The WCMS soccer team traveled to Winchester Monday evening for a matchup with the Franklin County South Trojans, who broke a halftime tie to defeat the Pioneers by a 4-2 final. The Pioneers kicked off the game and made a courageous drive to make the first strike early, but Franklin County’s defenses were strong. Each…

By Rob Nunley Warren County Middle’s success on the softball diamond continued Wednesday, as they blanked Cookeville’s Avery Trace Middle School on the road in both varsity and junior varsity action. Ali Young pitched the Lady Pioneers to victory in the varsity tilt, giving up just one hit and fanning six batters as WCMS won…

By Rob Nunley Gilley A double-dose of White County was just what the doctor ordered for the Pioneer baseball team this week. After earning their first district victory of the season Monday, then waiting an extra day after Tuesday’s rematch was rained out, the Pioneers returned to the diamond Wednesday night in Sparta, completing their…

By Gary Clothier Q: My grandfather used to talk about a TV entertainer who billed himself as the ‘world’s worst juggler.’ Apparently, he saw him perform several times and enjoyed the show. As I look back, I assume this was a vaudeville act. Do you know who this juggler was? ‘ L.M.A., Memphis, Tenn. A:…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Stella Louise Dodson Walker, 59, was born Aug. 4, 1948 and died April 2 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A homemaker and CNA and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Clayton and Willie Irene Lane Walker. In…

Salinas, Calif., resident and Warren County native Lucy Stotts Foster died March 20 in Salinas. The daughter of Bruce and Alice Lee Hennessee Stotts, she was preceded in death by her husband, Major Earl D. Foster; and daughter, Ellen Foster Bowling-Manteufel. She is survived by daughter, Alice T. Foster; son, Robert E. Foster; grandchildren, Brendan…

What readers are saying about an opinion column written by Duane Sherrill that said Hispanics aren’t treated with respect in America despite their hard work: ‘I am a former resident of McMinnville and own property there. I have waited a long time to see an article that gives the Hispanics the respect they deserve. They…

By JAMES CLARK City officials have vowed the two buildings that burned on Main Street last weekend won’t become another Hole ‘ an eyesore that lingers for decades. I admire the city’s stance. And, while I’m in the process of handing out compliments, I give the city high praise for its entire handling of this…

By Gene Lyons Maybe it’s too bad Baghdad isn’t actually a part of the United States, like, say, New Orleans. Bush administration loyalists would be arguing that its make-believe “Green Zone” government had become the ultimate welfare state and needed to be cut loose of its dependency on U.S. dollars and military might, lest it…

By Cokie & Steve Roberts They’re supposed to work as a reality check on a nomination process that can only be described as bizarre. They are the superdelegates, the elected officials and representatives of Democratic Party constituencies who this year are expected to make the difference — to add enough delegates into the column of…