With the chill in the air, winter days are just the right time to heat up the kitchen with warm and inviting meals. By using dinnertime as the centerpiece for fond family moments, you?ll have the makings for a tradition that can be repeated anytime of the week. Even with a busy schedule, you can…

NEW YORK (AP) ? Mark McGwire fell far short in his first try for the Hall of Fame, picked by 23.5 percent of voters while Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. easily gained baseball?s highest honor. Tarnished by accusations of steroid use, McGwire appeared on 128 of a record 545 ballots in voting released Tuesday…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Brady Powers delivers a bounce-pass to Eastside post Gavin Lewis (00) during Monday night?s game. Lewis led the Bulldogs to victory with 16 points. In Monday?s second game at Eastside the Bulldogs were looking to avenge an earlier loss to Irving College. Eastside did exactly that, rolling to a 54-27 win over…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Monday night?s seventh- and eighth-grade basketball game between the Lady Tigers and Lady Bulldogs saw Irving College take a commanding lead in the first half. But the Lady Bulldogs fought their way back in the second, only to fall 33-24 to the Lady Tigers. Irving College was off and running in the…

By ROB NUNLEY For the Lady Pioneer freshman team, trouble getting the ball upcourt led to major trouble against Tullahoma Monday night. Thirty-four turnovers, including 13 during the first quarter of play, helped the Lady Wildcats to a 12-2 lead early in Monday?s game, and Warren County?s girls could never recover, falling short at Dalton…

Warren County?s Casey Mullican, center, shows off the second-place medal he earned in the 103-pound class at last weekend?s Smyrna Dog Pound Tournament. The Warren County High School wrestling team came away with a second-place finish in the 16-team Smyrna Dog Pound Tournament over the weekend. With only 11 wrestlers competing in the 14 weight…

By Dale Stubblefield The coaching profession seems to be out of control, especially when you?re talking about college football and NFL coaches. Over the weekend another college coach has jumped ship with big dreams of making it in the NFL. Bobby Pertrino announced over the weekend he will take over as the Falcons? head coach,…

By ROB NUNLEY A strong start by the Pioneer freshmen, coupled with a poor shooting effort by their guests from Tullahoma, helped Warren County?s boys get off to a great start Monday night. But to come away with the win, the Pioneers had to hold off a fierce third-quarter comeback attempt by the Wildcats, who…

Burrows completes Marine basic training Private Matthew Burrows, the son of Mike and Susan Burrows, recently completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. Burrows successfully completed 12 weeks of training that challenges new Marine recruits both physically and mentally. Burrows and his fellow recruits began their training each day at 5…

Families in Crisis has installed a new board of directors. New board members include, front row, from left, Cheryl Mingle, president Ric Kincade and Jessica Johnson. Back row, Neva Boyd, Cindy Rogers, Bettye Hallum and Karen Morrison. Not pictured is Amber Hobbs.