By DUANE SHERRILL FREDIA BLACK The McMinnville Jaycees presented their coveted Young Man and Young Women of the Year awards last night, honoring Bryan Kell and Fredia Black as this year’s recipients. The Young Woman of the Year award was presented to Black by last year’s recipient, Myra Mara, who cited her successor’s many volunteer…

By DUANE SHERRILL In the same week that saw heat records broken around the Midstate, some local residents were surprised to see the tell-tale warning sign of impending snow, that being the spreading of brine on the highways by state trucks. Motorists heading to work Friday were greeted by the familiar glaze of brine, a…

By Lisa Hobbs Should sidewalks be required in subdivisions? If so, should they be wide enough for two people to walk side by side, about 5 feet, or extra wide at 10 feet? McMinnville officials will be considering those decisions in the future. The current sidewalk restriction in McMinnville subdivisions is 10 feet wide and…

By DUANE SHERRILL State Sen. Steve Roller’s first week in office was a whirlwind of activity as the newly appointed lawmaker criss-crossed the seven-county district while also spending time on Capitol Hill as the General Assembly began its 2008 session. Along with getting his office up and running, Roller has been busy preparing bills to…

By James Clark Getting shot was one of the last things on Brent Newby’s mind when he was out riding horses with his girlfriend on New Year’s Eve. But through a near-tragic twist of events, Newby ended up getting shot in the stomach by a woman he doesn’t even know. After emergency surgery and two…

IRVING, Texas (AP) ‘ On the home sideline of the Dallas Cowboys’ most recent home playoff game, Greg Ellis was surrounded by teammates who were seeking their second, third or fourth Super Bowl ring. On the other sideline? A joke of a team. A playoff team, yes, but one that shouldn’t have given Dallas any…

KNOXVILLE (AP) ‘ Richmond coach Dave Clawson resigned Friday to become Tennessee’s offensive coordinator, a job he said was ‘too good of an opportunity to pass up.’ Clawson, who led the Spiders (11-3) to the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals this season, steps up to the major college level to work under coach Phillip Fulmer. After…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) ‘ Freshman Patrick Patterson had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lift Kentucky to a 79-73 double-overtime win over No. 13 Vanderbilt on Saturday, stealing back some of the luster missing from the historic program. Ramel Bradley added 20 points, and Joe Crawford had 17 for Kentucky (7-7, 1-0), which gave Billy…

By ROB NUNLEY It’s not easy to beat any team when you give them a head start. And when you fail to score for an entire opening quarter, against one of your district’s top teams, it’s especially difficult. For the second straight game the Lady Pioneer offense failed to materialize for much of the contest,…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Friday night the Lady Broncos traveled to Forrest for a District 9-A matc up with the Lady Rockets who entered the contest with only one district loss, while the Lady Broncos sit at the bottom of the district. Boyd was in search of it first district win and unfortunately for Lady Bronco…