By CHARLES W. JOHNSON A large group of federal, state and local officials attended the unveiling of the company?s new gasification process Friday. WastAway Services, the award-winning local developer of the WastAway recycling system, recently achieved another milestone with the unveiling ceremony of its newest technology: the conversion of household garbage to clean synthetic gas.…

By Gene Lyons So here’s my question: Where’s Kenneth Starr when his country needs him? The psalm-singing phony wasn’t much of a prosecutor. His team lost every Whitewater trial but one; his insanely-detailed report on Bill Clinton’s peccadilloes made most Americans end up feeling sorry for the big dope. Even so, Starr definitely knew how…

By James Clark If TV advertising had any influence on me, I?d be asking my doctor about Lipitor right now. Or I?d be seeing what a difference Claritin could make in my life. After all, that commercial with the blue sky and all those pretty clouds makes taking Claritin seem so appealing. Or maybe Flomax…

By Margaret hobbs Twenty-nine little ladies will be vying for the coveted title of Little Miss Valentine tomorrow night in the 40th annual Little Miss Valentine Pageant. Festivities will be held at the Morrison School gymnasium beginning at 7 p.m. Contestants and their parents include: Mariah Grace Moore, 5, daughter of Josh and Michelle Moore.…

Emily Suzanne Panter, daughter of Lionel and Emily Panter, became the bride of Dennis Brian Casey on November 11 at Mt. Leo Church of Christ. She is the granddaughter of the late John and Lorena Panter, and J.R. and Virginia Smithson of Columbia. The groom is the son of Dennis and Lois Casey and the…

KNOXVILLE (AP) ? Tennessee signed some of the nation?s top football prospects on Wednesday, returning the Volunteers to a familiar position among the elite recruiters in the country. Tennessee struggled some last year on signing day following a 5-6 season, the first losing record under coach Phillip Fulmer. But the Vols finished 9-4 in 2006…

(AP) ? Judging the results of national signing day used to take a few years as even top players struggled to get playing time as freshmen. A look at the last few national champions shows times have changed. Whether it was Reggie Bush or Dwayne Jarrett at Southern California, or Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin…

By Joey Wray Hunters have until midnight February 14, to apply for the 2007 spring quota turkey hunts, reminds the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). A list of available spring turkey quota hunts is available at licenses agents and online at www.tnwildlife.org. Remember, there will be no mail-in quota hunt applications; you must apply online…

HERMITAGE ? The 2007 TSSAA Hall of Fame inductees have been selected. Nine new members will be inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame at the annual luncheon at the James Union Building on the MTSU campus in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 17. This is the same day as the Division I boys? basketball finals,…

Morrison ball sign-ups Registration for the Morrison Ruritan ball leagues will be held in February and March at the Ruritan Center. Ages 2-20 are eligible, but proof of age (birth certificate) must be provided at the time of sign-ups, with no exceptions. Sign-ups will be held on Feb. 22 from 6-8 p.m., Feb. 24 from…