Baby Boy Kayla and Randal Youngblood of Morrison are the parents of a son, Lathan Wayne Youngblood. He was born at River Park Hospital on April 20 weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces. He is welcomed by siblings, Keely Paige Youngblood and Trayton Rilee Cole. Baby Boy The birth of Brycen Howell Bouldin is being revealed…

By Duane Sherrill With juvenile obesity being one of the most daunting problems facing America’s youth, teachers at Dibrell School are leading by example, competing in their own Biggest Loser contest which will continue through the summer. To date, as they prepare to break for summer, the 24 Dibrell teachers and staff members have combined…

American Legion Auxiliary Girls State will convene for its 62nd session from May 25-31 on the campus of MTSU. Girls State continues to be one of the nation’s finest programs, according to local representative Pauline Norton. The program attempts to instill in young women of Tennessee a love of God and country. It does this…

CINCINNATI (AP) ‘ A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter hit the books has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma. Brian Gegner, of Fairfield, was sentenced last week to 180 days in jail for contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minor.…

McMinnville Public Safety Unit officers received recognition from McMinnville Police Department and the city of McMinnville. In the last five years they have volunteered their time and responded to over 4,400 calls for service, about 8,000 man hours, which amounts to one full-time department employee over four years. Pictured, front row, from left, are Norman…

Eastside Elementary’s top 10 first grade accelerated readers are rewarded with a limousine ride for their year-long efforts. Pictured, from left, are Tierea Davis, Maelee McGee, Keely Basham, Will Cantrell, Bella Scott, Dillon Young, teacher Pattie Smith, J.J. Lopez, Wessley Rowland, Audrey Phillips, and Zach Bennett.

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Congress responded speedily to voters’ angst over rising grocery prices and $4-a-gallon gasoline Thursday, bucking President Bush’s veto threats with lopsided votes to boost food stamps and farm subsidies ‘ after ordering Bush to quit pouring oil into the nation’s emergency reserves. Republicans, worried about steep losses in the fall elections, abandoned…

By Duane Sherrill A woman who lied to police about her food stamps being stolen will serve 40 days in jail after she was caught in her lie on video. The defendant, Romona R. Martin, 46, was ordered by General Sessions Judge Larry Ross to serve 40 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence for filing…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ The U.S. fence along the Mexican border is less a wall than a stuttering set of blockades: half barrier, half gaps. Americans are split pretty much the same way: half in favor, half against, passionate on both sides when it comes to the idea of erecting a wall to keep people from…