By James Clark Will convicted killer Mary Winkler be violent again? That’s been a topic of local and national debate after she was released last week from a mental health facility following 60 days of treatment. The question has provided coffee shop conversation here in Warren County where it appears Winkler is making her home.…

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) ‘ Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not be taking his familiar No. 8 with him to Hendrick Motorsports next season. Earnhardt is leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc. at the end of the season and had hoped to take No. 8 with him to his new team. His late grandfather, Ralph, used that number and…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD With one more week left in the Gold and Silver summer bowling league, McMinnville Lanes remains in first place with 49.5 points. Security Federal has tried to close in on the league leaders, but still trails by a considerable margin with 39 points, good enough for second place. Beacon Federal has 37.5…

By Rob Nunley Wire-to-wire league leaders Cornerstone captured the tournament championship in the youth division of the Warren County Church Softball League Tuesday night, scoring eight runs in the fourth inning en route to a 14-2 win over Covenant. The league champions, who finished with just one loss for the entire summer, answered an early…

By ROB NUNLEY After an undefeated run through the season in the women’s division of church league softball, New Bybees suffered its first loss Monday night in the league’s championship tournament. The tourney’s top seed shook off their loss, however, and bounced back Tuesday with a pair of wins over the Baptist Misfits to claim…

By Rob Nunley The second-seeded North Hills softball team won the tournament champion in the men’s ‘A’ division of the church softball league Monday night, topping Apostolic Faith 31-13 in five innings. Victor Roller homered in the first for the eventual tourney champs, but Apostolic answered with three runs of its own to take a…

By ROB NUNLEY Brett Patterson came away with the overall first-place trophy Monday, and helped lead the Pioneer golf team to a third-place finish at the Cookeville Invitational. Patterson carded a round of 66, beating his closest competitor ‘ Cookeville’s Dustin Thomas ‘ by two strokes. Thomas and Lee Maxwell, who shot a 69, led…

By Rob Nunley In case this is the only 16 inches of copy you notice in your paper each week, Court Square will be the scene of a preseason tailgate party and pep rally tonight, as we get ready for next week’s football season openers for Warren County Middle School, the WCHS freshmen and the…

Warren County High School head football coach Chris Madewell said he and his staff were very pleased with their team’s performance Tuesday, at their first ‘ and only ‘ scrimmage of the 2007 preseason. The Pioneers traveled to Lynchburg to face the Moore County Raiders, coming away with a 34-0 shutout. ‘We had a pretty…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD It’s Friday and it’s time for some high school football. Fans are invited to come join the fun tonight as Warren County celebrates the upcoming high school football season with a tailgate party and pep rally for the Warren County High School and Warren County Middle School football teams. Main Street McMinnville…