By ROB NUNLEY Dibrell’s girls bounced back from their first loss of the season to finish as the runner-up in this year’s Warren Masonic Lodge Christmas Tournament, downing DeKalb Middle in their final game by a narrow 32-31 score. Mary Roller tossed in a dozen points to lead the way for the Lady Wildcats, who…

BY ROB NUNLEY Josh Burton and the Boyd Broncos will be going for their fourth straight win when they travel to Victory Baptist tonight. A five-peat wasn’t in the cards for DeKalb Middle’s boys when they met Boyd Christian in the final game of this year’s Warren Masonic Lodge Tournament. Four-time winners of the annual…

BY ROB NUNLEY Local high school basketball teams are returning to their regular-season schedules this week after traveling around the midstate over their break. Holiday travel is fun, but it’s always nice to get back home. Warren County’s high school basketball teams saw their share of road trips over the Christmas break, but with the…

Baby Girl Vicky and Bo Bush of Woodbury are announcing the birth of their daughter, Macie Ayana Bush. She arrived at River Park Hospital on Nov. 30 weighing 8 pounds, 2 1/2 ounces. She is joined by sisters, Kelly and Chloe Bush. She is the granddaughter of Gail and JD Melton of Woodbury, Sherry and…

River Park Hospital welcomed the first baby of the new year at 12:05 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2008. Jessica was born to parents Nidia Tamayo Cruz and Saul Hernandez of McMinnville. Dr. David Watlington delivered the baby girl, who weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces. River Park and local merchants honored Jessica by giving her a…

A McMinnville Police Department officer recently graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy. Officer Bryan Officer completed 400 hours of instruction during the 10-week program. The training is required for Tennessee certification within six months of employment. Pictured, from left, are Capt. Mike Lane, Maj. Bryan Denton, Officer, TBI director Mark Gwyn and McMinnville…

Bonner FCEC met Dec. 14 at the home of Vita Gulley for their monthly meeting. Gulley conducted the meeting and welcomed guests Dot Hall and Sandra Blair. The group did the pledge to the flag and enjoyed a reading from Annis Hill titled ‘Mother Had A Baby.’ Reports were given by the secretary and treasurer,…

BY DUANE SHERRILL A policeman was cut by a knife-wielding suspect Wednesday who slashed the officer and himself as lawmen tried to take him into custody. The suspect, James Franklin Hopkins, 44, is charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest with a deadly weapon, and domestic assault. The injured officer, McMinnville Sgt. Mark Mara, suffered a…

CHATTANOOGA (AP) ‘ A judge confronted about a recording of his personal fantasies remarked at the time that he had been bothered by a ‘demon’ for decades, a prosecutor testified Thursday. Circuit Judge John B. Hagler of Cleveland, Tenn., resigned last month after District Attorney Steve Bebb and an investigator asked him about the tape…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Federal Reserve policymakers worried at their December meeting about the potential for a vicious cycle to develop in which credit problems could worsen. That could hurt economic growth and force the Fed to act more aggressively in cutting rates, according to meeting minutes made public Wednesday. “Some members noted the risk of…