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Mr. and Mrs. Philip Woodson King, Jr. celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary April 8, Easter Sunday, at the McMinnville Country Club. Mr. King and the former Ellen Safley were wed March 27, 1942 in Knoxville. A dinner celebration was given by their children, Philip ?Phil? King, III of Knoxville; Sue Duke of Plano, Texas; Kaye…

By Margo Howard Dear Margo: I feel like I need to spill to someone, and you are always so level-headed and down to earth. I actually have two questions. I married a wonderful man who has two children from his previous marriage. Currently his kids are 18 and 19. Neither has actually lived full time…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Hayden Jones, right, tries his luck at the basketball toss as teacher Stephanie George looks on. The mini-basketball game wasn?t quite as easy as it looked but the young athlete eventually sank a shot and took home a prize. Contrary to common superstition Friday the 13th turned out to be a…

NASHVILLE (AP) ? The Nashville Predators thought they had all the pieces in place to make a serious run at the Stanley Cup. Now dealing with a third straight first-round loss, they are about to find out the cost of coming up short. The Predators signed free agent center Jason Arnott and forward J.P. Dumont…

May basketball camps The WCMS basketball coaches will be holding a pair of camps in May for young players. The May Mania Girls Basketball Camp is set for May 7-10, for girls entering fifth through eighth grade. Instructors will teach the fundamentals of basketball each day at the WCMS gym from 3:30-5 p.m. The cost…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Thursday afternoon at Boyd Christian the Lady Bronco softball team picked up another sweep, this time taking two from District 9-A foe Eagleville. Boyd won the first game of the doubleheader 3-0 and picked up the win in the second game 5-1. With the win the Lady Broncos improved to 10-6 on…

By ROB NUNLEY The boys tennis team from Warren County Middle picked up its third win, while the Lady Pioneers suffered a narrow defeat Friday afternoon at Shelbyville. The Pioneers downed their hosts 6-3, improving to 3-1 on the year after winning four of six singles matches and two of three doubles sets. In doubles,…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The Lady Pioneer softball team continued to have trouble at the plate Thursday night when Warren County to Siegel for a District 7-AAA matchup. The Lady Pioneers had just three hits on the night, as they fell to the Lady Stars 6-1. Warren County is now 4-16 on the year and 3-8…

By ROB NUNLEY Boyd?s middle school baseball team wrapped up its inaugural season Friday at Edley Newman Field in style, taking a doubleheader sweep from Van Buren County. The Broncos rallied from an early deficit to win the opener 9-4, then erupted after falling behind 4-0 to take the nightcap 14-4. Game 1 saw Van…