By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The undefeated streak continues for the Warren County Middle School boys varsity team after the Pioneers picked up a 50-41 road win over Franklin County North Thursday night. The Pioneers improved to 11-0 in Central Tennessee Conference play. The Gators put 11 points on the board in the opening period with the…

By ROB NUNLEY Dibrell’s Lady Wildcats celebrated eighth-grade night in style, and wrapped up the top seed for this week’s county championship tournament in one fell swoop Thursday night. Taking on Morrison in their final home action of the season, the Lady Wildcats wasted no time establishing dominance on their way to an eventual 40-15…

By ROB NUNLEY Camron Bond, Chris Weitzel and Aaron Powell (30) celebrate the Pioneers’ 56-45 win. If the waiting is indeed the hardest part, as the old rock song states, then it’s all downhill from here for the Pioneer basketball team. After spending almost three years without a District 7-AAA victory, a span of 39…

BABY GIRL Adrienne Starr Holt, daughter of Kerri Holt, was born Dec. 28 at River Park Hospital. The infant weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces. Her grandparents are Billy and Phyllis Holt. BABY GIRL Bryan and Lindsey Matheny announce the birth of their daughter, Eleanor Claire. Ella arrived at Middle Tennessee Medical Center on Dec. 23…

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Campaign resident and Warren County native Edith Faye Rowland, 93, died Jan. 26 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Elias and Dovie Mae Hennessee Greene, and was also preceded in death by her husband, William Alexander…

TODAY, JAN. 27 The Caravan Singers will be at Northside Baptist Church at 6 p.m. SUNDAY, FEB. 3 A Christian singles fellowship group is preparing for its first meeting at 5 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Christian singles of all denominations are encouraged to attend. Plans for the first meeting include…

By DUANE SHERRILL Twenty people were among those handed sentences last week by Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley. Included in circuit court action: ‘ James Robert Upchurch was ordered to serve five years in addition to his term for violation of probation for initiating the process to manufacture meth. ‘ Matthew Haag was ordered to…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON If you do a Google search on McMinnville, Tenn., you’ll get a little over 74,000 results, most of which are the usual business, real estate and hotel listings. But as County Commissioner Bill Yancy recently discovered, McMinnville is also included in a rather unusual Web site called, aptly enough, ‘Speed Trap…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Most taxpayers could expect a rebate of up to $600 starting in mid-May under the economic aid plan set to go through Congress. The Treasury Department says that despite the strains of tax filing season, the IRS will be able to begin delivering the payments within 60 days after President Bush signs…