By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thursday night at Nunley Stadium, the Warren County Middle School football team faced a tough opponent, and a strong size disadvantage, in White County Middle School.When the final horn sounded, the Pioneers had dropped their second straight game, falling to the Warriors 20-6.Warren County (3-2)…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thursday, the Warren County High School volleyball team celebrated Senior Night as two Seniors Tracy Medlen and Crystal Jones hit the home floor for the last time.Medlen who is a back-court specialist and out-side hitter has played for the Lady Pioneers the last four years.…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Lady Pioneer soccer team won its fourth straight district match Tuesday, and remains undefeated in league play after a 2-0 victory over Riverdale in Murfreesboro.With the win, WCHS improved to 10-3-1 overall, and 4-0 in District 7-AAA play. The Lady Pioneers are tied for…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Rainy weather and sloppy field conditions caused WCHS officials to postpone tonight’s scheduled football game against Tullahoma, opting to play host to the Wildcats Saturday at 6 p.m. at Nunley Stadium.But an extra day’s preparation is being looked at as a positive for the Pioneer…

In Wednesday’s edition, it was reported former County Executive Carol Hamblen spent $31,327 on her campaign. Her total disbursements, including her treasurer’s report as well as that of Business for Carol Hamblen, did amount to $31,327. However, Hamblen has pointed out her actual expenditures during her campaign were only $22,327 because the repayment of a…

Most children who dream of growing up to become teachers imagine one day teaching the little ones, the kindergartners and the first-graders. But not Warren County High School teacher Chastity Wilson.“I always dreamed of becoming a high school teacher one day, a high school English teacher,” she said.She was encouraged to enter the teaching profession,…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local man was given probation and banned from Riverfront Park for accosting a female motorist there last month.The suspect, Roy D. Tate, 41, entered a guilty plea Tuesday before General Sessions Judge Larry Ross to the reduced charge of simple assault. He was originally…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard An 82-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Dean Whitman was ordered to serve 180 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $900 plus court costs and undergo a drug and alcohol assessment for simple possession…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The newly elected Warren County Commission flexed its legislative muscle for the first time Tuesday night by voting down a proposal to purchase a new tractor for Warren County Airport, and deferring action on the WastAway solid waste disposal agreement to give county attorney…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Local electrical parts manufacturer A.O. Smith announced a layoff of 74 employees yesterday, approximately 10 percent of the current staff of 730.According to Ed O’Conner, Vice President of Human Resources and Public Affairs at A.O. Smith’s corporate offices in Milwaukee, the layoff is not…