Jeff Bagwell acknowledged Saturday what the Houston Astros told their insurance company weeks ago: The star first baseman is too hurt to play. The multimillion-dollar question now is whether he’ll ever be able to return. Bagwell said he will start the season on the disabled list and consult with a doctor to see if it…

The Pioneer baseball team won its season opener against DeKalb County, 9-6. Rickey Elkins and Mike Neal had three hits each, while Darwin Holt and Paul Phifer added one hit each.(March 25, 1981)

By DUANE SHERRILL Saying he sold a pound of marijuana every month, a Swamp Road man was bound to the grand jury Tuesday for running an allegedly marijuana trafficking operation. The suspect, Danny Raymond, was bound to the grand jury Tuesday by General Sessions Judge Larry Ross on the charge of possession of marijuana for…

Warren County High School teacher Dana Mullican, left, is honored by school board chairperson Dr. Debbie Watlington as the school system?s Employee of the Month.

CHARLES W. JOHNSON MICHAEL JOHNSON If great melodies, insightful lyrics and superb musicianship is your cup of tea, then you?re going to find that cup filled to the brim when award-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Michael Johnson makes an appearance at Songwriters Night with Jacky Jack White and Friends this Friday, March 31, at the…

TODAY, MARCH 26 Unity Church of Christ will hold Spring Break Vacation Bible School March 26-30 at 7 p.m. nightly. For a ride call 607-0141. MONDAY, MARCH 27 The Diabetes Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. at River Park Hospital. Local psychiatrist G. Todd Webb will appear on WCTE-Cookeville, cable channel 22 at 7…

Kevin Flatt Kevin FlattDibrell ElementaryAge: 11Grade: SixthFavorite activities: Basket-ball, football, computers, movies. ?I?ve been involved in football for a couple of years,? said Kevin, ?and basketball for three years.? Math and science are Kevin?s best subjects. ?I help out others in school,? he said. ?It?s called peer tutoring. I also like 4-H at school. I?m…

Melissa Reep Melissa ReepHickory Creek ElementaryGrade: FourthYears teaching: 26Hobbies: Reading and antiques. ?I love fourth grade students,? said Reep. ?I?ve taught fifth, sixth and fourth. Fourth is my favorite. At that age they are still sweet enough to want to please and want to learn, but they are old enough to help with activities including…

DUANE SHERRILL A 96-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court. Included in traffic court action: ? Charles Wilcher III was bound over to the grand jury on charges of DUI, possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. ? James Dean Nichols was instructed to serve 24 hours…