George Everett Jones, 83, of McMinnville died Saturday. Graveside services will be Saturday, March 9th at 12 noon at Riverside Cemetery. Trent Key will officiate. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery.

Roscoe Burton Rigsby, 91, of Dowelltown died Wednesday. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 9th at 3pm at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Dennis Deweese and Tony Smedley will officiate. Burial will follow at Long Cemetery. Visitation is Fri. 10am-8pm and Sat. 10am-3pm.

Carolyn Diann Carr, 71, of ,Morrison died Friday. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 9th at 1pm at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be Fri. 4pm-8pm and Sat. 10am-1pm.

Everyone is reminded to spring forward Saturday night as we return to Daylight Saving Time. Set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. Officials also say it’s also a good time to replace the batteries in your smoke alarm.

Frances Carolyn Duvall, 92 of Doyle died Feb. 27th. Funeral services will be Friday, March 8th at 1pm at First Baptist Church. Dennis Duvall will officiate. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery. Visitation is Fri. 10am until service at the church.

Tennessee lawmakers will once again debate over criminals being exempt from the death penalty because of a severe mental illness.After his bill failed by one vote last general sessions, Sen. Richard Briggs, introduced Senate Bill 1124 this year and will be heard by the Criminal Justice Subcommittee next week.The bill would exempt a criminal from… Continue reading Bill Would Exempt Death Penalty for People with Severe Mental Illness

A new app is about to roll out to every public school in Tennessee with the goal of ending bullying and increasing school safety. It’s called Safe-TN. The mobile app provides students the chance to submit a tip about a threat or bullying anonymously. Some districts already use different apps for the same purpose. The… Continue reading App Aims to End Bullying in Schools

Tennessee is the latest state to move closer to enacting one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation.House lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, about six weeks into pregnancy. The bill must now pass the Senate.Similar bills are being considered in other states, including… Continue reading Tennessee House Passes Fetal Heartbeat Bill

The so-called Daylight Saving bill, moved one step closer to becoming law Monday.A version of the bill already passed the Senate in February.If the bill passes, the state of Tennessee would establish daylight saving time as the standard time in Tennessee.According to a report by NPR, studies show that changing the clocks does not lead… Continue reading Daylight Saving Bill Moves Forward

A recent study examined data from the national highway traffic administration from 2015 to 2017. Between that time, it states more than 1,400 fatalities were attributed to car crashes involving drivers that were distracted by their cellphones. It shows Tennessee having the highest rate of distracted driving fatalities.AAA representative Megan Cooper says the company did… Continue reading Tennessee Ranked Worst State for Distracted Driving