By ROB NUNLEY MURFREESBORO ? Often it?s not what you do, but when you do it. And for a Lady Pioneer softball team facing elimination from the District tournament Monday, it wasn?t how many hits they recorded, it was when they recorded them that counted. Senior Kayla Hubbard came through with a one-out single in…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD After beating Lebanon on a last-minute goal during the regular season, the Pioneer soccer team knew they were going to be in for a battle Monday night as they took their No. 3 seed up against the sixth-seeded Blue Devils in the opening round of the District 7-AAA tournament. The Pioneers had…

By Dale Stubblefield For me, it?s not an issue of someone breaking Hank Aaron?s home run record of 755; it?s an issue on how they reached the record. With 10 homers already this season, Barry Bonds should surpass Aaron?s record sometime in July, if not before. I was always a big fan of Aaron?s, and…

By ROB NUNLEY Kyle Mullican swings at an offering from White County?s J.J. Taylor. The eighth-seeded Warriors eliminated Warren County from the district tournament with a 16-4 loss. MURFREESBORO ? The final chapter of the 2007 Pioneer baseball season played itself out with one dominant theme: The number 2. How many regular-season wins did Warren…

Jay Baker, vice president of the Morrison Ruritan Club, accepted the challenge of helping the club grow by actively recruiting new members. Now Josh Laxson, Charles Musgrove and Jeff and Dawn Myers are all new club members because of his efforts. ?I was on the Membership Committee last year but didn?t have much luck,? said…

By LISA HOBBS For all the ?American Idol? fans out there, now there?s a chance to highlight your singing ability, while helping the fight against cancer in the process. The 2007 McMinnville Karaoke Idol Contest will be the judge of the good, the bad and the ugly. Local residents can sign up before May 25…

By LISA HOBBS Ben Lomand Garden Club will be sponsoring a 2007 Keep America Beautiful, Great American Cleanup project today at 5 p.m. at First United Methodist Church on Main Street. ?We want to keep our community beautiful,? said organizer Jolletta Dean. ?We have gathered a group of children from First United Methodist Church, plus…

By LISA HOBBS Some juveniles who get into trouble could learn a few lessons from a hard days work. It?s with that in mind, the Hard Day?s Work Program was created. The first hard day started in 2004 by volunteer/ program organizer Joe Madden as a way to put a little more work into the…

McMinnville Lions Club will be presenting a diabetes information program this Thursday, May 10. The program will take place at Caney Fork Electric Auditorium at 6 p.m. Last year?s inaugural program was met with widespread interest. Cliff Swoape, Lions District 12S diabetes chairman, will be presenting a program detailing indications and treatments of the disease.…

By Margaret Hobbs Wooden shoes are a novelty item from Holland, not used very much today by residents. The country is noted for its beautiful flowers as depicted on the hand-embroidered table scarf. With six FCE clubs gathering for International Day, an aroma of delicious smells permeated from the Warren Administration Building recently. As part…