By Dale Stubblefield Last Saturday, the Lady Pioneer volleyball team took the opportunity to get in some more work before kicking off its regular season next week by traveling to Chattanooga to compete in the Choo Choo Play-day. The Warren County squad was matched up against some tough competition, but finished the day with a…

By Dale Stubblefield The Warren County Middle School girls soccer team opened its 2007 season with a 3-1 road victory over Tullahoma Monday night in Central Tennessee Conference action. Lauren Roller scored two goals for the Lady Pioneers, while Lauren Wilkinson had one goal. The Lady Pioneers got off to a slow start in the…

By Dale Stubblefield Teaching a kid to be competitive at an early age is a very difficult thing to do. You’re either born with the competitive gene or not. Granted, as some kids get older and they mature, their competitive spirit grows. But somewhere down deep inside it was always there, they just needed a…

By ROB NUNLEY Devin Grove of the WCMS defensive line tracks down the quarterback. After five days away from the practice field, Warren County’s high school and middle school football teams were allowed back outside Monday night. Because of continuing high temperatures, school officials prohibited any athletic teams from practicing before 7 p.m., so the…

Austin McClure seems to be suspended in the night sky as he catches some air off one of the diving boards during the Kids of the Community party at Gilley Pool.

The stage is set for a monstrous Pioneer Football Pep Rally and Tailgate Party this Friday from 6 to 10 p.m. on Court Square. The event is scheduled to include a tailgate rally, activities and games, food, beverages, a parade called ‘March to Victory’ and a huge pep rally with performances and introductions of the…

By DUANE SHERRILL A fugitive from justice was a few pounds too heavy this past week as he was caught trying to pass through the checkout line at Wal-Mart with 45 items hidden in his pants. The suspect, Jeffery Turner (aka Joseph Bajardy, aka Joseph Hawkins), 48, is charged with theft and being a fugitive…

By LISA HOBBS A Main Street building, locally known as the Lively Building, has been an eyesore for years. The appearance of the building, particularly the plywood on the front of the building, has been mentioned quite often to Historic Zoning Commission members as an area of contention for downtown businesses. Despite how area business…

By JAMES CLARK School bells could be heard from Morrison to Eastside on Monday as class is now in session for every school in the county. Current enrollment at Warren County’s 11 public schools is 6,358 students, according to Director of Schools Dr. Jerry Hale. That number is bolstered by 1,826 students at Warren County…

By DUANE SHERRILL DAVENPORT Newtown is no more, at least when it comes to its business district, as it has silently slipped into the grasp of the city of McMinnville which has annexed the area around Nashville Highway. The transition went quietly as the official change went into effect last month, with police and fire…