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Gay marriage coming to county
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States cannot ban same-sex marriage, according to a landmark opinion by the Supreme Court on Friday. The decision means gay marriage is coming to Warren County and the rest of the nation.Warren County Clerk Lesa Scott, whose office is in charge of issuing marriage licenses locally, says she is waiting on confirmation from Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slattery before issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.“I haven’t gotten anything from the state saying we can issue licenses to same-sex couples,” said Scott on Friday afternoon. “They said the attorney general is working on it but I haven’t gotten anything.