By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County pitcher Erica Warren (19) fires a throw to first baseman Tracey Medlen to retire a baserunner during Tuesday’s game against Oakland. (Dale Stubblefield photo) MURFREESBORO — The Lady Pioneers’ softball season came to an end Tuesday, with back-to-back losses in the second round…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A new website, called “Just for the Kids – Tennessee,” which compares schools with similar student demographics to show which schools are having the greatest success in teaching was unveiled recently by Gov. Don Sundquist.“This is an exciting day for education in Tennessee,” said Sundquist.…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard GREER Over the next few weeks, algebra I and biology students at Warren County High School will be holding their proverbial breath as they await the results of the Gateway exams given in those subjects Tuesday and Wednesday.Students are anxious for a couple of reasons,…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard YATES Low voter turnout wasn’t the only problem encountered during Tuesday’s Democratic Primary as election officials also had to contend with some isolated problems with the county’s new MicroVote machines.The problems at four of the county’s 21 precincts materialized as returns were being totaled after…

They’re back. Cyclists from across the Southeast will be in Warren County this weekend for two days worth of action in the 11th annual Highland Rim Cycling Classic.The cyclists will be biking Harrison Ferry Mountain Saturday and shift to Warren County High School on Sunday. Hundreds of riders are expected to be in town. Tomorrow:…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard While the percentage of pregnant women in Tennessee receiving adequate health care during their pregnancies has increased almost 10 percent since 1990, Warren County still lags behind the state average in pregnant women receiving prenatal care, according to a recently released report.The report, KIDS COUNT:…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SMITH Saying any endorsement by the governor would be equivalent to political suicide, local attorney Bernard Smith has withdrawn his name from consideration as interim judge.“Nobody wants the endorsement of a tax-and-spend governor,” Smith said in officially withdrawing his application from consideration. “And, I don’t…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MANOUS City officials meeting with the architect of the city’s new outdoor pool and the contractor said Thursday they believe costs, estimated earlier this week at more than $2.4 million, can be reduced.Officials had approved a 12-year capital outlay note for $2 million last month…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Workers place 14-year-old Crystal Brannam on a stretcher Wednesday night after carrying her out the back emergency door of a Smartt Assembly of God bus. Brannam was standing inside the bus at the time of the wreck. (James Clark photo) Seventeen children were injured Wednesday…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MATHENY Lawmen played a game of cat and mouse with a car thief/meth-maker most of the afternoon and evening Tuesday, with the mouse eventually getting away following a pair of high-speed chases throughout the county.According to Sheriff Jackie Matheny, lawmen think they know the identity…