By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The Boyd Christian seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball team wrapped up its season Monday night with a 60-23 win over Woodland in Woodbury. With the win the Broncos improved to 16-3 on the year. Boyd’s offense went on the attack in the opening period. Logan Walker, Aaron Taylor and Justin Wilson netted…

NEW YORK (AP) ‘ The 2007 season was outstanding for a bunch of fresh faces. Sixteen players, including league MVP Tom Brady, made The Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team for the first time. Yes, the record-setting New England quarterback who has won three Super Bowls in his eight pro seasons never was chosen an All-Pro,…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Warren County Middle School’s seventh-grade girls basketball team took on Van Buren County Tuesday night in the WCMS gym. After a slow start in the first half the Lady Pioneers bounced back in the second, only to fall to the Lady Eagles 22-19. Turnovers hurt the Lady Pioneers in the first period,…

By ROB NUNLEY Tommy Urbanski will very likely never walk again. For the rest of his days, the former part-time pro wrestler ‘ a bear of a man who relied on his strength for much of his livelihood ‘ will have to rely on his wife and other caregivers for many of his basic, everyday…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Warren County Middle School’s seventh-grade boys held a two-point halftime lead over Van Buren County Tuesday night, but a big rally by the Eagles in the third period gave them just enough to edge the Pioneers 38-33 in the WCMS gym. Van Buren’s William Holland was unstoppable during the first three minutes…

Rodney Boyd of McMinnville Electric System presents the awards for the city 2007 Chamber of Commerce Christmas Lighting Contest winners. Pictured are, from left, Boyd, Glenna Adcock, with children Trace and Tyla, first place, Betty and Tracy Risinger, with Jakob and Kataen Shockley, second place, and George Argo, with grandson Garrett Argo, third place. Not…

BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (AP) ‘ Search crews in boats resumed looking Thursday for the bodies of four young children while a judge denied bond for their father, who is accused of throwing them from an 80-foot coastal bridge. Boats went back into waters around the Dauphin Island bridge early Thursday, though heavy fog kept…

By Lisa Hobbs Any dog can bite. A joint meeting of the city’s Safety Committee and Street and Sanitation Committee may put the bite on irresponsible pet owners in McMinnville who don’t keep their dogs in check, under control, and on their own property. According to the Humane Society of America, man’s best friend bites…

BY DUANE SHERRILL A man who stomped presents under a Christmas tree before leading lawmen on a high-speed chase has been bound to the grand jury on charges he tried to run over officers as he was making his getaway from his holiday tirade. The suspect, Travis Dewayne Martin, 26, was bound to the grand…

BY Charles W. Johnson Illegal dumping around Wilson Bridge over Charles Creek, less than a mile from the county’s fairgrounds convenience center, has one nearby resident up in arms, but so far unable to get any action from local officials on apprehending the culprits. Ruchelle Steele, of Charles Creek Estates, says the dumping presents a…