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Man enters plea to indecent exposure at Dollar General
Judge Bill Locke
General Sessions Judge Bill Locke

A man was released on time served on Tuesday and told to stay away from Dollar General after entering a guilty plea to indecent exposure.

Harry McIntosh entered the plea after reportedly showing himself to a female outside the Dibrell store.

According to the warrant for his arrest, the incident took place in the Dollar General parking lot on July 26. McIntosh reportedly got into his car and backed over to where the female was sitting.

“She said that he pulled out his penis and was showing it to her while he was sitting in his car,” the arrest warrant states. “She snapped a picture of the car and of the male with his penis out.”

The warrant notes the woman also took down the tag number and it came back registered to McIntosh.

In addition to the McIntosh case, Judge Bill Locke ruled on the following cases Tuesday in General Sessions Court.

Dalton Hauke Overton was granted a judicial diversion and given 11 months, 29 days of probation for possession of a handgun while under the influence and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.

Mark McWhorter was ordered to serve 30 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence for domestic assault. He was ordered to undergo a mental exam and have no contact with the victim.

Amber A. Abrams was ordered to serve 40 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence for possession of meth.

Dontae Forsythe was ordered to serve 30 days of an 11-29 sentence for domestic assault. He was ordered to undergo a mental exam and have no contact with the victim.

Roxanna Landis was released on time served for criminal trespass.

Ronald McGee was ordered to serve 60 days for violation of probation but he can be furloughed to rehab.

Carlos Enrique Mendez Ramirez was ordered to serve 45 days for criminal impersonation and violation of probation.

Thomas Tindell was released on time served for joyriding, which is using someone’s vehicle without their permission.

Lance A. Vogel was ordered to serve 180 days for meth.

 

Local farm partnership brings fresh beef to Warren County Schools
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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