Our Viewpoint The news from Warren County Courthouse last week is a missing tape could mean trouble for the prosecution as Abel Torres appeals a conviction which has him serving 36 years in prison.We can only hope that’s not the case.Torres was 16 years old at the time he committed one of the more ruthless…

April has been designated as National Occupational Therapy Month by the American Occupational Therapy Association, and by occupational therapy practitioners in McMinnville. Occupational therapy is a health profession that helps persons whose lives have been affected by illness or injury. People who can benefit from occupational therapy range from the tiniest of newborn infants to…

Delegates to the American Legion Boys State have been chosen to represent Warren County High School and Boyd Christian School.Among the delegates are Ryle Blair Chastain, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Bryan Chastain; Carson McNeal, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward McNeal; Ethan Rutledge, son of Terry Rutledge; James Mitchell, son of Mr. and…

The fifth annual Spring Gala sponsored by Breakfast Rotary Club is slated May 4 at the Country Club from 7 to 10 p.m. Jackson Street Band will provide the entertainment for the evening, including dancing.A highlight of the gala will be the silent auction with proceeds benefiting Polio Plus, Habitat for Humanity, Boy Scouts, McMinnville…

Ask any young lady about her list of priorities and “fashion” is likely to be a big one. With so many great choices, shopping for a new spring wardrobe should be at the top of any up-to-date gal’s to-do list. And to make it easier, Spring Into Summer Fashion Show and Tea was conducted April…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The WCMS volleyball team will be going into its second year this fall, and coach Farrah Griffith is already to begin putting together another squad.With only two starters returning from last year’s 12-5 team, Griffith is looking to rebuild.A volleyball clinic will be held May…

Senior Pioneer baseball player Scott Dunham has agreed to continue his playing career at the college level, inking a full scholarship to Tennessee Wesleyan College over the weekend.Dunham, a member of both the Pioneer baseball and football squads for the past four years, traveled to the Athens, Tenn., school to work out for Wesleyan’s coaches,…

Warren County Middle School’s boys golfers took second place in their end of a three-team match Monday, while the Lady Pioneers tied with their hosts for first-place honors.The Pioneers turned in a team score of 179, five strokes behind Cookeville’s Avery Trace Middle School, which hosted Monday’s event at the Cookeville Golf Club.Murfreesboro’s Central Middle…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist I guess the old days of collecting baseball cards are over. You’d go to the grocery store with your mom and buy a pack of Topps baseball cards, open them up and pull out your favorite players — then use the rest of them in your bicycle spokes to make…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Boyd soccer team improved its record to 5-2-1 Monday with a win over York Institute 2-0 at Boyd Christian.In the first half Boyd set out to play a defensive game and to keep the advantage with ball control. The Dragons pushed hard on offense…