By Dale Stubblefield Their season has been over less than three weeks, but already the Lady Pioneer softball team has been busy rebuilding their squad for next year. On Friday head WCHS softball coach David Upton held tryouts for his 2009 squad with 32 girls battling for 25 spots. The team lost four seniors to…

Warren County School Board chairman John Turner presents the Employee of the Month award for May to Debi Martin of the Health Services Department.

Ron and Angela Gribble of Morrison announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kaitlyn Leanne Gribble, to Jake Christopher Nunley. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Eddie and Jan Nunley of Manchester. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Gribble, and Peggy and the late John D. Mankin of…

NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Can a pure chick flick become a hit? Yes, if it draws a diverse enough swath of female moviegoers. For “Sex and the City,” that will be the big question. There are indications that the film, which opens Friday, is attracting a lot of interest from women of all ages ‘…

Rock Island resident and DeKalb County native Willie Mae Scott Fisher, age 83, was born Oct. 31, 1924 and died May 25 at her residence. A retired inspector at Levi’s and member of the Church of God of Prophecy, she was the daughter of the late Sam Neal and Liza Bell Parker Scott. In addition…

McMinnville resident and Indian Head, Maryland native Robert Lee Gosnell, age 78, was born Jan. 1, 1930 and died May 24 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired carpenter and United States Army veteran of Korea, he was the son of the late Welby C. and Margaret Ann Boswell Gosnell. He was…

McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Clarence Rossville West, age 78, was born April 8, 1930 and died May 24 at Erlanger North in Chattanooga following a brief illness. A nurseryman with Boyd Brothers nursery, a United States Army veteran of Korea, Army National Guard retiree and member of Newtown The Baptist Church, he was…

White County native Charlie C. (Dandy) Ward, 83, died May 27 at Generations in Spencer. Preceded in death by parents Isaac John and Fannie Lou Brown Ward, he was also preceded in death by brother, Walter Ward and sisters, Velma Carter and Ella Ward. He is survived by daughter, Rose Caten and husband Edwin of…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON With the release of ‘Iron Man’ on May 2, and ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls,’ on May 22, two of this year’s most anticipated blockbusters have made their way to our local multi-plexes. And even though there are several other high-profile movies out right now, these two…

By Susan Newby With gas quickly approaching $4 a gallon and predicted to go even higher, sometimes you just have to go for good old-fashioned escapism. For little more than the cost of a gallon of gas, you can enjoy a matinee movie at the local cinema and I have decided I’ll gladly eat peanut…