By Duane Sherrill / Columnist What did you do last Friday? Myself, I sat around in a room with 11 semi-blind strangers on Valium, all wearing ridiculous-looking hairnets talking about politics.No, it wasn’t a 1970s-era drug party, a cross-dressers convention or an encounter group trying to determine if we got enough love as children.After three…

Our Viewpoint Jail plans appear to be falling into place rather nicely now.While there were several stumbling blocks on the way to selecting a jail architect and determining how much money to spend on a new facility, those problems are in the past.The Jail Oversight Committee, gaining valuable expertise from long-time builders Kenneth Bratcher and…

By Janice M. Howard / Columnist HOWARD As we look forward to consecutive days of warm weather filled with sunshine and spring showers, many homemakers, like me, start making a “to do” list of projects that will need our attention. Some may also want to compile a second “honey-do” list to compliment the first one.There’s…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard A total of 25 contestants will be vying for the Warren County Princess title during the third annual pageant for girls ages 12 to 14. The contest will be an event of May 4 at the Warren County High School Auditorium, beginning at 7…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard Pamela Madison Brooke Todd and Samuel Foster Pack claim the winners’ titles and crowns at the 2002 Little Miss and Mister Warren County Pageant sponsored by the McMinnville Jaycees. (Janice M. Howard photo) Pamela Madison Brooke Todd, 5-1/2-year-old-daughter of Jason and April Todd, and…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Lady Pioneers fifth-inning rally to tie the game was short-lived as Riverdale hit a three-run homer to take the 6-3 win Monday at WCHS.The Lady Pioneers are now 10-20 on the season, and were scheduled to play Dekalb County in a doubleheader on Tuesday.WCHS…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County Middle’s golfers turned in their best score of the season Monday, but it wasn’t quite enough to top a pair of tough opponents.The Pioneers finished with a team total of 165, but fell short to Siegal and Tullahoma, which tied for first at…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist STUBBLEFIELD The Internet is a great advancement in technology and is used to buy, sell and communicate. But it can also be used for misinformation.By now most of you are aware of the Internet site CoachT.com. If you’re not, it is a site where people can use message boards to…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Lady Bronco senior Abbey Barnes slides in ahead of the tag at third during Boyd’s 9-1 win over Middle Tennessee Christian Monday at Boyd. Barnes celebrated Senior Day going 2-for-4 from the plate. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Lady Broncos celebrated Senior Day with a 9-1…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Blackman third baseman Tommy Christianson (12) tags out Warren County’s Derek Kennamer during Monday’s game in Murfreesboro. (Jae S. Lee photo) MURFREESBORO — Just when it seemed Warren County’s baseball team would keep control of its destiny, Blackman pulled the rug out Monday night, scoring…