Area News

Coalmont resident Travis Dwayne King, 26, died May 1. An employee of Brody Heating and Air, he was preceded in death by his grandfather, John C. Campbell. He is survived by his mother, Della Campbell King; father, Anthony King; grandparents, Norman Lee and Annie Mae King, Lois and Anthony Smartt. Services were held Tuesday at…

McMinnville resident Thomas James (Jim) Turner, 72, died May 5 at the VA Hospital in Murfreesboro after an extended illness. A retired supervisor at National Sheet Metal and a member of First Baptist Church of Morrison, he served his country in the U.S. Navy. The son of the late Boyd E. and Lillian Pearl Cason…

Shelby Jean Craven, 71, of McMinnville died on Monday, May 5 at River Park Hospital. Born on Nov. 26, 1936 in Warren County, she was a homemaker and was of the Church of God faith. Mrs. Craven was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Preston and Ella Irene Hennessee Moore, and brothers Walter Preston…

Patricia Jo (Patti) Bailey, 52, of McMinnville passed from this life unexpectedly Sunday, May 4 at Grandview Medical Center in Jasper. She was a member of the Catholic faith and was a nurse. Ms. Bailey is survived by a daughter, Mandy Jo Lance of McMinnville; two sons, Timothy Bailey of McMinnville, Scott Bailey of Albany,…

By Duane Sherrill A former fire chief who opened fire on his own fire halls after he was voted out of his longtime position will be on probation for four years after he admitted to committing the crimes during a fit of anger and drunkenness. The defendant, Dwight Woodlee, 64, entered guilty pleas Tuesday morning…

Warren County Middle School will be represented in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) National Championships to be held Saturday, May 10, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. WCMS qualified for the national tournament as a result of its impressive performance recently in the Middle School Division of the Second Annual Tennessee…

By Rob Nunley Pine Hill Plastics picked up its second win of the boys’ 7- and 8-year-old coach pitch season Saturday, opening a full day of league action with an 8-2 win over General Equipment. Sloan Seymour, Austin Miller and Noah Fann led a 19-hit performance for Pine Hill with three hits each, while Eli…

By Duane Sherrill Finally, live wrestling will return to Warren County this Saturday at 6 p.m. when Fusion Tradition Wrestling hits town for a show at the Mega Market in Westwood in what I hope will be the first of several visits here by the group. In the first live wrestling show here since the…

By Dale Stubblefield The senior day scramble at the McMinnville Country Club last week saw the team of Jr. Ralph, Jerry Roberts, Jack Puckett, Karon Jennings and Charlie Campbell take first place. Leslie Delane finished first in the Ladies Day scramble, while Kathy Womack and Gail Crouch tied for second place. In the Guys and…

By Rob Nunley Kayla Freeman, right, and LaNae Bess compete side-by-side in the 100-meter dash during last week’s track meet. Last Thursday, the WCHS track teams held their final home meet of the year, picking up victories over Lincoln County and Franklin County in both boys and girls action. In the girls’ meet, the Lady…