DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) ? New year, more of the same for Kevin Harvick. Harvick, who ran away with the 2006 Busch Series title, started the new season with a victory Saturday, his first at Daytona International Speedway. The Orbitz 300 was dominated by Buschwhackers ? Nextel Cup regulars moonlighting in the junior series ?…

(AP) ? As Tony Stewart sat in front of a TV watching the Indianapolis Colts celebrate their Super Bowl victory, he thought about the burden lifted from quarterback Peyton Manning. ?I sent him a text message right after the game was over,? Stewart recalled. ?I said, ?You got yours, finally. Now it?s time for me…

Babe Ruth baseball sign-ups Final registration for boys? 13- to 15-year-old Babe Ruth baseball will be Saturday, Feb. 24, from 9-3. Sign-ups will be held at the Civic Center. For more information contact Jeff McGee at 668-4976 or Carl Bouldin at 668-9339. WCMS golf tryouts Tryouts for the Warren County Middle School boys and girls…

Thurston Young, 83, of Rock Island (Rowland Station community) died Thursday, Feb. 15 at his residence. Born on April 1, 1923 he was a native of DeKalb County and was the son of the late Johnny and Oshie Pedigo Young. Mr. Young was retired from Uniroyal Tire Company, a disabled American veteran of World War…

Patty Sue Martin was born on March 9, 1938 in McMinnville to the union of Harrison and Frances Martin Bonner. She departed this life Feb. 15 at the age of 68. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Betty (Favor) Bonner, Dorothy Biles and Martha Robertson and two brothers, Frank and Thomas (Tom) Bonner.…

Mitchell ?Jake? Jacobs, 69, passed away Friday, Feb. 16 at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas of Nashville. He was born Feb. 28, 1937 in Bedford County to the late Frank and Jessie McCullough Jacobs. He was a retired auctioneer and a member of the Living Springs Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is…

Lloyd Gerald Julian, 65, of Morrison died Friday, Feb. 16 at his residence. Born on April 7, 1941 in Putnam County, he was the retired owner of Morrison Tool and Die, and a member of Morrison First Baptist Church. Mr. Julian was preceded in death by his father Lloyd Julian. Survivors include his wife of…

Leida Wanamaker Stoner, 93, of McMinnville died Thursday, Feb. 15 at NHC Healthcare Center in McMinnville following an extended illness. Born on Oct. 21, 1913 in Grundy County, she was a homemaker and co-owner of the family nursery, was a Christian and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Stoner was preceded in death by husband Robert…

Ripley, Ms., resident Hoyt Frank Pedigo, 84, died Feb. 17 at Tippah County Hospital in Ripley. A retired plant manager for the Foot Caress Company, a division of Genesco, with 37 years of service, he was a Rotarian in the Ripley Rotary Club for 42 years and was a member of Hill Country Sam Camping…

McMinnville resident Faye Lytle, 63, died Feb. 16 at St. Thomas Hospital Hospice in Nashville. A homemaker, an avid sports fan and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Willie Mattie Winnett Rice of McMinnville and the late Roy Ray Rice; and was preceded in death by sisters, Juanita Christian and…