By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A lawsuit filed by prisoners at Warren County Jail asking for relief after an inmate was reportedly beaten up for passing gas has been thrown out of court.The suit, filed by Jeffery Simmons on behalf of inmates at Warren County Jail, asked for an injunction…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard While most county schools will be commemorating the one-year anniversary of Sept. 11 this Wednesday, the focus of those ceremonies will vary from school to school.Bobby Ray Elementary principal Bob Bonner said his school will observe the anniversary, but will not dwell on the deadly…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Mildred Lowry, 95, still rides the rides at the Warren County A&L Fair. She is pictured last year. (Photo provided) Everybody loves the fair, and Mildred Lowry is no exception.At 95, Lowry has only given up driving within the past year or so and has…

By Dandy Dave A lot of good memories returned a couple of weeks ago, when Jimmy Snuka was on “Raw.”Born James Reiher in the Fiji Islands on May 18, 1943, Snuka began wrestling professionally in 1969 in Hawaii. During his earliest years as a pro wrestler, he was known as Jimmy Kealoha.He left Hawaii in…

By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard It’s time for the Warren County A&L Fair, Sept. 7-14. Once again, the Warren County Saddle Club will host the Kick-off Fun and Games Show Saturday at the arena located behind the fairgrounds.“This is the best show of the year for fun and amusement. We…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist NUNLEY Finally, “the game” is actually “THE game.”Every week through the fall, I’ll hear people ask what time “the game” is this Saturday. Without fail, I’ll raise an eyebrow, look at them like they’re crazy, and ask, “Which game?”But you know they always mean the UT game.This is, I realize,…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County Lady Pioneer soccer team bounced back from a 6-0 loss to Manchester last week with a convincing 7-1 win over the Shelbyville Lady Eagles Tuesday.“We beat a pretty good club tonight,” said WCHS coach Alan Brownyard. “This is my fifth year coaching,…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County’s Ramsey Black (42) takes a handloff from quarterback Joey Haston during Monday morning’s practice session at WCHS. (Rob Nunley photo) Warren County’s coaches expect to face a balanced offensive attack when Lincoln County visits Nunley Stadium tonight for both teams’ Region 3-5A opener.After…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Warren County High School football team and coaching staff had much more than just offense and defense on their minds as they prepared for this week’s game.After last weekend’s highly publicized incident at Shelbyville, which led to head coach Gerald Tidwell’s suspension for the…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Federal, state and local officials formally announced funding for an estimated $800,000 water line extension project Wednesday.The extension project is expect to serve between 70 and 80 people in the Centertown and Irving College areas, Warren County Utility District manager Mike Green said.Areas affected are…