By Duane Sherrill The fear of violence at Warren County Middle School prompted one-third of its students to stay home or leave early Friday in fear of what was to be a rumored shooting at the school. ‘We had 205 students who were absent and another 100 who checked out,’ said Warren County Director of…

By Margaret Hobbs Left: Jennifer Gribble hair stylist with Lemon Drop Salon and Day Spa, puts the final touches on 8-year-old Sarah Brewer’s hair style. – Right:Tori Woodlee at left, and Chelsey Simerly are showing off their the new Hello Kitty print lounge pants in fun River Park Hospital sponsored the 20th Annual Women’s and…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ The Nashville Predators say their difficult season has made them stronger. They now have what might be their final chance to prove that’s true. They return home for Game 6 on Sunday with the Detroit Red Wings ready to close out this opening series and move on to the Western Conference semifinals.…

LAS VEGAS (AP) ‘ A 29-year-old man awaited extradition to Nevada on Saturday for attempted murder charges stemming from the Las Vegas strip club melee and triple shooting that resulted in the suspension of Titans cornerback Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones. Arvin Kenti Edwards, of Renton, Wash., faces three counts of attempted murder with a weapon and…

NASHVILLE ‘ Running back LenDale White has been selected to lead Titans Caravan 2008 on Friday, April 25, the 10th day of the team’s annual two-week tour throughout Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. White will make appearances in Woodbury, McMinnville, Tullahoma, Shelbyville and Smyrna. Along with six-time Pro Bowl mascot T-Rac and the ‘Voice of the…

WCMS girls soccer tryouts The WCMS girls soccer team will be holding tryouts for all upcoming sixth- through eighth-grade girls on May 5-6 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the field beside Hickory Creek Elementary. A mandatory parents meeting will be held on May 8 for all parents of girls who make the squad. The meeting will…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ‘ If teen country star Taylor Swift didn’t get enough excitement this week with her two Country Music Television awards, she got another shot when she learned she’d be on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine’s “The Best of Rock 2008” issue. “Am I dreaming? Somebody pinch me, because I cannot believe…

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) ‘ Drew Lachey has traded in his dancing shoes for a racing helmet. The second-season “Dancing with the Stars” champion and former member of the pop group 98 Degrees qualified Friday for the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, a 10-lap charity race that is part of 34th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long…

By Gary Clothier CHUBBY CHECKER Q: As the chief mutineer aboard the British ship Bounty, Fletcher Christian set the ship’s captain, William Bligh, adrift, along with several loyal crewmates. Christian and his fellow mutineers later returned to Tahiti and then to Pitcairn Island, where the ship was burned. What happened to Christian? ‘ L.S., Norfolk,…

All My Children In order to literally erase the past and move on, Zach and Kendall set fire to the house where she had been with Aidan. Zach was able to forgive Kendall but didn’t let go of his anger toward Aidan. When Jesse’s coffin was exhumed, he and Angie found it contained a stuffed…