By ROB NUNLEY The Pioneer tennis team?s early season win streak ended abruptly Tuesday, as they were blanked by District 7-AAA rival Cookeville 7-0. Losing all five singles points and both doubles matches, the Pioneers fell to 6-1 overall and 2-1 in the district after the day?s play. ?Cookeville?s boys are a lot better than…

By Rob Nunley The smell of freshly cut grass. The sound of a well-hit line drive. The cheers of the crowd after an 18-yard shot finds the back of the soccer net. You?ve got to love spring sports. Or… Standing in a drizzle while coaches say ?I think this?ll blow over.? Fans wrapped in blankets…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The Lady Bronco softball team picked up a pair of wins over Van Buren County Tuesday afternoon at Boyd Christian. In the first game of the doubleheader the Lady Broncos shut out the Eagelettes 10-0, and in the second game Boyd rolled to a 20-0 victory and improved to 4-5 on the…

Philip Dougan has been called as interim pastor of Shellsford Baptist Church. Dougan was formerly interim pastor at First Baptist church in Smithville and has served as pastor of Gath Baptist Church and Smartt First Baptist Church. Brother Dougan has held numerous revival meeting in the area and is also an accomplished singer and pianist.…

By Margo Howard Dear Margo: What do you do when one of your family members is a real downer and you don’t want her around? My sister-in-law and brother live out of state, and I only see them once a year or so. I love my brother dearly, but his wife is a real beast.…

Warren County High School junior Callie Durham earned first-place honors at the Smoky Mountain Spring Championship held in Gatlinburg. She performed a lyrical ballet to ?Fields of Gold? in the varsity solo competition. As a result of her performance, she was invited to participate in the closing ceremony at the group competition the following night.…

By Margaret Hobbs Dibrell Elementary PTO and the basketball team members are presenting the Dibrell Spring Pageant. The event will be April 28 at 5 p.m. at the school. The pageant has divisions from birth through eighth-grade student level. All school age children must be registered at Dibrell Elementary to enter. Categories for both boys…

Elsie Knight, back row center, is shown on her 97th birthday with her children. They are, at back, Joyce Cantrell Madison and Paul Cantrell. Reba Cantrell Prater is at front. Mrs. Knight was married to Dalton Cantrell in 1929, enjoys her family, and still exhibits a keen sense of humor.

?Minton Sparks & Friends @ TPAC: Smokin’ Word? continues to sell-out for another season at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center with a star-studded lineup of special guest artists rounding out the April 14 and May 12 shows in the 2007 series, both at 7:30 p.m. in Johnson Theater. Joining Sparks on-stage Saturday, April 14 are…

NASHVILLE (AP) ? With millions in salary cap space, fans had expected the Tennessee Titans to hit free agency with a bang, writing lots of checks and stocking up on experienced help after two years of building through the draft. That?s not what the Titans had in mind. Instead new general manager Mike Reinfeldt eased…