Action continued Monday in the postseason tournament of the 13-14 year-old Babe Ruth tournament, with Union Planters downing Rotary 9-4 and Sundrop clipping Charter Communications 6-4.In the night’s opening game, Union Planters built a quick lead with four runs in the first and three more in the second, and held off a late rally as…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist STUBBLEFIELD Football is just around the corner, and the Heisman hype has already hit the ground running.I never realized how much money was spent on the campaign trail in quest for the Heisman trophy. Just like everything else in the world of athletics, money plays an important role.Or does it?Last…

NHC third baseman Jake Damon puts the tag on Satellite World’s Aaron Taylor during Monday night’s winners’ bracket final in the Boys Training League tournament. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Satellite World and NHC, the top two squads from the regular season of the Boys Training League, will meet again in the league’s tournament championship.In Monday night’s…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard While he was pleased with the enthusiasm, aggression and attitude displayed by his team during Monday’s opening day of fall football practice, head coach Gerald Tidwell had one negative factor still on his mind — the number of players participating in drills.At Monday’s morning practice,…

You knew, sooner or later, somebody would say it.With this being the “Volunteer State,” after all, and Monday being the first day of Pioneer camp, you could just sense that someone would proclaim that traditional Tennessee slogan.And, just like clockwork, there it was, shouted across the WCHS football field by new head coach Gerald Tidwell…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard City officials have said new regulations could be on the horizon for boaters or jet-skiers at Riverfront Park.Although there is a no-wake zone already in place at the boat ramp, officials said they would like to invite a member from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BENNETT When the state of Tennessee finally settled on a compromise budget, spearheaded by Sen. Jerry Cooper and Rep. Charles Curtiss, it eased the minds of elected officials across the state. A number of county and city governments had held off on preparing their…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Fourteen people were sentenced Friday by Circuit Court Judge Charles Haston.Included in sentencing action:• Jeremy Smartt was ordered to serve 120 days of a five-year sentence, pay $2,500 plus costs and place his picture in the newspaper for manufacture of meth.• Donna Samples was directed…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BOWLING Eyeing a future in national politics, three candidates for 4th District U.S. Representative sounded off during almost two hours of live debate at Warren County Administrative Offices Monday.Republicans Mike Greene, Janice Bowling and John Bumpus are seeking the nomination against either Lincoln Davis or…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The price of a week of mischief will be high for the families of the youths who vandalized Westwood last month.The youngest members of the group, known as the Westwood Bandits, were issued sentences this week by Juvenile Court Judge Larry Ross. Two of the…