Alex Sullivan, of the Stewart’s Nursery Braves, delivers a pitch during his team’s win over DWall Drywall last week at Dottie West Field in the boys’ senior league. The league returns to actionTuesday, with Stewart’s facing First National Bank and DWall taking on Morris’ Auto Body.

WAYNE, N.J. (AP) ‘ She wraps her arms around her son, gently raising the spindly 14-year-old boy off a couch to his feet. She hugs him and rubs his back, whispering ‘I love you’ over and over. Steven Domalewski moves his head to kiss his mother, but all he can manage are slurping sounds in…

By Rob Nunley Bailey Haile, a junior at the Webb School at Bell Buckle and the daughter of Scott and Sheila Haile of McMinnville, has reached the TSSSAA Division II state tennis championships as s doubles competitor. She and her partner Cathryn Caldwell, of Idaho, came back from being a set down, won a tie-breaker…

By Rob Nunley The Class of 2008 made the big walk last night, ending their high school careers and enjoying one of the biggest milestones of their young lives. As usual, the event was greeted with mixed emotions: Happiness for the students, who are now ready to take the next step into young adulthood, and…

By Rob Nunley Pioneer football class of 2008 members, from left, Daniel Boyd, Cody Deason and Ryan Daniel, pose together one final time at Nunley Stadium, prior to receiving their diplomas Friday night. Among the many accomplishments during their high school careers, this year’s seniors were celebrated during Friday’s ceremony for breaking the Pioneers’ 39-game…

By Rob Nunley The end of another year of school sports has seen the end of another coaching career in Warren County. Matt Jackson, who coached the Pioneer boys soccer team for the past two seasons and spent much of the last year doing double-duty ‘ coaching both the Pioneers and Lady Pioneers ‘ is…

By Dale Stubblefield Jared Dodds, above, will compete Friday in the TSSAA state championship meet, running in the 1,600 meters. Above left, Taylor Hennessee clears the high jump bar for a third-place finish, qualifying for this week’s state meet in that event. Two Warren County High School track standouts earned their way to the state…

By Duane Sherrill Tired of constant fighting and bickering, Judge Larry Ross threw the book at the abuser and warned his victim she better stay away from him or face jail herself. The abusive boyfriend, Jesus Romero, 29, was ordered to serve six months of an 11-month, 29-day sentence and is to have no future…

Fourteen of this year’s 56 Motlow College nursing graduates are Warren County residents. They are, front row, from left, Steve Vandagriff, Kristy Milstead, Denease Nation, Casey Higgins, Dena Judkins and Kristy Tobitt. Second row, Cheryl Myers, Mandy Harris, Meredith Mullican, Lindsay Fulton and Donna Ramp. Back row, Erica Moore, Sherry Pepper and Candie Dyer. Since…

McMinnville Lions Club will be presenting a free diabetes awareness program at 6 p.m. this Thursday at the Caney Fork Electric auditorium. If you or a friend or family member has diabetes, or you just want to know what you can do to help avoid the disease, you are encouraged to come and review some…