Micah J. Thompson, son of Roger and Laura Thompson of Paducah, Ky., has reached the rank of Eagle Scout. His mother is formerly of this area and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lynwood Mathis, still live in Warren County.Thompson has been a scout since 11, has served his troop as chaplain and assistant patrol…

Smithville resident Russell Watson was guest speaker when Ben Lomond Garden Club members assembled May 3 at First Methodist Church. Co-hostesses were Susan Gawel and Julia Dyer.Watson, whose teaching career in Warren County spans 35 years, has been growing irises since he was 17 years of age. He has at least 100 varieties of historical…

Stones River Crafts Fair in Murfreesboro showcases locally produced, professional crafts designed for the discriminating collector. The family-oriented festival takes place June 8 and 9 on a park-like lawn adjoining both historic Cannonsburgh, a village of more than 20 restored structures, and the Cannonsburgh Trail Head of the beautiful Murfreesboro Greenway System, a handicap accessible…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Joe Madden is the volunteer supervisor of a lawn-mowing program he started after becoming involved with a juvenile mentoring program called Kids of the Community. (Amy Satterwhite photos) Even though it was 81 degrees early on a Saturday morning and rising, that kind of thing…

Warren County Saddle Club results from horse show held Friday night follow:Conformation halter, quarter horses: Anthony Ferrell – Mr. Cool, first;Conformation halter saddle horse, spotted or solid: Lucy Eastman- Brandywine, first; Jim Howard, Fancy Dancer, second;Western pleasure, youth riders: Kaley Shepherd – Chance, first; Samantha Southard – Sundust, second;Western pleasure, adult riders: Sherri Smith –…

By Dandy Dave The last remnants of the XFL are now gone.Last week, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced that it repurchased from NBC 2,307,692 Class A common shares at $12 per share for a total cost of approximately $27.7 million. This ended the partnership between NBC and the WWE that they had entered into to…

Results from last week’s Gold and Silver Bowling league has Dr Pepper in first, Garden City Bowl second, Security Federal fourth, Crouch Motors fifth, Holder Realty sixth and Cumberland Lumber in seventh.High scores for the women from last week included Patty Womack, who rolled a high game of 200 and had the high series at…

Moore Properties slipped by Bi-Lo 16-11 Saturday in boys training league action.For Moore Properties Mitchell Steiner, McCrade Thompson, Hunter Adams and Dillion King had three hits each. Thompson, Adams and Justin Ware all had a round-tripper. For Bi-Lo, Wesley Dyer and Brett Mullican went 4-for-4, while Kevin Flatt and Taylor Latka had three hits each.•…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist NUNLEY I can think of two summer jobs that have got to be harder than any other.One? Roofing. For obvious reasons. But the second one may surprise you.When you think of the thing you most wouldn’t want to be doing on a given summer day or night, I’ll bet umpiring…

Austin Fairchild led the way with three RBIs, and his Gateway Tire teammates posted five runs in the final inning to edge B&K Trucking in Junior League baseball action last week.Fairchild, who also was credited with the win on the mound, notched three hits for Gateway’s winning cause, while Tyler Campbell added two base knocks…