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We're excited to announce that all of our local news content has moved to the Main Street Journal! From now on, you can stay informed with exclusive, in-depth coverage of Warren County's most important stories. By subscribing to the Main Street Journal, you'll gain full access to the latest stories,...
Apr 04, 2025

Lady Pioneers win three in flag football playday
When coach Paul Martin got the chance to group his Lady Pioneers together in Crossville Saturday after four tough battles on the gridiron, he started listing all the firsts the girls accomplished in the history of Warren County. Saturday was the first time the Lady Pioneers took the field, Ari Rippy...
Mar 03, 2025

WCMS softball wins debut
There wouldn't be a second shot at a first impression for the WCMS softball team last week. If the Lady Pioneers wanted to get off on the right foot, they were going to have to do so in a hostile environment. With Maddie Bryant providing the offense and Ella Wells spinning it in the circle, Warren C...
Mar 03, 2025

WCMS soccer crushes Coffee County, starts 2-0
It wasn't just a win that the WCMS soccer team was looking for Friday against Coffee County. The Pioneers wanted to crush their rivals. Behind hat tricks from both Parker Jones and Austin Breedlove, Warren County did just that as it beat the visiting Red Raiders 9-0 at home. A last-minute goal from ...
Mar 02, 2025

Lady Pioneers building toward success
Winning in May is all that matters to coach Gooby Martin and the Lady Pioneers, but picking up some momentum on the first day of March wasn't a bad thing for WCHS softball. As the team continues to progress through preseason, the Lady Pioneers were able to get a big 2-1 victory Saturday against Comm...
Mar 02, 2025
ABC News

Tropical storm warnings extended up to North Carolina as Chantal approaches
ABC News(SURF CITY, NC) -- Tropical storm warnings have been extended up to Surf City, North Carolina, as Tropical Storm Chantal is offshore from the southeastern U.S. on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.The storm has maximum sustai...
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'Came at night': Texas officials say they were caught off guard by deadly rainstorms, flooding
Eric Vryn/Getty Images(AUSTIN) -- The deadly floods that struck Texas on the 4th of July caught local officials off guard as the torrential rains caused the Guadalupe River to rise to near-historic levels in a matter of minutes, officials said at a pre...
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Timeline: Catastrophic flooding in Texas claims the lives of 27
Eric Vryn/Getty Images(AUSTIN) -- Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo, killing at least 27 people.Dangerous amounts of rain caused dangerous flash flooding in parts of Texa...
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Human remains found after explosion, fire at California warehouse filled with fireworks
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(ESPARTO, Calif) -- Human remains have been found at the warehouse filled with fireworks that exploded in Northern California this week, officials said.The number of fatalities was not released and no positive identifications ...
Jul 04, 2025

Deadly storm slams New Jersey, hard-hit town cancels 4th of July celebration
WABC-TV(PLAINFIELD, N.J.) -- A huge line of severe weather passed through on Thursday night, killing at least three people in New Jersey and complicating travel for millions on the move for the Fourth of July weekend. A deadly storm with winds top...
Jul 04, 2025