Tag Archives: Warren County

A small plane crash in Warren County Tuesday morning resulted in three fatalities, according to Warren County Emergency Management. The aircraft was traveling from Murfreesboro then crashed in a hay field east of the Warren County Memorial Airport. All three people on board died.   Read More »

The Warren County mask mandate has extended until the end of September. Executive Jimmy Haley said the decision will be evaluated weekly based on COVID numbers.  “We will continue to monitor that progress and give updates and reports as needed,” Haley said. “The numbers are showing some improvement, but we still must do our part to keep our children in ... Read More »

Emergency management reports a barn destroyed near Morrison Friday night as strong storms moved through Warren County. The incident happened on Cecil Laxton Road just before 6:00pm Friday. That is just south of Morrison. That is the area in which the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning at that same time. No injuries reported. Read More »

Unemployment fell below double digits in every Upper Cumberland county last month except Dekalb County. Warren County saw the biggest decrease in July as unemployment dropped 2.5 percent to 9.9 percent. Dekalb County’s July rate stands at 10.3 percent, but that’s down 1.2 percent from June. Both counties saw the biggest increases in job loss during the COVID shutdown. Every ... Read More »

Students in Warren County will continue a half in-class, half at-home schedule through the first nine weeks. Warren County Director of Schools Grant Swallows said the system based the decision on parents feedback. “What we’re doing currently is working and working well, we got a lot of feedback from community members and parents and students and teachers that felt like ... Read More »

The Warren County Coronavirus Task Force has mandated wearing face masks in public. County Executive Jimmy Haley said the task force met Wednesday and unanimously agreed on the mandate. “It is the right and the responsible thing to do,” Haley said. “As your county executive, I realize the buck stops here. In my commitment to serve or county, and the ... Read More »

COVID rates have increased over the last two days in Overton, White and Warren Counties. Overton County reported double digit positive cases Thursday for the first time since the pandemic began. That brings the active case total to 56 in Overton County. The positivity rate, considered the most accurate data point according to experts, stands at 4.5 percent. White County ... Read More »

Despite a pandemic and a hot summer, the agriculture business has remained steady. Warren County Ag Extention Agent Heath Nokes said agriculture in the Upper Cumberland hasn’t changed much. “We got what turns out to be a good crop of corn and beans,” Nokes said. “There has been some market fluctuation and some anxiety there with the prices due to ... Read More »

After three Main Street Live! June events in McMinnville, the Main Street board decided to cancel the concert series for the rest of the summer. The reasons: the Governor’s extended mandate to August 29 and rising virus cases across the state. Main Street Executive Director Teresa Prober said this was the best decision to make, but it was still difficult. ... Read More »

Two animal wellness groups have asked U.S. Attorneys to investigate nine Tennesseans for involvement in cockfighting. The nine includes a McMinnville man. Animal Wellness Action accuses Danny Mullins of McMinnville of shipping fighting birds illegally. The group allege that Mullins showed pictures of a U.S. Postal Service box marked reportedly containing live chickens. Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act ... Read More »