McMinnville resident and Warren County native Billy Joe Johnson, age 65, was born Dec. 22, 1940 and died May 26, 2006 at his residence following an extended illness. A truck driver for Batesville Casket Company for 26 years and the son of the late Noel and Louise Turner Johnson, he attended Way Of The Cross…

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By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Wrestlers honored at the recent WCHS/WCMS postseason picnic ? and their coaches ? included, from left, Ramsey Stewart, coach Bryan Matheny, Aaron Thomas, Mark Chambers, Bobby Bland, Jon Paz, coach Matt Turner, Cody Spivey, Drew Milligan, and Bobby Rampp. The wrestling teams from both Warren County…

Two-time champion Serena Williams withdrew from Wimbledon on Friday because of a chronic knee injury. She had also withdrawn from the French Open, which starts Sunday. Wimbledon starts June 26. Williams won Wimbledon in 2002 and 2003, beating her older sister Venus in both finals. She reached the third round last year, while Venus won…

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Kayley Chastain sophJordan Cleek sophDouglas Taylor frCallie Griffin frLara Kate Haley sophTaylor Hennessee jrKayla Hubbard srCassie Hutchins sophWhitley Mathis srAllison Maxwell srKayla Maynard frKatie McCorkle sophLea Montgomery frMallory Morton sophHolly Ray sophMegan Rhea sophCatherine Stubblefield jrKaitom Tanner sophKristian Watts jr(Note: Coach Keith Hamilton?s WCHS roster is tentative, and could gain players after make-up tryouts are…

Derrin Rogers srJustin Fults srZach Fisher jrAndy Southard jrLane McCoy jrDarrid Wells jrKyle Mullican jrJosh Mullins jrClint Newman jrJosh Burton jrJosh Moore jrMatt McColloch sophTyler Gilley sophCasey Myers sophDaniel Savage sophCody Ray sophDakota Taylor frSlayden Rogers frPatrick Harvey frMark Harvey frLou Christian frLogan Seamons frLake Kirby fr(* – some potential player were unable to attend…