Darbie Lynn Hainey will become the bride of Bryan Brown on Sept. 22 in an outdoor ceremony at Smartt Station. Miss Hainey is the daughter of Michael and Rose Hainey, and the granddaughter of Bill and Gladys Graham of Morrison, and Jack and Frances Hainey of Flippin, Ark. Her fianc?? is the son of Robert…

Fall Creek Falls State Park will host its 29th annual Mountaineer Folk Festival on Sept. 7-9. The festival features old-time music, pioneer skills demonstrations, crafts and great country cooking. All activities will be held in the park’s village area. The festival kicks off on Friday night with a square dance featuring the Roan Mountain Hilltoppers…

Dreams come true in a magical jungle of vivid color and non-stop acrobatic action when Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy unleashes an all-new soaring adventure – part of a mammoth cross-country U.S. tour – coming to TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall beginning September 28 for five performances only. Produced by Cirque Productions and artistic director Neil Goldberg,…

Remember that picturesque Norman Rockwell portrait of a family sitting and enjoying a hot meal together? It’s all but a distant memory now. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the typical American family spends over $2,000 a year on dinners in restaurants with 10 percent of those dinners eaten at fast food…

KNOXVILLE (AP) ‘ Linebacker Jerod Mayo was depressed. Coach Phillip Fulmer’s stomach ached. Linebacker Ryan Karl was just plain angry. They couldn’t shake Tennessee’s 22 missed tackles in its 45-31 loss to California on Saturday. ‘On Sunday, you get that sick feeling in your stomach and you’re mad,’ Fulmer said Tuesday. ‘You just can’t get…

NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Thud! The final fallout from a disastrous opening weekend for Michigan came Tuesday, when the Wolverines dropped all the way out of The Associated Press Top 25, an unprecedented fall from No. 5 to unranked. Since the AP poll expanded to 25 teams in 1989, no team has taken a bigger…

BY DUANE SHERRILL It appears the real life story lines are juicer than the made up ones as at least 11 WWE employees are either being suspended or even fired for allegedly receiving steroids and human growth hormones (HGH) from Signature Pharmacy, Internet purchases found during a federal investigation of the company. One employee, Mike…

Pioneer fullback Morgan Wilcher bursts through the Shelbyville defense during last week’s win. Two of this year’s Pioneer opponents are ranked in the top 10 of their respective divisions, with Cookeville coming in at No. 10 in Class 5A and Ensworth ranked 10th in the Division II poll. The Pioneers play host to Franklin County…

1964 Olympic Gold medalist Bill Mills was the guest speaker at the Warren County Bridgestone/Firestone plant back in May. Mills spoke to Bridgestone employees and members of the WCHS track team and soccer team. Mills, along with Bridgestone/Firestone, presented a replica jersey to the track team. The jersey was framed and was then given to…

BY DALE STUBBLEFIELD Life’s pretty good if you’re a Pioneer football fan. Friday night our high school football team improved to 2-0 on the year with their 35-14 victory over Shelbyville. Unlike the Pioneers’ opening night, Friday’s weather was almost perfect for watching football and once again fans filled Nunley stadium to support their local…