By ROB NUNLEY The quest for the county league championships begins Monday, when the Warren County Elementary Basketball Association tournament tips off at the high school?s Charlie Dalton Gym. While Dibrell?s boys and Eastside?s girls claimed last season?s tourney titles in the seventh- and eighth-grade league, this year the roles are reversed, with the Dibrell…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Warren County?s Bobby Rampp, in blue, powers his way out of the grasp of his Coffee County opponent in the 145-pound class at Hickory Creek Thursday. Rampp went on to win by pinfall. A dominating victory on the scoreboard was marred by the devastating loss of a Pioneer wrestler Thursday night in…

By DUANE SHERRILL A man who had sex with a runaway teenage girl will serve 90 days in jail and then face deportation back to Mexico. The defendant, Alvaro Fraire Sifuentes, 22, entered a guilty plea last week before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to the charge of statutory rape. He was ordered to serve…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Warren County Education Association president Sheila Gann presented a letter to the Warren County School Board Thursday night formally announcing the WCEA rank and file voted unanimously to ratify the final contract presented earlier this month. Negotiations Committee chairman Mike Holland accepted the letter and the school board voted unanimously to…

MONDAY, JAN. 29 A free information workshop for senior adults and senior caregivers will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Civic Center. The workshop is free and will cover several financial topics. Reservations by phone at 1-800-669-2949. The board of commissioners of the McMinnville Housing Authority will meet at 6 p.m. at the Rebel…

By LISA HOBBS No one thinks of annexation as the solution to a problem, but in this case it is. While annexing one business, elected officials will be correcting a long-standing problem. Current policy states that a property must be with the city limits in order to get city sewer. However, Kingwood Foodland in Mt.…

Home sustains fire damage – North Warren firemen work to save the Robin Hood Drive home of Alesha Talley, which was heavily damaged Friday morning when a kitchen fire spread, causing heavy smoke damage to her residence. Talley was not injured.

By DUANE SHERRILL A 56-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court. Included in traffic court action: ? Clay A. Crawford was directed to serve 45 days of an 11-29 sentence, pay $600 plus costs and lose his license for two years for second-offense DUI and assault. ? Zach…

The faculty at Eastside Elementary presents the third six weeks honor rolls. First Honor Roll Fourth Grade ? Danice George, Bailey Barnes, Guillermo Cabrera, Dylan George, Kennedy Mart, Jacob Moore, Seth Walker, Olivia Witt; Fifth Grade ? Mindy King, Kateland Moore, Amber Parson, Jon Reed, Abbi Reyes, Nicholas Reyes, Alex Rowland, Josh Taylor, Logan Underhill,…

The following is a list of students making the honor rolls at Centertown Elementary for the third six weeks: 5th Grade First Honor Roll ? Courtney Blair, Brianna Noble, Madison Todd, and McKenzie Vickers Second Honor Roll ? Madison Curtis, Blake Dugan, Clint Grissom, Rachel Mathis, Jacob McKinney, Shelby Medley, Dakota Myers, Kara Page, Sierra…