Tennessee is providing resources to help residents who want quit smoking during the Great American Smokeout .The annual event takes place Nov. 15, but Tennessee’s resources are available year-round. They include the Tennessee Tobacco QuitLine that offers free counseling and information. That line can be reached at 1-800-QUIT-NOW.A Tennessee Department of Health release says about… Continue reading State Providing Resources to Help Residents Quit Smoking

Billy Edward "Bill" Moore, 79, of McMinnville died Wednesday. Funeral services will be Friday, Nov. 9th at 11am at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Steve Breedlove and Jeff Page will officiate. Burial will follow at Mtn. View Cemetery. Visitation is Thurs. 1pm-8pm and Fri. 9am-11am.

A unit of Arms Apartments was heavily damaged by fire Thursday night. According to the McMinnville Fire Department, the call came in on a fire in a building that housed four apartments. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and were able to save three of the units. One suffered heavy damage. Everyone was out of the… Continue reading Apartment Fire

Gov.-elect Bill Lee has tapped Nashville businessman Butch Eley to run his transition team. Eley served on Lee’s business advisory campaign coalition. Prior to that, he was the chief growth officer of DBI Services and founder of Infrastructure Corporation of America. He also served in former Nashville Mayor Bill Boner’s administration as director of economic… Continue reading Lee Names Transition Team

For the fourth consecutive year, Motlow State Community College has the largest enrollment in school history and remains among the fastest-growing colleges in Tennessee, according to Tennessee Board of Regents official enrollment numbers released for the fall 2018 semester.Motlow enrolled 6,886 students this fall, a 4.1 percent increase over the 6,612 enrolled during the same… Continue reading Enrollment Up at Motlow

Eugene "Gene" Ellsworth Armstrong, 79, of McMinnville died Sunday. Funeral services will be Thursday, Nov. 8th at 1pm at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Dean Northcutt and Anthony Campbell will officiate. Burial will follow at Morrison Cemetery. Visitation is Wed. 4pm-8pm and Thurs. 10am-1pm.

The Tennessee Secretary of State says the state’s election system was secure throughout the voting for the midterm election.More than two million Tennesseans cast their ballots for the election between early voting and election day. The election system around the state is set up to prevent hacks and breaches with multiple levels of security. Secretary… Continue reading Election Systems Secure

A day after securing enough votes to become Tennessee’s next governor, Republican Bill Lee says he will soon reveal his top policy proposals and cabinet selections as he transitions into the office.The governor-elect had previously held off answering questions on direct policy positions along the campaign trail, arguing he had an election to win first… Continue reading Lee Contemplating Cabinet Selections

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-2 tornado did touch down in Grundy County Tuesday morning. An EF-1 tornado touched down in Cannon and DeKalb Counties. An EF-2 tornado struck Franklin County and an EF-0 tornado hit White County. The tornadoes were part of a storm system that rolled through the mid-state late… Continue reading NWS Says Tornadoes Hit Middle Tennessee

Two committees of the Warren County Commission have scheduled meetings for Thursday. The Highway and Bridge Committee will meet at 4pm to elect a vice chairman and recording secretary and to get a report from the Road Superintendent. That meeting will be held at the Highway Department. The County Corrections Partnership Committee will also meet… Continue reading Committee Meetings