By ROB NUNLEY The boys tennis team from Warren County Middle School continued its successful spring Monday, rolling past Lewisburg 8-2 at the Civic Center courts to improve to 4-1 on the year. The Pioneers made a clean sweep in singles matches, winning all six points. Top-seed Dustin Morris won his match over Conner Kennedy…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Kris Surles is caught trying to score on a Cassie Wanamaker single during the first game of Monday?s twin bill. Success starts with your senior class, and the Lady Bronco softball team has seen its efforts pay off this season, finishing in second place in District 9-A action with a 9-3 record.…

By Dale Stubblefield This year?s NFL draft had a little bit of everything, the good, the bad and the ugly. Like I said before this year?s draft had very few impact players, but a lot of potential. Any by that I mean most of the players selected this year are going to need a little…

By ROB NUNLEY Hartsock, left, and Olson apply a fresh coat of paint to the senior center?s new wellness building. The team also helped out the building by donating new tiles for its ceiling. Professional athletes can provide fans with thrills and lifelong memories, and even occasionally break their hearts. But rarely can fans say…

By LISA HOBBS After holding a successful information seminar for veterans regarding benefits they may be entitled to, a twice-monthly group meeting is scheduled to help veterans even more. The first meeting will be May 10. Seminar organizer and Vietnam veteran Rod McClellan sees a need in Warren County when it comes to veterans and…

By DUANE SHERRILL Learning as a young patrol officer that there is a price to be paid for accepting gratuities, McMinnville Police Chief Charlie Sewell has published a story in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin warning of the hidden dangers an officer faces from accepting free items. ?The price of a cup of coffee may…

Warren County Middle School principal Betty Wood is releasing the school?s honor rolls for the fifth six weeks grading period: Sixth grade ? 1st Honor Roll (all A?s) Ashlynn Anish, Zachary Bennett, Jalen Boyd, Kristopher Byars, Eric Cantrell, Brenda Chavez, Trevor Connelly, Megan Dishman, Robert Eschenbacher, Stefanie Esmeyer, Blair Fisher, Jacob Griffin, Mackenzie Hall, Monica…

Manchester resident and Coffee County native Mildred Teal Williams, 76, died April 27 in McMinnville. A former employee of Genesco and Coffee Medical Center, she was a member of New Union Church of Christ and was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Jewel Freeze Teal, and was preceded in death by sister, Faye Teal…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joe Austin Williamson, 74, died May 1 at River Park Hospital after a six-month illness. A welder with Metal Products Corp., and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, he was the son of Richard Eugene and Clydie Graham Williamson, and was preceded in death by his former…

Jim Braxton, 57, of McMinnville (Centertown community) died Saturday, April 28 at St. Hospital in Nashville. Born on June 2, 1949 in Warren County, he was a sales agent with American General Life Insurance Company; an engineer, first responder and treasurer of the Centertown Fire Department, and a member of Centertown United Methodist Church. Mr.…