Freshman and varsity basketball players from Warren County High School were honored for their accomplishments during the 2001-2002 season Monday night at their annual postseason banquet.While recognizing the parents, support staff and others who assisted their teams during the season, Pioneer and Lady Pioneer coaches also took the opportunity to present several individual awards to…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County’s girls track team broke a lengthy losing streak to Coffee County Thursday, and came out on top of a three-way meet, besting both the host Red Raiders and Shelbyille.The Lady Pioneers accumulated 50.5 points behind six first-place finishes and several other strong showings,…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Monday Boyd Christian hit the field for the team’s first baseball game of the year, taking on Westmoreland at the McMinnville Civic Center Complex.This was the Broncos’ first baseball game in two years, but the celebration of baseball’s return to Boyd was short-lived with the…

Public health professionals in Tennessee are engaged in a war. The enemies – disease, poor health, and premature death.When many people think about health, they think of private health care – their family doctor or local hospital – because that’s where they go when they have a personal health problem.Public health services, such as those…

Fletch Woodward’s gravestone will be replaced by another memorial marker during a ceremony taking place this Saturday at 2 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Woodward’s current stone is cracked. A graveside memorial for McMinnville’s first photographer, J. Fletch Woodward, is this Saturday at 10 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery.The chief order of business is to dedicate a…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 52-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in traffic court action:• Juan Sarvier-Diaz was ordered to serve 210 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $1,810 and forfeit his driver’s license for three years for third-offense DUI…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard NUNLEY McMinnville officials say they can save the city between $100,000 and $160,000 by refinancing two different bonds, citing lower interest rates.Members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed two resolutions allowing for refinancing $1.6 million in public works refunding bonds as well as…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard HASTON Applications are being accepted to fill the short-term opening created by the early retirement of Judge Charles Haston, who will step down from his post of 28 years on May 1.According to Lisa Hazlett of the Administrative Office of the Courts, the judgeship is…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard GRISSOM Searching for a person to serve as the eyes and ears of the County Commission during jail construction, Dyer Grissom was unanimously approved as the on-site representative by commissioners last week.Grissom joins local contractor and volunteer Kenneth Bratcher as experienced advisors who will inform commissioners…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard GRAY Baby steps for two of the goals Main Street McMinnville Director Dan Gray said he would like to see started before he returns to England were taken Monday after officials debated the issues in city meetings.Streets and Sanitation Committee members approved a motion to…