By Charlie Nardozzi Family photos often tell the tale of memorable life moments. One of my favorite family photos shows my 2-year-old daughter and I planting pumpkin seeds in the garden. Now she?s a teenager and not interested in gardening at the moment, but somehow I feel the “seed” has been planted for her to…

Shown with their medals after completing either the Country Music Marathon or Half Marathon in Nashville on Saturday are local residents, from left, Bobby Kirby, Herschel Wells, Heather Wells, Leslie Hoover, Freddy Hoover and Paige Northcutt.

By Rob Nunley Tony Stewart?s ?bad boy? reputation came back, however briefly, with his recent comments likening NASCAR to professional wrestling. The driver, who?s developed a ?love him or hate him? relationship with fans and media members over the years, was fined and put on probation by Nextel Cup officials after missing a post-race media…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Mary Kate Fisher singles in the fourth inning of Tuesday?s game against Oakland. The Warren County Lady Pioneer softball team?s regular season came to an end Tuesday night at home against Oakland. After taking an early one-run lead. the Lady Pioneers gave up three runs in the top of the seventh and…

By LISA HOBBS Young Men United made a proposal to the city of McMinnville requesting the use and care of Rocket Ball Field. This is the second time for the proposal because the first request was denied. The group?s proposal includes a 50-year agreement between the city and YMU for $1. In return, the organization…

By LISA HOBBS Historic Riverside cemetery is known as the resting place for many of the area?s notable personalities, and it?s regularly used for historic tours. However, the cemetery will no longer be a home for some. Although the human residents will remain undisturbed, three of the trees are marked for removal as being unsafe…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON If you like cars and motorcycles, then Three Star Mall is the place to be this Saturday, May 5, when the friends and family of Sherry Pelham Relay for Life Team will be presenting Cruizin? for a Cure Car and Bike Show as a fundraiser for cancer research. Sherry Pelham, the…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 40-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court. Included in court action: ? Jacob Simpson was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of domestic assault. ? Jennifer Caswell was handed an 11-29 probationary sentence and must pay $100 plus costs and undergo anger…

After going through a class of range and firearm safety, students got a chance to practice some skills at the firing range. Pictured front row, from left, are class members Donna Dunlap, Jimmy Bonner, Howard Pennington Jr., and Michael Chrisawn. Back row, instructors Stewart Whitman, Tim Jones and Todd Rowland.

By DUANE SHERRILL A local couple charged with providing alcohol for their children to have a drunken party at the family home entered a plea agreement to lesser charges recently, still maintaining they did not give alcohol to their children. The defendants, Darrell Lynn Sherrill, 37, and Sheena Marie Sherrill, 31, entered pleas before Circuit…