The Tennessee gas price average fell a penny over last week as over 939,000 Tennesseans prepare to take a road trip for the upcoming Independence Day holiday weekend. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $2.84 which is three cents less than one month ago and 89 cents more than one year ago. Megan Cooper,… Continue reading Motorists Will See Higher Gas Prices This Fourth Of July Weekend

The McMinnville Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting at a residence on Edgefield St. Sunday.According to Chief Nichole Mosley of the McMinnville Police Department five rounds of ammunition was fired into the residence of Justin and Kim Stoddard at 203 Edgefield where they and their four children live. The shots were fired into their… Continue reading Police Investigating Drive-By Shooting At Residence

Warren Co. residents who have received COVID-19 vaccinations continue to increase. Currently, 24,395 or 31.98 percent of the population have received at least one dose. Of these, 3.35 percent have received one dose of Pfizer or Moderna while 28.61 percent have received the necessary two doses of Pfizer or Moderna or 1 dose of the… Continue reading 37 Percent Statewide Vaccinated

Warren Co.’s updated active covid cases were at 6, up 1 from last week. Warren Co.’s positive case count ended last week at 5,602 have tested positive with 5,512 recovered, and 84 deaths. 35,651 have tested negative. There are no new cases for Warren Co. school-age children between 5-18. The Tennessee Department of Health reports… Continue reading Warren Has Six Active, Van Buren, Cannon At 0

Around 150 citizens turned out Thursday afternoon for a rally for 3rd District County Commissioner Joseph Stotts, who announced that he will seek the office of county executive in 2022. Stotts said in his speech to his supporters that he will stand for what’s just and true. He added his leadership will be focused on… Continue reading Stotts Announces Candidacy For County Mayor

The majority of Tennessee counties recorded unemployment rates below 5% in May 2021, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Forty counties experienced a drop in unemployment during May, while rates remained the same in 18 counties. Thirty-seven counties did see some increase in unemployment for the month. At… Continue reading County Unemployment Inches Up In May

49 year old Timothy Woods appeared in General Sessions Court Tuesday and waived his right to a preliminary hearing and his case was bound over to the grand jury. Earlier this month he was arrested at an apartment on High St. and charged with one count of unlawful possession of a weapn by a convicted… Continue reading Woods Bound Over

According to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce. There have been 1,207,225 new claims since March of 2020. For the week June 19, claims went down from the week before from 6,112 to 4,736, a idecrease of 1,375 from last week. Continued claims increased from 51,883 to 50,671, down 1,212… Continue reading Unemployment Claims Drop From Previous Week

With less than a week left in this fiscal year, the McMinnville Board of Mayor and Alderman Tuesday night passed a continuing budget until a new budget is passed for 2021-2022 fiscal year. Alderman Stacey Harvey questioned why the budget was not ready for July 1 and Alderman Everett Brock stated that they have the… Continue reading City Board Passes Continuing Budget But Not Without Fireworks

Tennessee Department of Finance released the May 2021 revenue collections with Warren Co. showing a 31 percent improvement over the May 2020 numbers when the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to wreak havoc on local economies. Warren Co. collected 1,344,649 dollars, compared to 1,026,150 in May 2020. In the last 12 months, sales tax collections are… Continue reading Sales Tax Collections Continue To Increase