By J. Dale Beaty For the past few years the Tennessee Department of Agriculture has offered small cost share grants to farmers to improve there farming operations and to try new enterprises on their farms. During the last year the different grants offered to farmers by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture have been well received…

By Dakota Tinney Ever have feelings of stress, nervousness, and pent-up negative energy you need to release? Here are some suggestions that will aid you in your steps toward letting go of that bad energy and refueling yourself for a brand new day with a better attitude and perspective on life. We tend to have…

By Dakota Tinney An abusive relationship usually begins in oblivion. At first everything will seem OK with a girlfriend or boyfriend who is excessively protective, and constantly quizzical. You feel their watching over you is a symbol of love, when in fact love is built on trust. You may begin spending less time with family…

Do you need to lower your cholesterol and find ways to eat healthier? Perhaps you want to lower your cancer risks or try to lose some weight. If so, then you should register for the Heartcare program. The University of Tennessee Extension is offering the Heartcare program to help the citizens of Warren County take…

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: Over 5.4 million veterans received care in Veterans Affairs health facilities in 2007. This year VA will treat more than 774,000 veterans hospitalized in our facilities across the nation. VA’s outpatient clinics, nearly 900 of them, will register over 60 million visits. From the patient rooms of…

Creative Discovery Museum is partnering with the Chattanooga Engineers Club and professional engineers from the Chattanooga area to get kids excited about engineering. On Sat., Feb. 2, professional engineers from organizations like TVA, McKee Foods, Chattanooga State, UTC and others will provide fun hands-on activities that engage kids in the kinds of problem solving and…

By JAMES CLARK YOUNG For singles who would like to meet other singles in a setting other than a bar, First United Methodist Church has an answer. Church members are organizing a Christian Singles Fellowship Group and this Sunday is the first meeting. With the Super Bowl matchup between the New York Giants and undefeated…

By JAMES CLARK Top photo: Dakota Spitzer passes time at the home show in high-definition fashion by watching the movie ‘Cars’ on a Samsung flat-screen TV at the Sears booth. All the gloom-and-doom talk surrounding the national economy and new home construction was nowhere to be found over the weekend at McMinnville Civic Center where…

PHOENIX (AP) ‘ Looks like Tom Brady will be true to his word. One day after promising his ankle injury wouldn’t keep him from preparing for and playing in the Super Bowl, Brady was back where he belongs Monday. He practiced with the New England Patriots for the first time since he was hurt against…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Boyd’s Lady Broncos stepped outside of District 9-A action Saturday night to take on the Lady Feet of Webb. Webb jumped out to a big lead in the first period, but the Lady Broncos fought their way back only to fall 66-54 at Boyd Christian. The Lady Broncos are now 3-14 on…