Bobby Hall, Claude ‘Blinkey’ Horn and Ted Riggs have been elected into the Tennessee Sports Writers Hall of Fame. The induction cermony will take place Thursday, July 10, at Cumberland University in Lebanon at 6 p.m. Hall worked for almost 40 years as a writer for the Commercial Appeal in Memphis. He covered everything from…

The 7-and-under Pioneers came away with first place in last week’s Fourth Annual USSSA Spring Qualifier at Mt. Juliet, finishing with a 4-1 record. Team members include, front row, from left, Brandon Hennessee, Ethan Smith, Jaeden Pyburn, Will Cantrell, Brent Williamson and coach Jamie Smith. Second row, Brant Young, Jordan McMillen, Sloan Seymour, Eli Jones…

By Rob Nunley Action began at the city baseball fields last weekend, with two games kicking off the season in the boys’ 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch league. Pine Hill Plastics got the season started on a winning note, collecting 25 hits on the way to a 20-6 win over Brewer Amusement. An eight-run second inning…

SMITHVILLE ‘ Gracemoor will hold its annual golf tournament at RiverWatch Golf Club later this month. Gracemoor began with the dream to establish a safe haven for victims of domestic abuse in White County. The goal of Gracemoor is not to be a replacement for any home, but to provide a temporarily reprieve from a…

Girls First Team No. 1 Kelly Gray Siegel No. 2 Hayley Edwards Siegel No. 3 Brianna Wishing Siegel No. 4 Jessica Ginn Siegel No. 5 Katie Hargrove Siegel Second Team No. 1 Hope Proctor Cookeville No. 2 Corbin Ehlert Cookeville No. 3 Kacy Conaster Lebanon No. 4 Daphane Ekmanis Cookeville No. 5 Anne Guiler Riverdale…

By Rob Nunley Monday, April 28, the Warren County Middle School track squad competted in the Central Tennessee Conference’s invitational track meet at Coffee County High School, bringing home a pair of wins and several top-five finishes. The girls’ relay team of Morgan McCormick, Fran Duvall, Madison Smartt and Ayla Anish won both the 4×100…

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) ‘ President Bush, buoyed by a batch of economic news that wasn’t as bad as expected, predicted Friday that consumers are on their way to better days. “I know it’s tough times, and I know you’re having to pay more at the fuel pump than you want,” Bush said. “But this…

NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Wall Street turned in a mixed performance Friday as investors set aside some initial enthusiasm over a stronger-than-expected jobs report to lock in some of their recent gains. Blue chip stocks logged their third weekly advance in a row as investors grew more confident about the economy’s ability to outrun a…

Consumer Reports Think the best treatment for heart disease includes the newest drugs on the market and the most high-tech tests? Think again. Consumer Reports recently put heart-disease prevention and treatment under the microscope and offered these 10 low-drug or no-drug tips for a healthy heart: 1. Eat plenty of fiber and good fat. New…

By JAMES CLARK The father-son combination of Jean Claude Petit, back, and Junior Petit are the backbone of J’s Restaurant. It all began 25 years ago this week when Jean Claude Petit started a tiny restaurant with three employees. The date was May 7, 1983. J’s Restaurant began in a small storefront at Three Star…