By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The No.1 spot was up for grabs in the Central Tennessee Conference Monday night when the Lady Pioneers’ middle school soccer team took on Harris Middle School out of Shelbyville. The Lady Pioneers’ only loss of the season came at the hands of Harris Middle earlier this season, so with a win…

By LISA HOBBS Could Tennessee’s drought, which has been scary enough throughout the summer, add another scare to Halloween? Kenny Harris Farms usually grows hundreds, if not thousands, of pumpkins each year. The large number Harris is used to will likely be cut dramatically this year because of the drought. Without rain, vines are drying…

By DUANE SHERRILL A man who beat his girlfriend after drinking eight quarts of beer will spend a year behind bars. The defendant, Benjamin Yuk Lin Liau, 42, was directed by General Sessions Judge Larry Ross to serve an 11-month, 29-day sentence at 75 percent for domestic assault. His sentence comes after he assaulted his…

By JAMES CLARK What’s the story behind the new Thomas Junction food booth? That’s been one of the most popular questions at the fair as the former Warren County Youth Baseball food booth has a new owner. The booth was bought by the family of Thomas Davenport, who is in need of kidney surgery. The…

Letter To The Editor TO THE EDITOR: As a citizen of Warren County, it concerns me the leaders of our community are willing to deter people from starting a new business venture. Our county is in a huge economic depression from lack of industry, of which I foresee no immediate change. One of our life-long…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON I’m keeping at least part of this week’s ‘What’s the Word’ in the family, so to speak, in that my brother, Ralph Pedigo, who apparently reads my column, asked me if I know where the term ‘flea market’ comes from. Now some folks may be wondering why my surname is Johnson…

Dear Dave, My husband just left me after not working for months and developing a drug problem. We lived in an apartment together, so there’s no mortgage to worry about. I love him and want him back and well, but I’m scared and wonder if I should protect the bank account and credit card. There’s…

The longtime location of Hillis Market on Nashville Highway has changed hands twice in the past six months. Billy Medley was the previous owner before selling it Friday. Once again fair week has arrived, or as I like to call it, the week I turn into a corndog. About the only fair food I eat…

If you or someone you know is disabled, then family support may be able to help. The Family Support Program is a law in Tennessee, initiated July 1, 1993. It is for individuals, from birth to the elderly, who may have physical impairment, mental impairment, or both. The program is administered by Pacesetters, Inc., in…