By LISA HOBBS Pictured are EMT’s Joey Lee, left, and Stacy Bonner taking over after lifeguards stabilized and removed the victim from the water. A test dummy was rescued Wednesday from Gilley Pool after sustaining possible spinal cord injuries. The drill was a way to give emergency personnel hands-on experience with this type of worst-case…

By JAMES CLARK The Warren County School System just got nearly $2.2 million richer. Thanks to a new state education funding formula implemented this year by Gov. Phil Bredesen, Warren County is one of a number of Midstate school systems to receive extra money. ‘It’s a nice chunk of change,’ said Director of Schools Dr.…

By LISA HOBBS WOOD The 2007-2008 city of McMinnville budget passed on its first read Tuesday night but just barely at a vote of 4-2 with one alderman absent. The budget, which calls for a 7-cent tax increase for city residents, received two no votes from Aldermen Rick Barnes and Billy Wood. Barnes voted no…

By DUANE SHERRILL Shots rang out on Chancery Street at rush hour Wednesday, but no one is anxious to tell police what happened ‘ despite the fact officers found a bullet-riddled car shortly after the mysterious shooting. According to police reports, shots were heard at precisely 5:23 p.m. Wednesday in the vicinity of Auto Expressions…

Cypress, Calif., resident and Warren County native Mary Elizabeth (Wright) Black, 77, died June 22 at her home after a lengthy illness. A retired employee of McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft, she was preceded in death by her parents, Greg W. and Emma Cleo Tosh Wright; her husband, Cecil L. Black in 1999; son, Donald L. Black in…

Prescott, Ariz., resident and Warren County native Edward A. Wright, 73, died June 4 after a lengthy illness. Retired from McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft in 1992 after 33 years of employment, he was preceded in death by his parents, George W. and Emma Cleo Tosh Wright; infant daughter, Lisa M. Wright in 1964; brothers, Everett Lee Wright…

(AP) ‘ In the month after a surprising analysis revealed possible heart risks from the blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia, reports of side effects to federal regulators tripled. The sudden spike is a sign that doctors probably were unaware of the drug’s possible role in their patients’ heart problems and therefore may not have reported many…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ‘ Gordon Gee launched two of the most high-profile building projects at Ohio State University as president in the 1990s ‘ a new athletic arena and the renovation of Ohio Stadium. When he left in 1997, he said he regretted not seeing the completion of those projects. ‘I just hope they invite…

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) ‘ Overweight children are stigmatized by their peers as early as age 3 and even face bias from their parents and teachers, giving them a quality of life comparable to people with cancer, a new analysis concludes. Youngsters who report teasing, rejection, bullying and other types of abuse because of their…

CHATTANOOGA (AP) ‘ Law enforcement authorities used a statewide database that tracks purchases of ingredients for methamphetamine to uncover what they contend is a $17 million multi-state drug operation. A federal grand jury in Chattanooga returned indictments Tuesday against 45 people from Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute over 375…