Members of the Motlow College McMinnville Center Phi Theta Kappa honor society recently helped clean up the Warren County portion of the Barren Fork River.“While doing research for our Honors in Action project we found our rivers were in desperate need of some cleaning,” said Dayron Deaton-Owens, assistant professor of psychology and sociology and a McMinnville Center PTK advisor. “As a group we decided to help.”Fourteen McMinnville PTK members traveled in kayaks while picking up trash and various other items in an effort to preserve the beauty of the waterway in Warren County.“Throughout the day we picked up several bags full of garbage and also picked up several tires along the way,” continued Deaton-Owens. “It was a very successful day for us, though the weather was a little undesirable.