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General Sessions
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Published: Aug 4, 2024, 5:44 AM

Criminal dockets were heard Tuesday by Judge Ryan J. Moore in General Sessions Court. Included in Tuesday’s action:

• Cheryl Collins pleaded guilty to criminal contempt for a failure to appear. She was sentenced to 10 days in jail, assessed a $50 fine, plus court costs.

• Shalon Tiffany Collins pleaded guilty to criminal contempt for a failure to appear. She was sentenced to 10 days in jail, assessed a $50 fine, plus court costs. 

• Willard Jason Fults pleaded guilty to criminal contempt for a failure to appear. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail, assessed a $50 fine, plus court costs. He also pleaded guilty to driving without a license and was assessed a $50 fine, plus court costs.

• Jared Redmon pleaded guilty to a violation of probation and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. 

• A capias was issued for Kayla R. Spencer for failure to appear and her bond was revoked. She is charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. 

• Rebecca Thomas pleaded guilty to a violation of probation and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. 

• Kirk Ballard waived his preliminary hearing and bound his case to the grand jury. He is charged with domestic assault.

• Luke Bess pleaded guilty to domestic assault and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days to serve 15 days in jail, the balance on supervised probation, ordered to pay court costs, banned from having any contact with the victim, and ordered to successfully complete an anger management class, undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and follow all recommended treatment. 

• Leonard Charles Coldwell pleaded guilty to a violation of probation and was sentenced to 12 days in jail. He also pleaded guilty to criminal trespass and was sentenced to 12 days in jail and ordered to pay court costs.

• Logan Justin Collin pleaded guilty to criminal trespass and was sentenced to 18 days in jail and ordered to pay court costs. 

• Curtis Frederic Crumb II waived his preliminary hearing and bound his case to the grand jury. He is charged with tampering with evidence, resisting arrest, possession of methamphetamine, unlawful drug paraphernalia and two counts of causal exchange. 

• John Curtis had a preliminary hearing and the court found probable cause and bound his case to the grand jury. He is charged with aggravated burglary and aggravated domestic assault. 

• Lauren Christine Gale pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days to serve 30 days in jail, the balance on supervised probation, ordered to pay a $750 fine, undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and follow all recommended treatment. 

• Jared Hendrixson pleaded guilty to a violation of probation and was sentenced to 120 days in jail.

• Richard Thomas Kloosterman pleaded guilty to credit card fraud and was assessed a $75 fine to the economic crime fund, ordered to pay court costs and banned from the victim’s premises.

• Jeffery Darrel McCloud pleaded guilty to simple possession and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days to serve 10 days in jail, the balance on supervised probation, ordered to pay a $750 fine, plus court costs.

• Candice McDowell pleaded guilty to attempted possession of methamphetamine and was sentenced to six months on supervised probation, ordered to pay a $750 fine, ordered to follow all aftercare treatment instruction and pay court costs. She also pleaded guilty to possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days on supervised probation. These sentences run consecutively. 


• Terry Lee McNeil, Jr. pleaded guilty to two violations of probation and was ordered to serve and 11 month and 29 days sentence on each violation. These cases run consecutively. 

• Trystin A. Richardson pleaded guilty to simple possession and was sentenced to six months on supervised probation, assessed a $250 fine, plus court costs. This sentence is consecutive to any previously imposed sentence. 

• Jared Patrick Robinson waived his preliminary hearing and bound his case to the grand jury. He is charged with felony vandalism. 

• Kevin Lee Rutledge had a preliminary hearing and the court found probable cause to bind his case to the grand jury. He is charged with two counts of violation of the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry and two counts of violation of community supervision for life.

• Skyler Ridge Stacey pleaded guilty to allowing animals to run at large and was assessed a $50 fine, plus court costs. 

• Brandon Shane Stallings pleaded guilty to a violation of probation and was sentenced to 120 days in jail. He also pleaded guilty to driving on a suspended license and was sentenced to 120 days in jail. These sentences run concurrently. 

• Becky Carol Williams pleaded guilty to a violation of probation and was sentenced to 90 days in jail or inpatient rehab program. She also pleaded guilty to unlawful drug paraphernalia and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days to serve 90 days in jail or at an inpatient rehab program, assessed an $800 fine, plus court costs. 

• Dana Marie Young pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days on supervised probation on each count, to run consecutive. She was also ordered to successfully complete the Transformation Project, ordered to pay restitution and banned from the victim’s premises. 
Local farm partnership brings fresh beef to Warren County Schools
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Published: Apr 2, 2025, 11:31 PM

Warren County Schools has beefed up lunch menus this school year through a new community partnership. Thanks to a collaboration between the district’s School Nutrition Department and Barton Creek Farms, students at Warren County High School, Warren County Middle School, West Elementary, Eastside Elementary, and Dibrell Elementary are enjoying locally sourced, farm-fresh beef in their lunches as part of a pilot program.

The initiative, spearheaded by Terri Mullican, Director of School Nutrition, has already shown great promise in its first few months. The partnership with Barton Creek Farms, located in Rock Island, Tennessee, ensures that the beef served is not only local to Warren County but of the highest quality. Barton Creek Farms specializes in farm-to-fork beef, with grass-fed and grain-finished cattle. Each calf is born and raised in Rock Island and goes through USDA-inspected processing, ensuring it meets the strictest safety and quality standards.

“When the opportunity arose to provide fresh, local beef, we knew it was a no-brainer,” Mullican said. “The fact that it’s a product from right here in our community makes it even more special. We can’t wait to implement it district-wide.”

Barton Creek Farms delivers fresh ground beef to the district monthly, and the nutrition

department incorporates it into homemade recipes such as lasagna, meatloaf, chili, and tacos.

As of now, the beef is being served at five schools, but the ultimate goal is to expand the program to all ten lunch-serving schools in the district.

The pilot program originated from a conversation between Mary Roller of Barton Creek Farms and Mullican. Roller, recognizing the farm’s potential to support local schools, reached out to gauge the district’s interest in serving local beef to students. Around the same time, a Warren County school board member contacted Mullican to share information about a similar partnership in neighboring Dekalb County, which helped push the initiative forward.

The timing worked in the district’s favor, as the nutrition department was able to fund the purchase of the beef using existing resources, eliminating the need for additional funding. Now that the pilot program is enjoying a successful run, the department has budgeted to extend the partnership district-wide for the 2025-26 school year.

Dr. Grant Swallows, Director of Schools, praised the program’s economic approach to student nutrition.

“This pilot is a perfect example of how we can use local resources to continue providing nutritious, healthy meals for our students,” he said. “We are grateful for partnerships like this one that benefit both our students and our local community. We always strive to support our local businesses when we can because our community is so good to us.”

In addition to working with Warren County Schools, Barton Creek Farms also partners with local restaurants to offer farm-fresh beef on their menus. The farm’s offerings include ground beef, steaks, roasts, and custom cuts by the quarter, half, or whole cow, meeting diverse consumer needs.

As the program continues to grow, the district hopes to expand its focus on farm-to-school meals, benefiting students’ health and connecting them to the agricultural roots of the community