By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Pioneer running back T.J. Jarvis turns the corner on his way to a 24-yard fourth-quarter touchdown Friday night. Jarvis scored the Pioneers’ only TD in the game, a 32-13 loss to Clarksville. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Pioneer football team laid it all on the line…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Bob Clement displays a dollar he recently offered Republican opponent Lamar Alexander during a debate. Clement, in his visit here Saturday, questioned Alexander’s business dealings. (Duane Sherrill photo) Standing in the bed of a pickup truck in downtown McMinnville Saturday afternoon,…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard PRATER Continued controversy over the use of the county’s convenience centers generated some heated discussion at the Warren County Commission’s regular meeting last week.Resolution No. 2, presented by Health and Welfare Chairman Wayne Pryor, was intended to address issues brought up at an earlier…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A one-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon left a Grundy County man with serious injuries when his truck ran off Highway 56 South near the Warren-Grundy County line.The victim, A.J. Wanamaker, 72, was airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga by LifeForce helicopter from River Park Hospital…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BROWN Although not quite official yet, surveying and staking the center line of the Barren Fork Greenway could occur as early as mid-November, city officials said.That date was given as a possible starting point for construction preparation after the architect and contractors met with Parks…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Hayden Wood, front, and Jeremy Southard hold candles during an anti-liquor, anti-lottery rally at the courthouse Thursday night. A large group of people turned out to show their support. (James Clark photo) Early voting appears to be on a record pace for the Nov. 5…

By Will Stewart / Columnist When I go to the doctor I want to treat the cause of my illness, not just its symptoms. Because if the cause is not nipped in the bud, so to speak, I haven’t really been cured and am liable to suffer from the malady again and again and again.For…

Our Viewpoint One of the most haunting sounds we experience in our everyday lives has to be the wailing sirens of an ambulance slicing through the air. Not so much the sound itself, though that is certainly arresting enough, but the knowledge of what it represents – the fact some fellow citizen has suffered a…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Pioneer freshmen ended their season with a disappointing loss Thursday, falling to Cookeville’s Cavaliers by a 27-7 margin.The Cavaliers struck first in Thursday’s game, scoring from 11 yards out on a pass from Dan Curry to Tyler Wolf. But Warren County got a long…

Friday the Wildcats of Dibrell traveled to Morrison to take on the Eagles in an afternoon matchup. Morrison held the Wildcats to 14 points to take the win, 31-14.In the first period Dibrell struggled with the Morrison pressure defense as the Eagles held the Wildcats to two points. Morrison hit for six as they enjoyed…