Katy Michelle McKelvey, 18 of McMinnville died Tuesday, March 21 at River Park Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Miss McKelvey was born Oct. 04, 1987 in Coffee County. She was a member of Pioneer Community Baptist Church, an employee of Sonic of McMinnville, a member of the top 10 percent Warren County…

NASHVILLE (AP) Lawmakers are considering a proposal to cut the state tax on groceries in half while raising the tax on cigarettes. Supporters of a proposal to lower the state?s food tax received new estimates from legislative analysts showing that annual increases in the cigarette tax would roughly match lost revenue. Some lawmakers had expressed…

DALE STUBBLEFIELD Tuesday night at the Warren County High School soccer field the Pioneers took on one of the top teams in District 7-AAA, the Siegel Stars. With cold weather moving into the area and soggy field from Monday?s down poor a light rain started to fall as game time approached making the field conditions…

Rob Nunley Putting together the stories for today?s section, I was surprised by something I found regarding the nicknames of area teams. Siegel High School, which edged the Pioneer soccer team on Tuesday, is known as the Stars. They?ve been around a few years now, and pretty much everybody who is familiar with this district…

CHARLES W. JOHNSON Winners in the 2006 VFW Post 5064 patriotic essay and art contests are, from left, Gabriel Walkup, Cody Vaughn, Stephania Colangione, Kevin Holland, Alma Castillo and Ashley Ashburn. Patriotism has run high in Warren County in 2006 as we celebrated the safe return of the soldiers of the 278th from war-torn Iraq.…

July 20 Registration ? 7:45 to 9:45 a.m.July 24 First full day for studentsJuly 28 System wide in-serviceSept. 4 Labor Day (no school)Sept. 15 Fair Day (no school)Sept. 27 Report cards for first quarterSept. 28 Development Day (no school for students)Sept. 29 Parent-teacher conferences, 3 to 9 p.m.Sept. 29-Oct. 13 Fall break (no school)Nov. 22-24…

Aug. 11 Registration ? 7:45 to 9:45 a.m.Aug. 14 First full day for studentsSept. 4 Labor Day (no school)Sept. 15 Fair Day (no school)Sept. 28 Development Day (no school for students)Sept. 29 No schoolNov. 22-24 Thanksgiving breakDec. 19 Abbreviated day ? 7:45 to 9:45 a.m. End of first semesterDec. 20-Jan. 2 Christmas break (no school)Jan.…

LISA HOBBS Vicki Monroe Spivey is holding an art show at her studio The Station – Pure Art to benefit the local Child Advocacy Center. The fundraiser is Friday, April 7. The Station ? Pure Art, known for its exhibits featuring local artists, is lending its hand to another worthy cause: fundraising for the Child…

Doug Lott, left, president of the Mid-Tennessee Dart Association, presents checks in the amount of $450 each to Sally Brock, center, community representative with the American Cancer Society for Warren County Relay for Life, and Shaye Ashford, coordinator for Kids of the Community.

DUANE SHERRILL Calling the entire situation ?sickening,? General Sessions Judge Larry Ross sent a young man to jail Tuesday after finding he had convinced his grandfather to lie for him after a drunken confrontation with police. ?The sickening thing about this is he let his grandpa, the man who cares more about him than anyone…