Jon Kent recently joined the staff of First Baptist Church as minister of youth, says The Rev. Fred Bueto, church pastor.Kent attended Liberty University and is a recent graduate of Christian Bible College in Rocky Mount, N.C. His father is presently the senior minister of a church in Pelham, N.C.He enjoys playing guitar, having been…

James Shutt will be preaching for the revival scheduled Sept. 22 through 26 at Irving College Baptist Church. Hours are 7:01 p.m. nightly and 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday.Mike McIlwain will be in charge of the music and Joyce West is the pianist.Paul Gunn, pastor, says, “We will have lunch together after church…

The Rev. Larry W. Orrell is being welcomed Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. to the Methodist Outreach Building, 209 West Morford St. with praise and worship by Daniel Day.This bilingual service will be hosted by Templo Nuevo Amanecer.For over 30 years, Rev. Orrell has been an evangelist traveling throughout North America and many nations of…

You are “Wanted” Sept. 21 when good guys in white hats versus bad guys in traditional black will shoot it out at high noon during Wild Wild Wartrace, a western reenactment with fun for all ages. Learn fire arms safety from experts.See the River Chase Posse and Wartrace Regulators when they duke it out for…

McMinnville Parks and Recreation’s 2002 Men’s Fall Softball League began play Monday night, with two games of action.In Monday’s play, Walker Gardens defeated Big Root Nursery by a score of 22-7.Matt Bryant went 5-for-6, for an .830 average, and Trent Young had a home run.In other action, Ol’ Dawgs defeated B&R Heating and Air in…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A large crowd watched Commands in Demand crowned walking horse stakes champion at Warren County A&L Fair Saturday evening, beating out his two other rivals.Clint Bryant rode the horse to victory, defeating second-place Sir Mark’s Impact. The winner was ridden, trained and owned by Clint…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist When you’re a kid growing up, playing sports such as football or baseball, you always have one person in your life that you look up to — an athlete you dream of being while you play football down the street with your friends.If I was playing baseball, I always pretended…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County Middle School soccer player Taylor Hennessee (7) takes away the ball from an Avery Trace player during the first half at Pistole Park. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Warren County Middle School Lady Pioneer soccer team was looking for revenge against Avery Trace when…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Freshman players turned in several big plays, including the one pictured above, where Josh Paz (in blue pants) and J.R. Drake (3) sandwiched a White County ball carrier and caused a fumble. (Rob Nunley photo) Pioneer football fans got a glimpse of the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard POTTER “If the paper runs the letter on Sunday, we’ll open your (child support) case on Monday.”Those were the words uttered by District Attorney General Dale Potter on a secret recording which prosecutors hope will serve as a smoking gun in the case against the…