As active cases rise, the City of McMinnville has closed the lobbies to visitors, including City Hall.As of Monday, Municipal Court and other meetings will be held at the Park Theater, All events scheduled at the Park Theater are postponed. large indoor gatherings, including classes at Milner Recreation Center are postponed. However, outdoor recreation leagues… Continue reading City Closes Lobbies Amid COVID Surge

A two vehicle accident on New Nashville Highway in Newtown leaves one with minor injuries and the other with citations.According to Patrolman Fred Lee of the McMinnville Police Department a 2006 Jeep Liberty, driven by 63 year old Peggy Brown of McMinnville was coming off Church St. attempting a left turn onto New Nashville Highway… Continue reading Two Vehicle Accident Leaves One With Minor Injuries

A two car accident Saturday evening on Highway 70S in Cannon Co. near the Jehovah’s Witness church sent four to the hospital with one arrested.According to Trooper Andrew Coppinger of the Tennessee Highway Patrol a Ford F-150, driven by 48 year old Dave Byars of McMinnville was traveling westbound on Highway 70S. Witnesses told Coppinger… Continue reading Two Car Accident In Cannon Co. Sends Four To Hospital

A three car wreck on Old Shelbyville Road Saturday afternoon resulted in one fatality. According to Trooper Wade Myers of the Tennessee Highway Patrol around 12:05pm Saturday a 2015 Chevy Cruze, driven by 82 year old Earl Holland of Lavergne was coming off Old Wells Road attempting a right turn onto Shebyville Road when he… Continue reading Three Car Wreck Results In One Fatality

In a press release Friday Director of Schools Grant Swallows said that Warren Co. Schools will be closed beginning Monday August 30 and will reopen Tuesday September 7. Swallows said it was a decision he didn’t want to make because kids need to be in school learning but sickness is an issue and so is… Continue reading Warren Co. Schools Closed Due To COVID-19 Staff, Student Issues

According to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce, for the week of August 21, claims were up from the week before from 4,678 to 5,118, an increase of 440 from last week. In Warren Co. there are 218 continued claims, down 55 from last week and 50 initial claims,up 15… Continue reading Unemployment Claims Rise 440

As Tennesseans continue to rejoin the workforce, all but one of the state?s 95 counties experienced lower unemployment in July, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Sixty-two counties had unemployment rates lower than 5%, while rates were 5% or higher, but less than 10%, in 32 counties. Unemployment was… Continue reading County Unemployment Drops In 94 Counties

Currently, 28,397 or 37.9 percent of the population have received at least one dose. Of these, 5.8 percent have received one dose of Pfizer or Moderna while 32 percent have received the necessary two doses of Pfizer or Moderna or 1 dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. It’s under the state average of 48.4… Continue reading Only 41 Percent Of State Vaccinated

Warren Co.’s updated active covid cases were at 365, up 19 from yesterday. Warren Co.’s positive case count is at 6,186 have tested positive with 5,730 recovered, and 91 deaths. 37,891 have tested negative. The Tennessee Department of Health reports 13,235 Tennesseans have died from the novel coronavirus. Out of over 8.9 million tested, there… Continue reading Actives At 365

In a discussion of the mask policy Tuesday night the McMinnville Board of Mayor and Alderman recommended that employees wear masks inside city buildings if the positive rate goes above 26 percent or higher. Right now masks are not required but can be worn voluntarily. As of Wednesday the rate was at 22 percent.In other… Continue reading City to Require Masks If Positive Rate Goes Above 26 Percent