Category Archives: Local News

The long-awaited new National Guard Armory will finally become a reality in Warren County. Officials have approved $10.5 million for construction of the new armory on Highway 55, west of McMinnville. ...

More than 500 people took advantage of early voting Friday on the opening day of early voting for the county general and state primary election. The turnout Friday was 579. That was not counting the a...

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people who buy medicines online they could become the target of a new scam. Criminals are posing as FDA officials and the agency believes it’s an inte...

Friday night’s Main Street Live concert will feature rock and roll oldies from Four on the Floor. The band is a local favorite and has performed many times at Main Street Live. The music begins ...

State officials say 70 communities in Tennessee, including Viola, Van Buren County and Sparta are receiving nearly $28 million in grants to improve infrastructure and health and safety programs.Gov. B...

With the cost of school supplies increasing every year, United Way of Highway 55 is helping to ease that burden for Warren County children by hosting a school supply drive on Sunday, July 22nd at Walm...

Two people were airlifted to hospitals following a two-vehicle head-on crash on Mt. Zion Road near Viola. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a 2000 Ford F-150 pickup, driven by 18 year old Tho...

With political campaigns in their final weeks, early voting for the August 2nd county general and state primary elections will begin this Friday, July 13th. In local races, voters will be electing cou...

The federal government has awarded grants totaling more than $47 million to help homeless veterans find jobs.The Labor Department announced the funding Monday, with recipients in Tennessee awarded mor...

Law enforcement agencies across the southeast are gearing up to put the brakes on high-speed drivers. The second annual “Operation Southern Shield” is set to kick off Monday in Tennessee, ...