By ROB NUNLEY The 2007 Pioneer baseball team wrapped up its busy spring Friday evening, with its annual picnic, father-son softball game and awards presentations. This year?s outgoing seniors, Derrin Rogers and Chase Basham, received the traditional honor by taking home framed game jerseys, and also were among the six Pioneer award-winners recognized during the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Bridgestone Firestone offered early support for Warren County?s Bicentennial Celebration with a donation from its trust fund to the Bicentennial Committee last week. Plant manager Ron Brooks presented a check for $2,500 to County Executive John Pelham and county historian James Dillon to be used to promote the bicentennial and associated…

By LISA HOBBS More often than not, honesty doesn?t get rewarded except for the occasional thank you. For those who practice honesty daily, it has its own reward called integrity. The following is one act of honesty performed by Shane Anderson. The incident so struck McMinnville Police Chief Charlie Sewell that he brought Anderson before…

By LISA HOBBS After hearing strong criticism about closing Main Street for the filming of ?Tenebrous,? city officials are reconsidering the closing of downtown streets. According to the owner of Antiques and the Arts, Sherrill Bull, she was once again not properly informed about the street closure and its effect on her business. ?I have…

By JAMES CLARK First Sgt. Timothy Howard will give the keynote address Monday morning during a Memorial Day ceremony at Warren County Airport. ?He knows what it means to fight for freedom,? said VFW Post 5064 Commander Richard Wisniewski of 1st Sgt. Howard. ?He?s well qualified to give this speech.? Howard is a 22-year military…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Dayton Jernigan The weather was great and the fun was all wet, but in a good way, as Gilley Pool held its 2007 opening day celebration, complete with Gilley the Frog and literally hundreds of swimmers frolicking in the crystal clear water. ?By 2 p.m., we had receipts for 613 swimmers…

Funeral services for Alma Gilbert Thrower, 98, of Tullahoma will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Tullahoma Funeral Home with Pat Allison and John Payne officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery in McMinnville. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Tullahoma Funeral Home Monday. She passed away Friday at…

By Chuck Shepherd Atrocities, starvation and disease continue in the Darfur region of Sudan as humanitarians try out inventive strategies to get the world’s attention. Nashville, Tenn., clothing designer Deborah Denson, for example, sells purple “Panties for Peace,” earmarking half the proceeds for Darfur relief. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, who has written tirelessly…

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Bowing to President Bush, the Democratic-controlled Congress lined up reluctantly Thursday to provide fresh billions for the Iraq war without the troop withdrawal timeline that drew his earlier veto. ?The Iraqi government needs to show real progress in return for America?s continued support and sacrifice,? said the commander in chief, and he…

KNOXVILLE (AP) – A 6-year-old boy was found walking on an Interstate 40 entrance ramp after he wandered away from his school. The boy told police he was walking to his day-care center because he had missed the van that was supposed to take him there. School authorities said they would investigate the incident, which…