By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Warren County Middle School baseball team celebrates its 10-0 victory over Siegal in the championship game of the 2002 Middle Tennessee Middle School Baseball State Championship Tournament Sunday. (Rob Nunley photos) Warren County Middle School closed its baseball season in style Sunday.In only their…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 40-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in traffic court action:• Sharon Higgins was directed to serve 32 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $1,350 plus costs, and forfeit her driver’s license for one year for…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Though they didn’t join the Jaycees to be recognized for their community efforts, that’s not to say local members aren’t excited they brought home 13 awards from the state organization’s first-quarter convention held recently in Nashville.“Traditionally, McMinnville has always been an active chapter, doing a…

From Staff Reports There is more to building a jail than just obtaining the finances. This became obvious as several potential problems with Warren County’s jail expansion were addressed by the Jail Oversight Committee last week.A decision on how much of the 19 acres owned by the Smith family to survey topped discussions. The land…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A teen-age interest in things military, and the experience of local soldiers in the Tennessee National Guard, have converged with the creation of military studies Explorer Post 209.The explorer program is a part of the Boy Scouts of America. Its purpose is to provide career…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County was bombarded by a line of severe storms from dawn until dusk Sunday as a system which dropped a destructive tornado on nearby Rutherford County pounded the northern part of the county for most of the day.While no tornadoes were reported in Warren…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard District Attorney General Dale Potter has issued one final warning to local businesses to get all forms of illegal gambling out of their stores – or face the consequences.“We prefer everyone cooperates and understands the law and removes all forms of gambling devices from their…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard City public works crews are progressing on demolition of McMinnville City Pool. The demolition began last week to make way for an estimated $2 million outdoor pool which will take the place of the former pool. (Amy Satterwhite photo) If the results of excavating the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard HUTCHINS Slugging a policewoman in the courtroom will cost a local man 195 days behind bars and another eight years on probation.The suspect, Ricky Fults, entered guilty pleas before Circuit Court Judge Charles Haston to charges of retaliation for past actions and theft. He was…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BRYANT Saying she can offer fresh ideas for the county, Darlene Bryant has announced her candidacy for the office of Trustee.Bryant, who has served as a legal secretary for eight years and was the former office manager for McMinnville Medical Center, says she will bring…