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By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard ove, Warren County’s John Morrison takes a cut at an offering from Coffee County’s pitcher. At left, head coach Jimmy Walker encourages his batter from the coaching box. When the Pioneer baseball team begins defense of its District 7-AAA crown this season, it will do…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County’s Phillip Walker (12) and Ramsey Black go up for a ball during Tuesday’s preseason game against Cumberland County. The Pioneers begin their season Monday, with a home match against Livingston Academy. (Dale Stubblefield photo) A year ago, Warren County High School’s soccer team…

Mamma Mia!, a new musical based on the songs of ABBA, that in just one year has become one of the most successful musicals of all time, is coming to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville for a limited engagement. It opens March 13 and continues through March 24.Tickets are now on sale for…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The late-June day in 1977 when Thelma Grissom and her husband Raymond went fishing at Fall Creek Falls Creek started out like many other days for the couple, but the memory of the day may never quite subside.For any other outing, they might have set…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Two local men face meth trafficking charges after their motel room in Manchester was raided by police.The suspects, Dane S. Briest, 33, of McMinnville and Jeremy D. Smartt, 26, of Rock Island are both charged with manufacture of meth and possession of stolen property. They…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 9-year-old boy was injured Tuesday when he was struck by a truck near his home on Northcutt’s Cove Road.The victim, Joshua Barnes was treated for his injuries at River Park Hospital. His injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.The accident happened late Tuesday afternoon…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Hoping to help both its own students as well as the community at large, the local branch of Motlow State Community College is holding a career and college day at its campus later this month.On hand to talk with students and community members will be…

By Tracy Neal When it comes to teapots, Hickory Creek Elementary teacher Deanna Smith sure knows where to find the handle and the spout.“I collect teapots of any kind, whether old or new, cheap or expensive,” says the fourth-grade teacher. “So far I have around 30 or so, and I like them all. There isn’t…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 74-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Bradley Lonsinger was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of domestic violence assault.• Michael Boles was issued a six-month probationary sentence and must attend anger…