 2007 graduate of Tullahoma High School where…

Hassie Pauline Taylor, 86, of the Beech Hill Community died on Sunday, June 22 at National Health Care in Lewisburg.She was born in Dublin, Texas and was a homemaker. Her parents were the late John Elijah and Julia McCormick Jones, and her husband was the late William Bruce Taylor.Funeral service will be held today at…

Letters to the Editor TO THE EDITOR:The city wants to pay an out of state company $70,000 to show us how to recruit new businesses. My question is: what about the Industrial Development Board? Isn’t that their job? The county and city taxpayers have each given them almost $100,000 a year, or more, for several…