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The United States is nearing the start of a tremendous demographic shift. Beginning in 2011, the first of 78 million baby boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964) will start transitioning into retirement, kicking off an expansion in the number of elderly people that will continue for decades. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 1-in-9…

The Internal Revenue Service wants you to know there may be a scam waiting in your e-mail inbox that looks very official but is dangerous to you and your computer. ‘We’re getting reports of people getting an e-mail that appears to come from the IRS and tells recipients to respond to get their 2008 Economic…

Representatives from Generation for Creation Inc., a Murfreesboro-based nonprofit organization devoted to promoting the arts among youth, will visit McMinnville Civic Center this Saturday, May 10, to conduct auditions for its annual talent show. Monica S. Johnson, founder and creative director for GFC, said young people ages 7-17 will be allowed to first register, then…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like ‘Make the World Go Away’ made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short of his 90th birthday. Arnold died at a care facility near Nashville, said Don Cusic, a professor at Belmont University and author of…

By Charles W. Johnson After pedaling a 55-mile loop on Harrison Ferry Mountain on Saturday, participants in the Highland Rim Cycling Classic compete in downtown McMinnville on Sunday. The 17th annual Highland Rim Cycling Classic will be sprinting into town this weekend as an estimated 350 cyclists gather to compete in one of the Southeast’s…

By Duane Sherrill What has become one of the county’s most dangerous intersections claimed more victims Wednesday when a mother and her two small children were injured when a car pulled in front of them at the intersection of Old Smithville and Pike Hill roads. The mother, Tammy R. Roberts, 32, and her children, Spencer…

By JAMES CLARK HALE When a text message threat caused over 300 students to miss classes three weeks ago at Warren County Middle School, it brought a growing nationwide problem close to home. Educators are trying to determine the best way to deal with these text message threats which can spread in a matter of…

By Duane Sherrill A man who crashed as he was turning into his own driveway also saw his home going up in flames as he was airlifted from the scene after his wife bolted outside to help him and left the stove unattended. The victim, Justin Hill, 42, was airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center by…

Altamont resident Michael J. Sellars, 41, died May 3 at his home. An employee of Manchester Medical Center and a member of Cumberland Heights SDA Church, he was preceded in death by his father, John P. Sellars. He is survived by his wife, Denise Watley Sellars; daughters and son-in-law, Bethany Sellars and Amber and Kenneth…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lila Mai Moore, 97, was born Nov. 24, 1910 and died May 2 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of Northside Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Z. and Laura Eliza Keathley Greer. She was married to H.E. ‘Jack’…