By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Pioneer baseball game lost its third straight Saturday, and was dealt its first shutout of the year, as it fell to visiting Tullahoma 8-0.With the loss, the Pioneers fell to 15-13 overall. Tullahoma improved to 19-16.The game marked the final regular season home outing…

WCMS golfer Tori Ritz chips onto the eighth green during Friday’s match. (Rob Nunley photo) Warren County Middle’s golfers successfully defended their home course Friday.The Pioneer boys won a three-way match at the McMinnville Country Club, defeating both Siegal and Franklin County South, while the girls team bested Franklin County to complete the sweep of…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County Middle School’s Brooks Majors (10) slides in with a steal of second base well ahead of the throw from Montgomery Bell Academy’s catcher during Friday night’s game. (Rob Nunley photo) Warren County Middle School’s baseball team was still in the hunt for the…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County was well represented at the annual Middle Tennessee FFA Awards Banquet held last week at MTSU as five members of the local chapter captured a bevy of awards.Bringing home Middle Tennessee first-place honors in the proficiency category of beef production was Dale Sneed,…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard KUHN Arbor Day activities held downtown Friday generated a lot of interest, and tree climber Aaron Andersen generated a little bit more.Andersen, in town for the city’s celebration of Arbor Day and TREE CITY USA award ceremony, was the state champion tree climber last year.…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville officially became a TREE CITY USA Friday as officials celebrating Arbor Day events were presented with honors by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry.Although officials announced the designation a few weeks ago, McMinnville had yet to receive formal recognition. Friday’s events were…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Political candidates, including gubernatorial frontrunners, often blame Tennessee’s budget troubles on overspending. As proof they say state government spending outpaced inflation and population growth during the past decade, a comparison many economists and government officials say is misleading.

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ALLISON After hearing the wishes of teachers and principals, the School Board voted Thursday night not to close schools on election day Nov. 5.The board was asked last month to close county schools on election day by Election Administrator Donna Yates, who stated she believes…

By Rob Nunley / Colujmnist Before teeing off for the hack-fest that was my round at the McMinnville Country Club smoker last Saturday, I, along with a few other participants, watched Austin Fairchild work on his putting game on the practice green.After leaving the rest of us impressed with (yes, and jealous of) his skills,…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard MURFREESBORO — Oakland proved Tuesday night that while it may be having a “down” season, it’s never out of the picture.The Patriots scored nine unanswered runs to bounce back from an early Pioneer lead and hand Warren County a 9-3 District 7-AAA loss.With the loss…