DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ‘ Fred Thompson officially entered a wide-open Republican presidential race Thursday, vowing to invigorate a dispirited GOP and promising to thwart another Clinton from capturing the presidency. The former Tennessee senator harkened to the GOP glory days of 1994 when he and other Republicans seized control of Congress and established an…

SEATTLE (AP) ‘ A woman who faced up to 90 days in jail for registering her dog to vote has agreed to a deal that could remove the charge from her record. Jane Balogh, 66, won’t be prosecuted on the charge of making a false or misleading statement to a public servant if she does…

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (AP) ‘ Three stage workers at the city’s theatre were fired after city officials said they tied hangman’s nooses onto the end of ropes hanging from stage riggings. City officials on Wednesday defended the firing, and won a vote supporting the decision from the Memphis suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen. ‘It is…

By JAMES CLARK There has always been a fascination with tall buildings and developer Tony Giarrantana is in the process of bringing one of the tallest to downtown Nashville. Giarrantana is one of the driving forces behind Signature Tower ‘ a skyscraper that will become the fifth tallest building in the country when it’s scheduled…

By Cokie & Steven Roberts Sen. Larry Craig blamed the Idaho Statesman for conducting a “witch hunt” into his private life and triggering his downfall. But in fact, the Statesman was scrupulously fair, declining to publish the results of its investigation until it could verify, through accounts of those who were with Craig, that he’d…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The Lady Pioneer soccer team dropped to 1-3-1 on the year after falling to Cookeville on Wednesday 7-1 in District 7-AAA action at home on the WCHS soccer field. Shea Hyatt scored the Lady Pioneers’ only goal on the day as the Lady Cavaliers out-shot Warren County 8-1 in the first half,…

Keith Hamilton has left his position as head coach of the Warren County High School girls’ soccer team, according to reports received Thursday. Hamilton, who just began his fifth season at the helm of the Lady Pioneers, stepped down Thursday, one day after the team lost to Cookeville in a 7-1 district contest. ‘This was…

Motlow College will hold its annual college fair and a financial aid seminar this Wednesday, Sept. 12, according to Laura Monks, assistant director of student services on the Moore County campus. The financial aid seminar is for anyone wanting to learn how to apply for financial aid to help with college costs. During the college…

By DUANE SHERRILL A woman says she was held prisoner in her own home by her ex-boyfriend who allegedly beat her with a ruler and burned her with cigarettes. The defendant, Billy Clarence Martin, 50, is charged with false imprisonment and domestic assault for allegedly injuring his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Roberts, during an invasion of her…

By LISA HOBBS The city of McMinnville is growing as more of Newtown disappears. More than 31 acres of the area has been willingly annexed into McMinnville. Property owners in that area are drawn by the attraction to city water and sewer. In the last few months, several properties in Newtown have requested to be…