By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Lady Pioneer Mo Zwemer runs to return a drop shot hit by Webb’s Katherine Foutch. The Lady Pioneers lost their match to Webb, 3-6. Wednesday the Warren County High School tennis teams went head-to-head against Webb at the McMinnville Civic Center Complex, splitting wins with…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Senior Ryan Vincion picked up the win on the mound, pitching the first 5 2/3 innings. (Rob Nunley photo) The Pioneers used the longball to help keep their winning streak alive Wednesday.Zach Pelham belted a solo home run, and Glenn Rogers hit his fourth roundtripper…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local man who allegedly terrorized and beat his girlfriend while holding her prisoner in his home last year, escaped a jury this week by entering a last-minute plea agreement.The defendant, Royce R. Marsh, 32, entered guilty pleas to misdemeanor charges of assault and false…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard KRICKEL What do Thomas Edison and four Morrison Elementary fourth-graders have in common? They all have creative minds which have led them to invent.While the students, Callie Orrick, Miki Rogers, Haley Teeters and Charlie Krickel, have a way to go before reaching the ranks of…

In this world of ever-changing technology, flexibility is a must, as Centertown Elementary teacher Joyce Walkup can attest. Through her years of teaching, she has seen many changes and says adapting is the key to success.She taught at Centertown for two years after graduating from MTSU in 1968. “Then, I took four years off to…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 58-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Jeffery Wayne Mabe was ordered to serve 10 months for possession of drugs and violation of probation.• Alejandre Martinez was directed to serve 120 days of an 11-month,…

By GEORGE MCGLOTHIN / Special to the Southern Standard The Mountain City Woolen Mill was one of the many Warren County mills hit hard by the flood on Good Friday of 1902. The flood waters created a change in Warren County’s industrial base as mills began to disappear and nurseries started to take their place.…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MILLER Citing lost revenue due primarily to the Sept. 11 attacks and the subsequent anthrax scare, the Postal Rate Commission recommended a postage increase last week which it feels is necessary to keep the U.S. Postal Service afloat.The commission proposed to increase the price of…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Seth Wright photo illustration Main Street McMinnville Director Dan Gray announced this week he will resign his position and return to his native England, effective late May.Gray was hired in October, 1999 with high accolades to spearhead the non-profit downtown revitalization organization supported by city…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard STANLEY A race which technically has not even started has already drawn a sizable pool of candidates, with others still on the fence.The surprise announcement by Circuit Court Judge Charles Haston last Tuesday, declaring his retirement effective May 1, has swept through the legal community…