There will be a blood drive on Monday, May 20 at the Willow Branch Health and Rehabilitation on 415 Pace St. in McMinnville from 11 AM to 3 PM. All doners will receive a Memorial Day t-shirt while supplies last. To sign up use bloodassurance.org/willowbranch or contact Melanie Bell at 931-668-2011.

Rock Island, TN resident and Lewisburg, TN native Syble Jean Townsend Womack, age 82, was born August 13, 1941 and died May 14, 2024 at her residence following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Arnold Owen and Melba Foster Hastings Towsend. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by fa...

Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Barry Evans Estes, age 49, was born November 5, 1974 and died May 13, 2024 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. An employee of Rich's in Murfreesboro and member of Gath Baptist Church, he was the son of Margie King of Centertown and the late Harold...

James O'Dell "Dick" Teeple, age 95 of Sparta, Tennessee passed from this life on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at his home. James was born Tuesday, January 15, 1929, in Sparta, Tennessee, he was the son of the late James Porter Teeple and the late Nancy Hall Teeple. One of 13 children. James served in Korea from 19...

Morrison Public Library Free Summer 2024 Reading Program Event for children up to age 13 years old. This is not a "drop off" program. Children must be accompanied by an adult when attending. Program will be held Tuesday's mornings in June. Door will open at 9:50 am Program starts at 10:00 am Each session will...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) deadline for the Tennessee Promise scholarship program has been extended to Friday, May 31. The new deadline provides high school seniors and their families additional time to complete their FAFSA and remain eligible for the state's tuition-free higher education prog...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will participant in the 2024 National Safe Boating Week, May 18-24, reminding all boaters to brush up on boating safety skills and prepare for the boating season. This observance week is the annual kick-off of the Safe Boating Campaign, a global awareness effort that encourages b...

The National Weather Service has confirmed that ten tornadoes touched down in Tennessee on May 8, 2024. There were five EF-1's in Lincoln County. As previously reported there was a confirmed EF-0 in Benton County, an EF-2 in Giles County, an EF-3 tornado in Maury County, an EF-1 in Robertson County, and an EF-0 in Ru...

Former White County High School Head Basketball Coach Roy Whited is still missing and the search for him continues. Mr. Whited, who was a state-winning championship basketball coach at White County High School from 1993 to 2001, was last seen on Friday, May 3, 2024 near Lovejoy Road in Sparta. He was wearing a beige s...

Tuesday's (May 14, 2024) storms in Lawrence County produced and EF-0 tornado according to the National Weather Service. The twister touched down near Ethridge with winds of 85 mph, traveled almost 4 miles and was 100 yards wide. Some farm buildings were destroyed, there were reports of roof damage to homes and severa...