By Rob Nunley Some say home is where the heart is. But for the middle school girls’ softball team, home continues to be where the wins are. The Lady Pioneers continued their undefeated streak at Sam Martin Field, downing the visiting DeKalb Middle Lady Saints by a 4-1 final. All the offensive damage was done…

By Dale Stubblefield Every now and then, you run across something that boggles the mind. That was certainly true last week, when a friend sent me via e-mail the Internet address of a high school football program out in Oklahoma. The high school Website showed a new football facility, actually a new wellness and fitness…

By Rob Nunley senior southpaw Josh Mullins delivers a first-inning pitch during his complete-game performance. The Pioneers picked up their first district win, downing Sparta 8-3. For Pioneer pitcher Josh Mullins, the last few outings on the mound might have had him feeling like a two-legged table. But the senior hurler finally got some much-needed…

By Dale Stubblefield South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier spoke as this year’s keynote addressee at the Boyd Christian Spring Banquet. As part of the festivities, longtime Boyd president C.N. Womack, at left, received special recognition from BCS board member Wally McClarren Saturday night at Boyd Christian’s 13th Annual Spring Benefit, football fans got the opportunity…

The engagement and upcoming marriage of Holly Beth Elkins to Nathan Scott Luna is being revealed by her parents, Rickey and Beth Elkins. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Elvis and Linda Lamb of Rock Island. Miss Elkins is the granddaughter of Gordon and Jane Cantrell and Lane and Bonnie Elkins. Her fianc?? is…

By Duane Sherrill Seventeen people were among those sentenced this past week by Judge Bart Stanley in Circuit Court criminal division: Included in court sentencing: ‘ Travis Taylor was ordered to serve 270 days of a nine-year sentence and pay $2,000 plus costs for initiating the process to manufacture meth. ‘ Josh Thompson was instructed…

By Duane Sherrill A bill collector who got strong-armed with one of his debtors while she was at work was given a year on probation after he entered a no-contest plea to harassment charges. The defendant, Michael Dewayne Ramsey, entered a no-contest plea before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to the charge of harassment. The…

By Duane Sherrill If someone told you March is Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month, your first reaction might be to ask what the disease is and why you should be concerned. But when you consider that deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, can be fatal, it becomes very clear that it’s vitally important to learn what…

By Lisa Hobbs April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect, and encourage individuals and communities to support children and families. Children’s Advocacy Center workers and District Attorney Lisa Zavogiannis will be working together in the hopes that not one more child suffers from abuse ‘…

LEFT PHOTO-Scaffolding surrounds the old McMinnville Opra House during Main Street renovation work in September 2005. The building was probably best known as King’s Department Store and Your Tot to Teen when Main Street was a thriving business district. RIGHT PHOTO-A location rich in history has been reduced to rubble, which city workers are in…