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Mullins wins essay contest
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Photo provided Eastside Elementary 8th Grader Layleigh Mullins, center, was the recipient of a $250 check presented by VFW Post 5064 for her Patriot’s Pen essay on Friday. Pictured alongside Mullins, from left, are Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy Post Chairperson Ken Kesey, Post Commander Paul Sand, Jason Gann and Post Sr. Vice Commander Mike Menth.
Nikki Childers
Updated: Jan 18, 2025, 7:27 PM
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A local student's writing has been handsomely rewarded. Layleigh Mullins, an eighth-grader at Eastside Elementary, was awarded a $250 check by VFW Post 5064 on Friday morning for her winning entry in the national Patriot’s Pen essay competition.
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Beta Street drug bust follow-up
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McMinnville Police Capt. Ben Cantrell takes Tyson Locke into custody during a drug raid on Beta Street on Friday afternoon.
Rob Nunley
Published: Mar 12, 2025, 3:57 AM
A trio of local men appeared in court Tuesday morning after being arrested in a drug raid Friday afternoon. Tyson Locke, 23, Toby Meeks, 25, and Curtis Crumb Jr., 39, were all facing multiple charges and were scheduled to appear before General Sessions Judge Ryan J. Moore, stemming from a raid on a house at 106 Beta St., which is part of the McMinnville Housing Authority, Friday just before 4:30 p.m.
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