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The Warren County Commission’s Budget and Finance Committee will meet Thursday to consider two budget amendments and to view a presentation from the McMinnville Downtown Revenue Financial Corporation Pilot Program. The meeting will begin at 6:30 at the Administrative Building.

Education Department Commissioner Candice McQueen has announced that Tennessee public school students have once again broken the previous year’s record by earning an average composite score of 20.2 on the ACT in 2018. Tennessee public high school graduates improved from the 2017 average of 20.1, with more than 2,000 additional students taking the exam this… Continue reading TN ACT Scores Improve

If you plan to vote early in the Nov. 6th election you have only Thursday to do so. Thursday is the early voting deadline. In Warren County, voters are casting ballots for State Representatives, U.S. Senator and U.S. Congressman. McMinnville voters will also be electing three aldermen. As of Tuesday night, a total of 5,538… Continue reading Early Voting Ends Thursday

Get ready for an extra hour of sleep this weekend as Daylight Saving Time officially comes to an end.The clocks will roll back one hour this weekend at 2am, November 4, 2018.The annual change comes in the middle of the night, but most people usually set their clocks back before heading to bed Saturday night.It’s… Continue reading Time Changes; Fall Back

McMinnville Police say the usual Halloween curfew will be in effect Wednesday night. Anyone under the age of 18 must be off the streets by 9pm unless accompanied by a parent or guardian or on their way to or from work. Several events are planned for Halloween night to keep children safe, including several trunk… Continue reading Halloween Curfew

Early voting in Tennessee tops 1 millionWe are almost at the end of the early voting period and statewide early and absentee vote totals have topped 1 million as of Monday.Tennessee Department of State released its early voting numbers for each day it’s been available, with numbers starting out high in mid-October and leveling down… Continue reading Early Voting in Tennessee Tops 1 Million

With Halloween falling on a Wednesday, AAA is reminding evening commuters and other motorists to expect more pedestrians on the road, as many children and families will be trick-or-treating through neighborhoods. Halloween ranks as one of the top 3 days of the year for pedestrian injuries and fatalities. AAA is advising drivers to avoid talking… Continue reading Halloween Brings Greater Risk for Pedestrians

Tennessee Department of Correction officials plan to check in on registered sex offenders in the mid-state on Halloween.Officers will visit the homes of offenders, who are under the department’s supervision, on Halloween night to make sure they are following specific rules.Each offender must follow certain guidelines in order to keep innocent trick or treaters off… Continue reading Authorities Monitoring Sex Offenders on Halloween

No one was injured Saturday when a car slammed into the Family Dollar Store on Highway 108 in Gruetli-Laager in Grundy County.The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office said the driver suffered some type of medical emergency and crashed through the store.The name of the person involved in the accident was not released by the Grundy County… Continue reading Car Crashes into Grundy County Store