By Dandy Dave Roddy Piper was hurt in a car accident the first of this month, and his injuries were a lot worse than the XWF said they were.Piper broke four ribs, punctured his liver, strained his back and — worst of all — crushed his ankle. He was in the hospital for three days.•…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County Tennis team opened its season Wednesday at home with a split against Shelbyville, winning the boys match 5-2, but losing 4-3 in girls competition.In singles play for the boys, Pioneer Doug Roberts defeated Brian Cox 8-3, while Warren County’s R. J. Pierce…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County’s Norberto Luis, right, tries to get control of the ball away from Chattanooga Christian’s Joseph Moore during the first half of Tuesday’s game at WCHS. (Rob Nunley photo) When is a loss not such a bad thing?When it comes to one of the…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The year Lorraine Ruffing began work at Stewart’s Pharmacy, the Vietnam War was under way, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and President Richard Nixon was elected.While the times have changed, Ruffing’s 30 years of employment at the pharmacy has not. Presently a clerk in…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard YATES Around 1,500 Warren County voters will be receiving letters in the near future, advising them of their new voting accommodations due to redistricting.“We hope to get the letters out by the first of April,” said Election Administrator Donna Yates. “We’ll be sending out a…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Belt whipping his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter will cost a local man 180 days in jail.The defendant, Jerry R. Rutledge Jr., 26, entered guilty pleas recently before Circuit Court Judge Charles Haston to charges of child abuse and simple assault. He will be placed on three…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Hickory Creek teacher Jackie Smith, under the watchful eye of urban forester Nick Kuhn, takes a core sample of a tree in order to determine its age at the recent Project Learning Tree workshop held at Hickory Creek. (Will Stewart photo) Teachers representing several county…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Hundreds of Warren County residents are expected to take over the city of McMinnville in support of the March of Dimes, whose mission is to fight to save premature babies, by participating in WalkAmerica May 5.Warren County held its annual kick-off breakfast at River Park…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ARMSTRONG Members of the Jail Oversight Committee approved a contract with Jim Armstrong and Associates to build a $6 million jail, but funding for the jail will still have to go through budget hurdles, Chairman Bobby Cox said Monday.Under Armstrong’s plan, the contract provides for…

It’s going to take more than a little racing knowledge to win the Standard’s NASCAR Picks Contest. More than anything, it’s going to take luck.The contest is entering its fifth week and there has yet to be a winner. That’s bad news on one hand, but good news in the fact the jackpot has climbed…