By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville native Miles Tate receives his award from a Foot Locker representative after winning the Foot Locker Challenge at the Music City Marathon last weekend. (Photo provided) Warren County native and Murfreesboro resident Miles Tate won the Foot Locker County Challenge Race recently in Nashville,…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard This week’s rainy conditions have forced the Pioneer baseball team into the waiting game. Waiting for their District 7-AAA play-in, that is.Warren County’s contest with Cookeville, which was originally scheduled for Friday night then rescheduled for Saturday, was postponed yet again Saturday morning, and is…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Saying children are Warren County’s most valuable resource, incumbent 1st District County Commissioner Bill Zechman says he wants to continue working to improve the education system.“Our children are our greatest natural resource and if we do not invest in education, then we are depriving not…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard As the 2001-2002 school year nears an end, the local chapter of the FFA celebrated it with the 33rd annual Warren County Awards Ceremony held Monday night at the high school.The ceremony honored club members, their parents, and the club’s business sponsors. This year’s ceremony…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Voters will take to the polls Tuesday for the local Democratic Primary, with two races to be decided and several others heavily impacted.Voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at all 21 precincts across the county, according to Election Administrator Donna Yates.“We’re…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Evidio Ortiz Estrada, left, and his brother, Gerardo, stand where their home used to be before Thursday’s storm overturned and destroyed their trailer. Two Warren County men are lucky to be alive after their home was leveled during Thursday night’s vicious storm.The men were…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard PRATER It seemed more akin to a roast than an awards dinner, but the Morrison Ruritan Club still managed to hand out its Citizen of the Year Award to Morrison Fire Chief Bobby Prater Friday night. The banquet, held at the Morrison Ruritan Club…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MYERS Long-time civic and business leader Richard E. Myers says job growth, education improvement and public safety will be among the top items on his agenda if he is elected as county commissioner for the 3rd District on Tuesday.Myers, a pioneering entrepreneur in wireless business…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BRYANT Facing a do-or-die primary this week, trustee office challenger Darlene Bryant led all candidates in spending according to the pre-primary campaign disclosure reports released by the election office.Bryant declared $4,943 in campaign expenditures and $1,650 in funds taken in for the reporting period which…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard This Chevy pick-up owned by Chad Bond suffered severe damage from Thursday’s storm. Straight-line winds are being blamed for the extensive damage left behind Thursday when a powerful storm blasted Warren County, topping trees and damaging homes.With the count inching higher by the day, Warren…