CUMBERLAND GAP, Tenn. (AP) ‘ With so many bicycles on display, it’s easy to overlook the framed, black and white photograph hanging on the back wall. Taken in 1954, the photo shows a young boy on a bicycle pedaling down the sidewalk. The bicycle has training wheels and plastic streamers on the handlebars, and the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Boyd Christian School will begin its 2008-09 school year with a new Spanish teacher, Amy Corley, who will be coming to the school from Cannon County. Corley will be starting her second stint at the school, having worked there from 1997 to 2000. Corley grew up in Smithville and graduated from…

By Gary Clothier Q: When was Alcatraz used as a federal prison? How big is the island? What was there before it became a prison? ‘ B.E.S., St. Louis, Mo. A: Alcatraz Island consists of 22 acres, located about 1-1/2 miles offshore in San Francisco Bay. The U.S. government took over the ‘Isle of the…

Homa, La., resident Regina Youngblood Riche, 46, died May 18 after a short illness. The daughter of the late Leonard and Juanita Youngblood, and preceded in death by stepmother, Sue Dodd Youngblood, she is survived by her husband, Hoyt Riche; son, Terrence Raper of Oregon, Ill.; stepson, James Ray Riche of Homa; brothers, Gary Youngblood…

Murfreesboro resident and Warren County native Lynn Rene Henny Bailey, 41, was born Aug. 15, 1966 and died May 19 at St. Thomas Hospice in Nashville following an extended illness. A homemaker, a graduate of Warren County Senior High School, and member of Highway 231 Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Howard and…

Maynard, Ark., resident and Warren County native James Pat Rains, 74, died April 29 at St. Bernard Hospital after a short illness. The former owner/operator of Rains Construction and a member of Temple Baptist Church in Michigan, he was a licensed general contractor who did underground construction in the San Diego area where he spent…

Silver Point 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 Tuscaloosa,…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Darrell Winford Dodson, 76, died May 22 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness. A nursery worker, he was the son of the late George Thurman and Jessie Farless Dodson and is survived by several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. today…

Letters to the Editor TO THE EDITOR: I can’t help but wonder what good roadblocks do when you publish them in the newspaper exactly when and where they are going to be located? This is like telling hunters that are hunting out of season to not shoot a deer because it is not a real…

Letters to the Editor TO THE EDITOR: A lady wrote a short letter to the editor about the National Day of Prayer being largely neglected. While realizing many people have day-shift jobs, I’d like to add to her idea. In our nation, our freedom of religion is under attack. There are groups out there openly…