NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Suspended Titans cornerback Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones says he has advice for inner-city children on how to avoid making some of the mistakes that have gotten him into trouble in the NFL. Jones appeared at a football camp held in Atlanta by a former coach, and he told WGCL-TV that making the right…

By ROB NUNLEY Security Federal continues to close the gap in the Gold and Silver bowling league. After Tuesday afternoon’s session, McMinnville Lanes still leads the league standings with 35.5 points, but Security Federal inched closer, and now has 31. Beacon Federal and Cumberland Lumber are tied for third with 26 points, while Warren County…

By ROB NUNLEY Stewart and Champions Turf Farms owner Morris Brown take a short break while overseeing work on No. 16. The McMinnville Country Club golf course is undergoing a major facelift. The surfaces of all 18 putting greens, as well as the practice green, are being completely replaced, under the watchful eye of course…

By ROB NUNLEY McMinnville Aluminum and Vinyl Supply picked up a big win Tuesday night, as tournament play continued in the boys’ 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch league at Jim Mansfield Field. MAVS went up 10-6 after two innings, and got a home run and two triples from A.D. Majors on the way to a 19-8…

McMinnville resident and Van Buren County native Robert Avery Boyd, 85, was born Feb. 17, 1922 and died July 7 at River Park Hospital following a lingering illness. A retired employee of Carrier, a United States Army veteran of WWII, and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of the late…

McMinnville resident and Painesville, Ohio native Patricia Ann Vaughn Sweeton, 63, died unexpectedly July 9 at her home. A homemaker and a member of the Pentecostal Church, she was the daughter of the late George and Ruth Vaughn; and was also preceded in death by her children, Theresa Dianne Ross and Gregory Ross; sisters, Helen…

Michael Womack, 57, of McMinnville (Lucky community) died Monday, July 9 at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage. He was born on Aug. 1,1949 in Warren County, and was preceded in death by his father, Wilburn Womack and brother, Stephen Randall Womack. Mr. Womack was a tool and die maker with Cumberland Machine Company and affiliated…

Smithville resident Lee Burnice Ray, 93, died July 10 at Vanderbilt Hospital. A retired Magnetek employee and a member of New Union the Baptist Church for 61 years, he was the son of the late Thurman and Lula Lakey Ray and was preceded in death by his wife, Avis Novella Ray; son-in-law, Paul Blankenship; brothers,…

Spencer resident Alvie Emory Hastings, 87, died July 7 at his home after an extended illness. A sawmill owner, a timber worker and a member of Clarks Chapel Church of God, he was the son of the late Albert Marion and Ethel Mae Stubblefield Hastings; and was preceded in death by one son, Harold Hastings;…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ U.S. counterterror officials are warning of an increased risk of an attack this summer, given al-Qaida’s apparent interest in summertime strikes and increased al-Qaida training in the Afghan-Pakistani border region. On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told the editorial board of The Chicago Tribune that he had a ‘gut feeling’ about…