By JAMES CLARK College students won’t have to study as hard to keep their HOPE scholarships. The General Assembly has approved lowering the GPA requirements to maintain a scholarship from 3.0 to 2.75. Legislators are touting the looser requirement as a way for an estimated 12,000 students to retain their scholarships each year. Under the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON WastAway Services, a division of Bouldin Corp., has not renewed its contract with the county to recycle its household waste. As a result, the Warren County Commission passed a resolution at its meeting Monday to allow County Executive John Pelham to enter into a solid waste agreement with Southern Central. WastAway,…

By Tim Dahlberg Drew Carey’s a funny guy, probably the funniest guy to ever own a piece of a sports franchise. OK, so he’s just a minority owner in a soccer team that has yet to play a game. But an owner has to start somewhere, and it’s not like he landed his gig on…

ATLANTA (AP) ‘ The NFL owners voted unanimously Tuesday to end their agreement with the players’ union in 2011, two years before the deal was to expire. The league, however, emphasized that it will keep negotiating with the NFL Players Association and said games will be played ‘without threat of interruption for at least the…

WCCL Men’s Open An open tournament for men’s softball teams will be played Friday, May 23 through Saturday, May 24 at the fairgrounds. Entry fee is $170, and the deadline to enter is May 21. The 0-10 homer rule will be used, and teams must provide their own 44 or 47 core stamped softballs. First-…

By Duane Sherrill With Jeff Hardy scarcely back after a 60-day suspension for a second violation of the WWE drug policy, yet another superstar will be on the bench for 60 days for banned substances, this time none other than RAW General Manager Lord William Regal. Darren Matthews, AKA Lord William Regal of Fayetteville, Ga.,…

By Dale Stubblefield Friday night, 12 years of education was narrowed down to an hour and a half celebration as the class of 2008 was pronounced graduates of Warren County High School. Nunley Stadium was overflowing with tears of joy as family and friends gathered to watch their high school seniors walk across the stage.…

By Dale Stubblefield Boyd Christian’s Cassie Wanamaker was named to the all-District 9-A team for her performances this season. After completing a successful 2008 season, two members of the Boyd Christian Lady Broncos were rewarded for their efforts by being named to the All-District 9-A softball team. Juniors Cassie Wanamaker and Leah Walker were selected…

By Dale Stubblefield Rotary’s Cody Robinson fires the ball back in from the outfield during Monday’s game. Robinson and his Rotary teammates fell to Sundrop 16-6. Babe Ruth action is heating up, and Monday night on the Edley Newman field two games took place, with First National Bank downing Rotary Club 8-2 in the first…

By Rob Nunley Warren County’s newest sports team took its talent to the national stage earlier this month, as the middle school archery squad competed against over 3,000 shooters at the NASP tournament in Louisville. Almost 200 schools were represented in the tournament, with Warren County finishing 25th in the nation out of the 47…