Lowell Grissom, Annie Lucille Butcher Romans, Rosie Loretta Kenney, Clara Jean Neill, Anna Lee Maxwell Powell Lowell Grissom, 87McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lowell Grissom, 87, died Sept. 11 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness.A retired farmer and foreman for TVA and a member of St. Mary’s Church of Christ, he was the…

An exhibit of oil paintings on canvas by Alexander Stelioes-Wills will run through Sept. 24 at Tennessee Tech University’s Joan Derryberry Art Gallery located on the first floor of the University Center.A teacher of drawing, design and painting at Mississippi State University, Stelioes-Wills incorporates bright colors and dramatic composition in his works to emphasize events…

The third annual Billy Womack Bluegrass Festival is slated Sept. 28 at Dillon Park Pavilion in Woodbury from noon until 10 p.m. It is being held in conjunction with the Cannon Country Festival.Performers are Big Country Bluegrass, Lost Highway, The James King Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, New Road and Roy Harper.The Cannon Country Festival,…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MFD Capt. David Adams and local Loyal Order of Moose Governor Jerry Cooley reflect upon a photographic essay of fire departments in New York City after 9/11, where hundreds of firemen died. (Amy Satterwhite photo) All around town, people wondered how best to honor those…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist NUNLEY If you’re like me — and let’s face it, you probably are — you’ve spent more than your fair share of time this week visiting this county’s biggest annual attraction, the Warren County A&L Fair.Think about the wondrous amounts of things to see and do the fair brings each…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Dexter Hillis turns the corner on his way to a 20-yard touchdown run during Tuesday night’s game against Avery Trace. (Rob Nunley photo) Just over seven minutes into Tuesday night’s middle school football game at Nunley Stadium, both Warren County and the visiting Avery Trace…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Katie Simpson forces her way around a Lebanon player during Tuesday night’s District 7-AAA matchup at WCHS. Simpson scored a pair of goals, and the Lady Pioneers won their third in a row, taking a 3-0 victory. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Warren County Lady Pioneer…

Applications may be obtained at the Senior Center for the upcoming workshop on Families Caring for Aging Family Members with Developmental Disabilities being planned by the Arc of Tennessee and the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability.The event will take place Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church fellowship hall,…

In celebration of entry into its 35th year, the Tullahoma Fine Arts Center is presenting its Annual Members Exhibit. Paintings, drawings, photography, jewelry, china painting, pottery and hand-crafted wood items will fill the center’s Baillet galleries during the month.The show began Sept. 9 and will continue through Sept. 27. A reception to meet the artists…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard Antique show chairperson Lena Jones, left, presents the Best of Show ribbon to Thetis Keel, displaying the winning quilt and a portrait of her great, great-grandmother, Ruth Wilt, who had made the heirloom in the mid-1800s. (Margaret Hobbs photo) The array of vintage quilts…