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Man accused of pointing gun at girlfriend
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Lacy Garrison
Updated: Dec 17, 2011, 11:12 PM
Published: Dec 18, 2011, 12:11 AM

A man who allegedly pointed a sawed off shotgun at his girlfriend was bound to the grand jury on felony assault charges.
The suspect, David A. Johnson was bound to the grand jury by General Sessions Judge Larry Ross on charges of aggravated assault and possession of a prohibited weapon.
He is charged after he allegedly threaten to kill his girlfriend with a shotgun and then threatened to kill her with a pocket knife he pulled from his pocket. A search of the residence netted a sawed off shotgun like the one described by the woman. It was loaded with buckshot and hidden inside a sofa.
In other court action heard by Judge Ross.
• Rickey Fox was ordered to serve 20 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, attend conflict management and continue outpatient mental health counseling for domestic assault and violation of probation.
• Joshua Butterbaugh was ordered to serve 48 hours of an 11-29 sentence, stay out of Walmart and pay $750 plus costs for shoplifting and simple possession of drugs.
• Anthony W. Vause was bound to the grand jury on the charge of theft.
• Buddy Baker was bound to the grand jury on the charge of forgery. He must pay $50 plus costs for failure to appear in court.
• Johnny Q. Barrett was bound to the grand jury on the charge of domestic assault.
• Alan W. Crouch was bound to the grand jury on the charge of domestic assault.
• Mark A. McCormick was bound to the grand jury on charges of assault, domestic assault and vandalism.
• Travis R. Jernigan was bound to the grand jury on the charge of domestic assault.
• Melissa Higgins was granted a six-month judicial diversion for assault.
• Phyllis Cremeans was issued a six-month probationary sentence and must perform 18 hours public service work and was warned to keep her child in school or face jail time if her child misses for failure to keep her child in school.
• James A. Vaughn was given a six-month probationary sentence and must pay $250 plus costs and perform 16 hours public service work for casual exchange of marijuana.
• Todd Sharp was directed to serve 10 days of an 11-29 sentence and pay $250 plus costs for possession of marijuana and violation of probation.
• Jacob Farless must serve three days and pay $100 plus costs for disorderly conduct and alcohol under the age of 21.
• Nikolaus D. Wood must pay $50 plus costs and perform 32 hours public service work for consumption of alcohol under the age of 21.
• Marco A. Garcia must serve 48 hours and pay $50 plus costs for driving without a license.
• Bryan C. Tate was given an 11-29 sentence to serve for second-offense driving on a suspended license and violation of probation.
• Ronald A. Johnson must pay $10 plus costs for public intoxication.
• John Reynolds must serve 30 days for violation of probation.
• Chad Sandlin must serve 45 days for violation of probation.
• Joseph Tucker must serve 48 hours and had his probation extended by six months for violation of probation.
• Gregorio Vanloo must serve the balance of his sentence for violation of probation.
• Sharon Wright must serve 48 hours for failure to appear in court.
• Justin Gaither must serve 90 days and have his probation extended by one year for violation of probation.
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