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Four committees of the Warren County Commission will be meeting Thursday. The Highway and Bridge Committee will meet at 4pm at the Highway Department to receive an update on road hazards reported throughout the county. The Health and Welfare and Policy and Personnel Committees will meet jointly at the Administrative Building to discuss policies concerning… Continue reading Committee Meetings

Gov. Bill Lee says he supports banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into pregnancy.Lee told reporters Wednesday he supports any bill reducing the number of abortions in the state. He joins GOP leaders House Speaker Glen Casada and Senate Speaker Randy McNally in voicing support for the idea.Lee… Continue reading Governor Supports Heartbeat Abortion Ban

Paul Morris McCormack, 65, of Smithville died Tuesday. Funeral services will be Thursday, Jan. 31st at 2pm at Highs Chapel. Nick Pelham will officiate. Burial will follow at Webb Cemetery at Bluff Springs. Visitation is Wed. 3pm-8pm and Thurs. 11am until service.

Prestigious awards were handed out Monday night at the annual meeting of the McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce. The Volunteer of the Year Award went to Bill Zechman. The Edwin Partin Chamber Retailer of the Year Award went to Topz Frozen Yogurt and Metro Deli. The Free Enterprise Award went to Botanico. Tammy Comfort was… Continue reading Chamber Awards Presented

Tennessee’s annual estimated cost for its needed public infrastructure improvements is now nearly $50 billion, marking an increase for the third straight year.According to the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, that estimate is up by $5 billion – or around 11 percent – from last year. The group released the report this week.Transportation and… Continue reading State Needs $50 Billion for Infrastructure Improvements

A Tennessee agency is asking for tens of millions of dollars more in the upcoming state budget to address growing foster care needs amid the opioid epidemic.Department of Children’s Services Commissioner Jennifer Nichols said at a budget hearing Monday that since 2016, Tennessee has seen a 10.3 percent increase in the number of children in… Continue reading State Agency Says Foster Care Needs to Grow

Two committees of the Warren County Commission have scheduled meetings for Tuesday. The County Corrections Partnership Committee will meet at 4:30 to get updates on jail maintenance and jail population along with other business. That meeting will be held at the Warren County Jail. The Financial Management Committee will meet at 6:30 to receive reports… Continue reading Committee Meetings

Gas prices in Tennessee are drifting lower again, after rising 6 cents last week. Sunday’s state average of $2.06 per gallon is down 1-cents from Friday, but remains 5 cents more than this time last week, and 2 cents more than a month ago. The average driver in Tennessee is still paying about 34 cents… Continue reading Gas Prices

Tennessee’s economic and community development commissioner has found his new rural assistant commissioner from within his department.Commissioner Bob Rolfe has named Sammie Arnold as the department’s assistant commissioner of community and rural development.Arnold has been with the department since 2013. The Dyersburg native was most recently the assistant commissioner of strategy and legislative affairs.In his… Continue reading State Names Rural Economic Development Official

Tennessee Department of Transportation crews were all hands on deck making roads safe for you to travel on Tuesday.This was the first time this winter season that TDOT crews had to prepare for serious winter weather.Crews spent Monday putting brine, a saltwater solution, on all heavily traveled major roads.Jennifer Flynn with TDOT says Monday’s mild… Continue reading TDOT Prepares for First Snow of 2019