Theme for this year’s Spring Fling – “Let’s Go International!” – recently caught the attention of River Park Hospital Senior Friends and others in the community over the age of 50. Emphasizing creativity, they were urged through flyers, meetings and newsletters to select a country and either wear a costume, decorate a booth and/or provide…

Two close losses kept Warren County’s middle school tennis team winless on the season Friday, as Lewisburg came away with a sweep of boys’ and girls’ action.With the losses, both the Pioneers and Lady Pioneers fell to 0-3.The WCMS boys were dropped by a 5-4 team score, winning two of three doubles matches but just…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Lady Bronco softball team split a home doubleheader Thursday with the Lady Eagles of Westmoreland, falling in the first game 10-9 and bouncing back to take the second game 8-6.In the first game Boyd (7-14) fell behind early in the first as the Lady…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Morrison defended its home softball field Friday against the visiting Irving College Tigers, taking the win in girls action 17-2 and in the boys contest 18-6.In the girls game Morrison set the tone in the first inning with five runs crossing the plate off of…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Lady Pioneer softball team suffered their third loss in a row this week, falling to Oakland 10-0 Thursday at home.Oakland got on the board in the first when their leadoff batter reached on an error then scored on a base hit.The Lady Patriots went…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SMITH With only one attorney expressing interest in temporarily filling the spot being vacated by Circuit Court Judge Charles Haston, the state has decided to extend its application deadline for the interim position until further notice.According to Sue Allison of the Administrative Office of the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard POTTER A Kings Ridge couple escaped jail time Friday when they entered a pre-trial diversion on charges of aggravated gambling promotion for running a fleet of poker machines at local businesses.The suspects, Kent and Betty Perry, were granted the pre-trial diversion by Circuit Court Judge…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard County Executive Carol Hamblen and Growth Plan Coordinating Committee Chairman Levoy Knowles take a look at the county’s version of the 1101 plan that was presented at the committee’s meeting Thursday night. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Warren County may lose hundreds of thousands —…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County High School’s tennis teams split their regular-season finale against White County Thursday at the McMinnville Civic Center, with the boys winning 5-4 and the girls falling 2-7.The Pioneers improved to 4-11 on the season, while the Lady Pioneers’ overall record fell to 3-12.In…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County High School soccer team was shut out on its home field Thursday night, falling to the visiting Shelbyville Golden Eagles 3-0.“We played a very good team tonight and did a pretty good job matching up with them. Their experience showed in the…