The Leaf-Chronicle Clarksville The new bipartisan immigration bill may be the best and only chance that Congress will have in dealing legislatively with those who have entered the United States illegally. Right now, there are an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States. The proposed compromise bill ? which has been endorsed by…

By Mike Vinson I decided to write the following article not so much out of inspiration, but out of desperation and a quest for public awareness. Public roads are exactly what the title implies: roads/thoroughfares financed by taxpayer dollars for citizens to travel on as they choose. And the public roads available in this day…

Baby Boy Carter Hollis Turner was born April 7 at River Park Hospital weighing 8 pounds, .5 ounces. He is the son of Kimberly Stanley and Jacob Turner, and brother to Brian Stanley. His grandparents are Eve Garland, Steve Garland, and Debby and Don Turner of Bonney Lake, Wash. Baby Girl Maddison Ren? Shinabery is…

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ward of Murfreesboro are revealing plans for the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Rachel Ann Ward to Richard Todd Sangid. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Rick Sangid of Johnson City, and Mr. and Mrs. Randy Stutzman of Sevierville. The couple will exchange vows on July 7 at…

By ROB NUNLEY Pioneer baseball coach J.W. Holt and his staff had the task of reloading their squad this week. The Pioneers, who lost just two players to graduation from the 2007 club, held tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday at the Patrick Ramsey Complex, with 34 players vying for spots on a roster which was to…

George Costanza of ?Seinfeld? fame may have invented the ?It?s not you; it?s me? method of ending a relationship, but ex-Predators owner Craig Leipold did him one better Thursday. ?It?s not you or me; it?s them.? Leipold sent a letter to Predators season ticket holders Thursday, which could be summarized in three key points: ?…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD School?s out and sports at Warren County High School have ended, but coaches and athletes are already thinking about next year. The WCHS campus was full of activity Tuesday afternoon as five teams ? baseball, softball, volleyball, girls soccer and boys soccer ? held tryouts for the 2007-2008 season. Times for the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON ?Dog Days,? a special adoption day and yard sale held at Warren County Airport last Saturday to benefit Viola Valley Dogs, a local no-kill shelter operated by Linda Coursey, raised around $400 for the organization and resulted in the adoption of several animals. ?It was a good event,? Coursey said. ?I…

From the hills of Southwestern Virginia, Jeff Robbins brings the authentic mountain sounds that he grew up with to audiences around the United States. On Wednesday, May 30, he will bring a program of pure Southern Appalachian music to McMinnville, sponsored by Magness Library, with funding from the Community Foundation of Tennessee. At 6:30 p.m.,…

By LISA HOBBS Main Street McMinnville will be participating in a pilot program partnering with Google SketchUp and Google Earth that will make McMinnville stand out in a three-dimensional way on the World Wide Web. The 3-D downtown project will use good-quality aerial photographs of downtown to produce a complete 3-D model of downtown McMinnville.…