With some planning, eventhe busiest families can have a hearty, nutritious and delicious homemade meal on the table in 30 minutes or less. Plus, some recipes can do double duty and serve as the foundation of a second meal, too. Start with a large dish and enjoy half of it. Then save the rest to…

By TOM R. DUGGIN No lead was safe during last Saturday night?s championship and consolation games at the Warren Lodge Christmas Tournament. All four of the teams who lost had leads of six or more points at one time in their respective games, Including the DeKalb West Lady Bulldogs. The West girls led Van Buren…

By TOM R. DUGGIN The DeKalb Middle School Saints captured the Masonic Lodge Christmas Tournament boys? title with a 43-37 championship game victory over Woodland School of Cannon County Saturday night. DMS trailed 6-4 with under a minute to play in a sluggish opening period, and found themselves in a 12-6 hole early in the…

By ROB NUNLEY As the lone Warren County squad remaining in the Warren Masonic Lodge Christmas Tournament, Eastside?s boys gave their all Saturday evening, but fell just short as DeKalb West rallied to capture a 42-39 victory in the tourney consolation game. West, which entered the tournament with just one win on the season and…

By LISA HOBBS ABEE City administrator finalist Donald W. Whitman has informed McMinnville officials he no longer wants to be considered for the position. Whitman, a Kansas resident, was interviewed for the first time in early December. During that interview, he impressed elected officials with his enthusiasm for McMinnville. His second in-depth interview was scheduled…

By DUANE SHERRILL A man who allegedly fired into a house on Leesburg Road to settle the score with another man has entered not guilty pleas to his charges and will face trial for his alleged crime later this year. The defendant, Royce Ray Cothren, will face trial in September on charges of vandalism and…

By DUANE SHERRILL Police began the new year making arrests and issuing citations as the second of two holiday sobriety checkpoints ended with six arrests ? one of which was for domestic violence. Along with the arrests for various violations, McMinnville Police Sgt. Mark Mara said there were also 13 citations for a number of…

By Dale Stubblefield Hopefully everyone had a great holiday weekend, and let?s hope 2007 will bring happiness to everyone. Each year has some good things and bad, and unfortunately the end of 2006 and beginning of 2007 haven?t quite gone my way. Yes, I?m talking about the college football bowl games. I love bowl week…

By JAMES CLARK Vince Young snakes his way through the Patriots? defensive front. Young, the team?s first-round pick at last year?s draft, has proven he has the talent to lead a Titan squad which appears to have a bright future. The Titans made it to the brink of the NFL playoffs only to come one…

By JAMES CLARK HALEY The good news is every school system in Tennessee will share over $15 million in software vouchers after a recent lawsuit settlement against Microsoft Corporation. The bad news is there are significant restrictions on what can be purchased with the vouchers. In Warren County, the local school system will receive $102,000…