By Rob Nunley A&K Termite kept its early season hot streak going this week, downing Pioneer Pediatrics 16-2 Tuesday night in boys’ 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch play at Jim Mansfield Field. Improving to 5-0 with the victory, A&K plated 13 runs over the course of the first two innings, setting the tone for the lopsided…

Billy and Staphana Gay have the honor of announcing the marriage of their daughter Brittany Lauren Gay to Bobby Lee Wilhoite Jr. He is the son of Bobby and Janet Wilhoite of Unionville. The ceremony was held at 2 p.m. on April 19 at Lu Retta United Methodist Church in Sevierville. It was performed by…

By DUANE SHERRILL Arraignment dockets were heard this week in General Sessions Traffic Court for both criminal and trial divisions as no trial court was held. Included in court action: ‘ Javier Perez was ordered to serve 30 days of a six-month sentence, pay $50 plus costs, and lose his license for one year for…

Baby Boy Marcie and Tim Releford are announcing the birth of their first child, Skylar Ray Releford. He was born April 24 at Southern Tennessee Medical Center weighing 7 pounds, 15 ounces. His grandparents are Howard and Anita Lance, and Raymond and Janet Releford of Monteagle. Baby Girl Lindsea Madison-Danielle Moffitt, daughter of Chelsea Grissom…

By Lisa Hobbs McMinnville residents along Red Road could be saying hello to a new subdivision called Quail Run. Construction is expected to begin in the next month and completed by the end of the year. Mississippi-based Quad States Construction will be building 50 units ‘ 22 single homes and 14 duplexes with two units…

McMinnville Police Department will be conducting DUI saturation patrols and checkpoints during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The DUI checkpoints and saturated patrols will be conducted within the city limits. The DUI checkpoints will be set up on South Chancery Streetx and Old Smithville Road. The saturation patrols and checkpoints are designed to make highways…

By DUANE SHERRILL Qualifying papers are available today for city elections across Warren County as all four incorporated townships will have elections on the same day. ‘As far as I can recall, this will be the first time all four incorporated entities, that being McMinnville, Centertown, Viola and Morrison, had their municipal elections on the…

By JAMES CLARK Lawmakers slashed nearly a half billion dollars from the Tennessee budget and they’re now left holding their breath that state government can operate without a noticeable lapse in services. ‘These cuts won’t be worth it if people in McMinnville are forced to drive to Cookeville to get a driver’s license,’ said state…

Registered respiratory therapist Don Strong has announced his candidacy for the office of U.S. Representative to 4th Congressional District in the Republican Primary to be held Aug. 7. A therapist at Cumberland Medical Center, a 10-year veteran of the United States Army, and longtime resident of Crossville, Strong believes it is people that make this…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Democratic officials say Barack Obama has begun a top-secret search for a running mate. Democratic officials said Thursday the party’s likely nominee has asked former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson to begin vetting potential vice presidential picks. Johnson did the same job for Democratic nominees John Kerry in 2004 and Walter Mondale…