By ROB NUNLEY Michael Thrower leaps up for an interception, which set up the Pioeners third TD of the night. The new trend of rolling over football teams from Sparta continued Monday night at Nunley Stadium. The Pioneer freshman rolled up a 42-0 lead by halftime, benefiting from two Robert Harris touchdowns and three scores…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Otters may not automatically come to mind as a rescue animal, but the Tennessee Road Builders Association decided this playful aquatic creature would be the perfect child booster seat and seatbelt safety mascot, and Ollie Otter was born. When you hear the comic, and catchy, play on words in the program’s…

By LISA HOBBS Never give up, and never say quit. The Humane Society of Warren County is still here, still in operation and is still struggling to make a difference. Two years ago this month, the Humane Society’s animal shelter closed its doors for good in Warren County. Although they reluctantly left the shelter when…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Families in Crisis is currently holding a support group for victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse, or family members of those dealing with these issues. The group will meet at 6 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Warren County Administrative Offices in the new business…

By LISA HOBBS The Warren County E911 Center is inching toward becoming part of the city after an adjacent property owner agreed to be annexed into McMinnville city limits. After being informed of the center’s desire to be annexed, and the problems involved in getting this done, property owner Jerry Williamson agreed to be annexed…

By Bonnie Collier Most everyone would agree that positive things happen as a result of teamwork. This is just the case with the Warren County High School and Business Roundtable Action Committee (BRAC) Internship Program. BRAC chairman and Accu-Router president Todd Herzog, along with WCHS career and technical programs director Tracy Risinger, are working together…

By LISA HOBBS Taking everyday items and turning them into works of art takes talent. Striving for perfection takes a lifetime of determination. What most children do as a way to pass the time, has turned into one teenager’s ambition to be the best. WCHS sophomore Shanda Fergeson, 15, began painting so long ago that…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON North Warren Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1974 in the last area of Warren County to get volunteer fire protection. Chief Kevin Duncan currently oversees the department and Matt Welcome is the assistant chief. The first fire chief was Glenn Vandagriff. The first station was situated where Ace Fence Co.…

By DUANE SHERRILL Two maids have made a deal, getting five days apiece for stealing prescription drugs from homes they cleaned. The defendants, Shonda L. Jacobs and Carol A. Rigsby, entered pleas to three counts of theft and were ordered to serve five days of 11-month, 29-day sentences with the balance of their terms to…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON If you want to hear some of Nashville’s premier hit songwriters perform their own music, then the Dottie West Music Fest is the place to be in October. One of the Nashville heavyweights on hand will be George Teren, a Massachusetts native whose songwriting credits include Tim McGraw’s ‘Real Good Man,’…