By Dale Stubblefield I want to start out by saying how happy everyone is to have Rob back. As many of you read in Sunday’s edition, Rob has made his return to the big leagues, but he still needs to spend some time riding the bench before he’s back in the starting lineup.Although Rob’s witty…

By Dale Stubblefield In the 7- and 8-year-old boys coach pitch league last week Barr’s downed General Equipment 17-6 in five innings. Barr’s jumped out to a 10 -0 lead after scoring four runs in the bottom of the first and six in the second. General Equipment sent one run to the plate in the…

Cancer survivor Andy Dunn, along with his mother Dot, father Daryl and brother Ray were special guests Monday morning at Warren County High School as the Pioneer football team presented him with a practice jersey with his name on the back and a Pioneer home jersey. Along with the jerseys the team showed Andy around…

By Dale Stubblefield Aycock Fencing still holds on to the No.1 spot in the girls 7- and 8-year-old coach pitch league after downing Outdoor Shop 25-11.Aycock Fencing scored seven runs in the bottom of the first, six in the second, six in the third and six in the fourth. Outdoor Shop was held to two…

Plans for the forthcoming marriage of Krissy Delenia Poss and Joshua Erwin Heard, both of Cookeville, are being revealed. The betrothed couple will exchange vows July 12 at 4 p.m. at The Venue in Cookeville. The bride-elect is the daughter of Sharon Denise Borges of Rossville, Ga., and Douglas Lee Poss. Her grandparents are Reed…

By SUSAN NEWBY Believe it or not, beautiful downtown Newtown now has SIDEWALKS! And not just downtown Newtown, but all the way past Cornerstone Baptist Church. And these sidewalks are on BOTH sides of the road!Talk about being uptown! Truth of the matter is, I nearly wrecked for the 99th time during our road construction…

By Lisa Hobbs City officials must once again pass floodplain regulations to maintain eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.‘FEMA has drawn up new flood plain maps for McMinnville and Warren County and in order to keep us in the flood plain program, where FEMA provides insurance for…

By Charles W. Johnson The Warren County Bicentennial Steering Committee is announcing a special Bicentennial Car and Motorcycle Show to be held July 5 downtown in the block between Regions Bank and Spring Street. Time of the show will be from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Trophies will be awarded at 11 a.m. Entry forms…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ The state Supreme Court has ruled that police can stop a vehicle for driving too slowly.Chattanooga police arrested three people for possession of cocaine and marijuana with intent to sell or deliver after they were pulled over in 2005 for driving 20 mph in a 35 mph zone.The trial court judge in…

This year’s Fun Run, to be held downtown July 5, will be dedicated to Danny Stubblefield. Heritage Alliance board chairman Jimmy Haley has put together a window display at the Heritage Alliance Museum as a tribute to the well-known local runner who died earlier this year.