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By Susan Newby Monday night’s rain brought a momentary respite from the sapping heat and humidity of the past few days. Even better, it brought out fireflies. Just watching the flickering flight of the fireflies evoked happy memories from childhood spent watching the incandescent critters, then trying to catch them in a jar, topped by…

The McMinnville Jaycees received various awards during the first-quarter conference in May in Monteagle. Pictured, front row, from left, are Becky Tittsworth, Jamie Hillis, Leslie Robinson, and Brittani Freeze. Back row, Dale Sneed, Jessica Akers, Yvonne McGinness, and Traye Cope.

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ A Tennessee Board of Regents committee recommended Tuesday that tuition increase by 7 percent at the University of Memphis and by 6 percent at the system’s other 4-year universities this fall.The board’s finance committee also voted to increase tuition by 6 percent at community colleges and technology centers, and by 14 percent…

By DUANE SHERRILL Did a deputy go too far when he stepped inside a suspected pot smoker’s home without a warrant or invitation to bust him for marijuana possession? The court says no.The suspect, James E. Bauma II, was issued a six-month judicial diversion by General Sessions Judge Larry Ross and must pay a $250…

People revealing private information in response to pop-up messages on Web sites or on e-mail may be setting themselves up to become victims of Internet fraud, according to the Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs.The most common Internet frauds are committed through ‘phishing’ or ‘spoofing.’ Phishing is a play on words and is basically defined as…

By Lisa Hobbs Experience the intense power of Carissia & Company/ Live Music In America during the Friday night Main Street LIVE! summer concert series.The Warren County Bicentennial event will mark the second in the concert series with intense, soulful, rhythm and blues. During the evening, there will be a mixture of Motown, R&B, Rock-n-Roll,…

By DUANE SHERRILL With the world’s largest music festival set to kick off in neighboring Coffee County tomorrow, local lawmen say they will maintain a high profile to help ensure the thousands of festival-goers passing through Warren County get safely to and from their destination.‘We will be highly visible since there will be quite an…

LOS ANGELES (AP) ‘ Demi Lovato recalls with delight “my first ‘ and my only! ‘ fan mob scene.”The 15-year-old had dropped by a friend’s autograph session at a Disney Studios event to say hi when suddenly a little girl shrieked her name. Within seconds, hundreds of kids clutching pens and autograph books had surrounded…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Herman Christian, 80, was born April 6, 1928 and died June 9 at River Park Hospital following a one-year illness.A machine operator at Findlay and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Oscar and Della Pearl Taylor Christian. He was married to Josie Juanita…