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Funeral services for Mrs. Kathleen Scott Owen, 71, of Morrison, will be conducted Wednesday, May 7 at 1 p.m. at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with John A. Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at Concord Cemetery. Visitation with the Owen family will be today from 11 a.m. until service time. Mrs. Owen passed away Sunday in…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Inez Pegg, 84, died unexpectedly May 6 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. A homemaker and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Jesse Douglas and Grover Lee Woodlee Roberts; and was preceded in death by sister, Eva Sain; and grandson, Michael Anthony…

McMinnville resident and Cannon County native Hugh Brown Melton, 70, died May 2 at the VA Hospital in Murfreesboro after an extended illness. A retired construction worker and a Methodist, he served his country in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Judy Tolbert Melton; son, Michael Melton of Liberty;…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Henry Guy Templeton, 84, was born April 19, 1924 and died May 4 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A self-employed farmer, employee of Carnation Milk Company and member of Berea Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Henry Dudley and Ruhama Baker Templeton.…

Warren County native Bonnie Elrod Jarrell, 91, died May 4 at Cloverdale Manor Nursing Home in Scottsboro, Ala. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Margaret Jarrell of Scottsboro; grandchildren, Danny and Susanne Jarrell of Baton Rouge, La., David and Anita Jarrell of Scottsboro; great-grandchildren, Daniel and Michelle Jarrell of Florida, Stephen and…

Letters to the Editor TO THE EDITOR: Last week, Christians had a chance to stand tall for Jesus. Last Thursday was deemed the National Day of Prayer, and there was a local gathering at our Farmers Market. But what did we do? Some people had engagements. Some did not feel well. Others forgot. I wonder…

Letters to the Editor TO THE EDITOR: About two years ago, my husband and two boys moved back to Warren County to build a house on my parents’ farm. I grew up here. Many of you knew me as Dorothy Ann DeMonbreun. My parents are Bill and Myrtice Demonbreun. My husband, Daryl Dunn, and I…

By Duane Sherrill You just can’t go around being rude to others and expect to be respected, especially in a small town where everybody knows everybody else. You may feel all empowered when you make a vulgar sign or tell someone what you’re thinking of them right then and there, but in the end your…

By Jim Mullen I saw the first sign of summer today — an overweight man without a shirt on a riding mower. We averted our eyes and kept driving. Just when we thought we were safe, we saw another one. You don’t see this much skin at the beach. I wanted to roll down the…

NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Stephen Colbert’s use of the Internet to connect with fans earned the Comedy Central host special recognition as recipients of the annual Webby awards for Web sites and online achievements were announced Tuesday. A special achievement award also went to will.i.am, the Black Eyed Peas frontman behind the popular “Yes We…