By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Boyd’s Dustin Curtis gets ready to go back up strong to the basket for two of his 17 points against Monterey during Tuesday night’s action at Boyd. In high school action Tuesday night at Boyd, the Broncos fell to Monterey 79-63 in their season home opener. Boyd started off slowly, and allowed…

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Kevin Martin went a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point range to help the Warren County Senior High boys take an 82-59 victory over St. Andrews on the second night of the Pizza Hut Classic. Martin finished with 20 points to lead the team, while Jerry Martin and Kraig Crody posted 11 each. (Nov. 25, 1989) •••…

By JAMES CLARK Longtime barber Bill Prater, right, has been cutting Leonard Slatton’s hair for some 25 years. Prater jokes that Slatton’s best hairstyle is to part it in the middle. Bill Prater remembers the day he once traded a haircut for some poke salad. As weird as that may sound, he says it’s just…

By AMY SATTERWHITE City officials hope once a new 3 million gallon water tank for the southern section of town is complete, much-needed repairs can be started on this 750,000-gallon water tank downtown. McMinnville city officials are moving forward with plans for a new 3 million gallon water tank designed to enhance water services in…

By INGRID CANTERBURY Andy Forrester is the new director of McMinnville’s Tennessee Technology Center. Forrester comes to town after working at Chattanooga’s Technology Center. Workforce development is the mission for McMinnville’s new Tennessee Technology Center director Andy Forrester. The Technology Center, which provides training in a variety of technical programs, welcomed its new director last…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON The county’s Animal Control Board has voted to discontinue funding the Humane Society Animal Shelter, threatening to put the county back in the same situation it was in four months ago when the shelter was forced to close due to money problems. The committee sent out a letter to county commissioners…

With a lighted snow village covering a lower shelf, Kerry Mullican selects for display an array of plates and framed prints featuring winter scenes.

BABY GIRL Dora Breanna Quezada arrived Oct. 18 at River Park Hospital weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces. She is the first child of Stephanie Johnson and Manuel Quezada. Grandparent are Johnnie Johnson, Julia Fults, Maria Quezada and Placido Quezada, all of McMinnville. BABY GIRL Dora Breanna Quezada arrived Oct. 18 at River Park Hospital weighing…

WCPI, the Public Radio Voice of the Highland Rim, will be speaking with a louder voice—more than 50 per cent louder—thanks to recent government authorization to increase its power and range. The non-profit broadcasting service of the Warren County Education Foundation has placed orders for a new transmitter and related equipment to boost its output…