BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) ‘ Injuries, narrow misses and an embarrassing loss to Penn State in the Outback Bowl marred what was supposed to Tennessee’s comeback after going 5-6 in 2005. But the Vols are using those mistakes in last year’s 9-4 season as a motivational tool, coach Phillip Fulmer said Friday at the SEC Media…

By ROB NUNLEY As the regular season in the Warren County Church Softball league draws to a close and teams are jockeying for tournament position, Temple flexed its offensive muscles Tuesday night, downing Friendship in a 32-25 slugfest. Zach Pelham led the way in helping Temple to its sixth win of the summer, finishing 4-for-5…

By ROB NUNLEY At right, Chase Officer has trouble finding the handle during workouts with the WCHS receivers. After their first full week of practice, the Pioneer football team is ready to kick it up a notch. Coach Chris Madewell’s squad completed its first week of light-gear drills Friday, and will return to the WCHS…

By Art Larson Sr. So much controversy has been created during this year’s race to the championship that I thought I’d help NASCAR out by suggesting some rule changes for next year. First of all, set the rules up at the beginning of the year and make sure all teams have them in writing. If…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD With their first football game of the season just around the corner, the Warren County Middle School Pioneer football team kicked off fall practice last week. Now in his second year, head coach Bill Harris and his staff will have their work cut out for them as they try to repeat on…

TODAY, JULY 29 Summer Friends and Family Day will be held at Trousdale Church of Christ with guest speaker Wayne Cantrell. Bible study at 9 a.m., worship at 10 a.m., and lunch to follow. Afternoon speaker Alan McCormick at 1 p.m. McMinnville Independent Baptist Church on West Sparta Street will hold homecoming and revival July…

By DUANE SHERRILL A Spencer man who ripped off his employer will serve 60 days behind bars and be liable for repaying Lowe’s for the thousands in merchandise and money he stole. The defendant, Jeffery Blair, entered a guilty plea before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to charges of theft. He was ordered to serve…

By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, How do you feel about online trading for building a stock portfolio? Assuming that someone has done their homework on which stocks to buy, is there anything else to know about do-it-yourself trading? ‘ Kevin Dear Kevin, There’s one very important thing to know ‘ don’t do it! This kind…

An aluminum baking pan. Lip gloss. Sewing scissors. Every item a buck or thereabouts. Picking through the merchandise at dollar stores can seem like a treasure hunt. But investigations by Consumer Reports’ researchers, outlined in the August/September issue of ShopSmart (the new shopping magazine by the editors of CR) have turned up some dicey deals.…

By James Clark Business owner Jennifer Morton, left, and Linsey Cornelius are both licensed estheticians who can be reached at 473-5227. As regular readers of this column likely realize, I have two major goals. The first is to get AC/DC to play a rock concert in McMinnville. Considering this idea hasn’t been greeted with open…