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By Margaret Hobbs PHOTO from top left to lower right: Most Studious ‘Lacy Pack & Aaron Miller, Popular ‘ Katrina Allen & T.J. Cantrell with Dawn Griffith, Talented ‘Travis Young & Gracie Harvey, Athletic ‘Chase Officer& Brittany Frazier, Dependable ‘Matt Cowan& Lauren Grissom, Likely to Succeed ‘C.J. Strode & Abby Surles, Courteous ‘Jace McCoy &…

McMinnville tennis camp U.S.P.T.R. amd WCHS tennis coach David Dunlap will be holding a tennis camp for boys and girls ages 5-18 years old on May 26-30 at the Civic Center tennis courts. The camp will be divided into three age brackets: 5-8, 9-11 and 12-18 years old. Cost of the camp is $85 with…

By Rob Nunley The Pioneer and Lady Pioneer middle school golfers wrapped up their regular season last week with three road matches. On Monday, the Pioneers came up short at Smithville, losing to DeKalb County 221-196. Parker Lynn’s 52 was the low WCMS round of the day, while Eric Cantrell had a 55, Tyler Phillips…

Lucky homemakers held their meeting April 28 at the Lucky CIC with president Sherry Salaman presiding. Gladys Womack served as hostess for the event. Roll call was answered by how many books was read, and ‘A sport or other activity I enjoy is. . . ‘ Marilyn Doty was welcomed as guest. Salaman read a…

By Duane Sherrill A 50-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court. Included in court action: ‘ Waylon Farless was bound to the grand jury on charges of theft, aggravated burglary and theft over $1,000. ‘ Robert J. Arthur was ordered to serve 30 days of an 11-29 sentence and…

By Jenna Fryer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) ‘ Three security guards followed Kyle Busch around Lowe’s Motor Speedway, where his safety was presumably still in danger from a victory-starved ‘Junior Nation’ incensed over the late-race accident that cost Dale Earnhardt Jr. a victory. Grow up, folks. What happened with three laps to go Saturday night in…

Castroneves INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ‘ Danica Patrick and Helio Castroneves are household names. If they follow a recent trend, they won’t be Indy Racing League names for long. Patrick and Castroneves will be among the favorites to win the Indianapolis 500 on May 25. Win or lose, they could eventually follow the last two Indy 500…

By Dale Stubblefield The summer session of the Gold & Silver bowling league began Tuesday afternoon, with Dr Pepper and McMinnville Lanes taking an early advantage. The early co-leaders amassed three points apiece, and are closely followed by Cumberland Lumber and Foster & Foster Realty, who have two each. Crouch Motors and Security Federal picked…

By Dale Stubblefield Tuesday afternoon in Shelbyville, the Warren County Middle School tennis teams took on Harris Middle. The two teams split the contest, with the Pioneers winning 7-2, but the Lady Pioneers fell 4-5. With the win the boys team improved to 5-2 on the season and the girls dropped to 1-6. In singles…

By Art Larson Sr. The Rock has come back! No, I’m not writing about WWE, I’m writing about the Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina. My wife and I had the privilege of being on hand for Andy Hillenburg’s debut as the new owner of the speedway. Rockingham Speedway, previously called the North Carolina Speedway, opened…