Don Kelly Aton, 75
Silver Point, Tenn., resident and Warren County native Don Kelly Eaton, 75, was born Dec. 18, 1932 and died May 17 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville following an extended illness. He was the son of the late James Lloyd and Emma Sue Willis Eaton. He is survived by one brother, Glen Eaton of…
Read MoreBasketball ‘May’-nia
By Dale Stubblefield Dale Stubblefield photos The May Mania girls basketball camp for girls in 4th-7th grades was held at the Warren County Middle School Gym last week, offering instruction in both offensive and defensive fundamentals of the game. The week ended with tryouts for next year’s WCMS squads. Below, Lexi Holmes works on her…
Read MoreCity League Schedule
Monday, May 19 Boys 9-10 baseball (Hoover Milraney Field) Galligan & Newman Orioles @ D.M. Simpson & Company Reds 6 p.m. L & C Custom Homes Red Sox @ Custom Granite Cubs 7:45 p.m. Babe Ruth baseball (Edley Newman Field) First National vs. Rotary Club 5:30 p.m. Save-A-Lot vs. Sundrop 7:30 p.m. ” Tuesday, May…
Read MoreFrom the STRETCH
Alex Sullivan, of the Stewart’s Nursery Braves, delivers a pitch during his team’s win over DWall Drywall last week at Dottie West Field in the boys’ senior league. The league returns to actionTuesday, with Stewart’s facing First National Bank and DWall taking on Morris’ Auto Body.
Read MoreFamily of 14-year-old boy hit by baseball holds onto hope
WAYNE, N.J. (AP) ‘ She wraps her arms around her son, gently raising the spindly 14-year-old boy off a couch to his feet. She hugs him and rubs his back, whispering ‘I love you’ over and over. Steven Domalewski moves his head to kiss his mother, but all he can manage are slurping sounds in…
Read MoreHaile reaches state tennis quarterfinals
By Rob Nunley Bailey Haile, a junior at the Webb School at Bell Buckle and the daughter of Scott and Sheila Haile of McMinnville, has reached the TSSSAA Division II state tennis championships as s doubles competitor. She and her partner Cathryn Caldwell, of Idaho, came back from being a set down, won a tie-breaker…
Read MoreCongrats to this year’s graduates
By Rob Nunley The Class of 2008 made the big walk last night, ending their high school careers and enjoying one of the biggest milestones of their young lives. As usual, the event was greeted with mixed emotions: Happiness for the students, who are now ready to take the next step into young adulthood, and…
Read MoreOne more Friday night on the field
By Rob Nunley Pioneer football class of 2008 members, from left, Daniel Boyd, Cody Deason and Ryan Daniel, pose together one final time at Nunley Stadium, prior to receiving their diplomas Friday night. Among the many accomplishments during their high school careers, this year’s seniors were celebrated during Friday’s ceremony for breaking the Pioneers’ 39-game…
Read MoreWC boys’ soccer coach steps down after two seasons-Jackson headed to mission field
By Rob Nunley The end of another year of school sports has seen the end of another coaching career in Warren County. Matt Jackson, who coached the Pioneer boys soccer team for the past two seasons and spent much of the last year doing double-duty ‘ coaching both the Pioneers and Lady Pioneers ‘ is…
Read MoreWCHS tracksters heading for state-Hennessee, Dodds reach TSSAA meet
By Dale Stubblefield Jared Dodds, above, will compete Friday in the TSSAA state championship meet, running in the 1,600 meters. Above left, Taylor Hennessee clears the high jump bar for a third-place finish, qualifying for this week’s state meet in that event. Two Warren County High School track standouts earned their way to the state…
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