By Margaret Hobbs / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A wonderful aroma of Polish sausages, hamburgers and funnel cakes cooking permeated from Main Street Saturday during Autumn Street Fair festivities.The morning started off with a very successful Walk for the Cure with hundreds of walkers streaming through downtown amidst a sea of pink and…

McMinnville Parks and Recreation’s men’s flag football league kicked off its season recently, with four games of action.In the first game, The Players defeated Gary Steele’s Kickers by a 39-0 margin.The Players got things done through the air, with Jeromey Steakley catching three TD passes, and Devin Mason, Dennie Vaughn and Thomas Woods adding a…

Recent results from the Under-12 boys league in Warren County AYSO soccer saw Mary’s Greenhouse score a 5-0 win over Security Federal Savings and Loan,, and Triangle Nursery/Hoover Insurance down Security Federal 5-1 and Mary’s Greenhouse 7-1.Security Federal came back, however, avenging those losses with a scoreless tie against Mary’s Greenhouse then downing Triangle/Hoover 3-1.In…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Boyd Christian’s middle school basketball teams kicked off their season at home Monday night, hosting Murfreesboro’s Middle Tennessee Christian School.The home squads split the night’s games, with the Lady Broncos taking a 37-20 win while the boys fell in a 41-30 nail-biter.In girls’ action, Boyd…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist STUBBLEFIELD Last week, Tennessee quarterback Casey Clausen made a few comments that have disappointed some people around the state.Clausen — who can be a little arrogant at times — said that if he had been playing in the Georgia game, Tennessee would have won.The quarterback, who was hurt in the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Morrison Lady Eagles traveled to Eastside Monday night and handed the Lady Bulldogs a 38-9 loss.Morrison jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Defense from the Lady Eagles created many turnovers by the Lady Bulldogs, which Morrison…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Eastside’s Morgan Wilcher grabs the rebound as Morrison’s Zach West tries to knock the ball free in Monday night elementary basketball action at Eastside. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Monday night at Eastside the Bulldogs celebrated the opening of their new gym with a victory over the…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard TIDWELL Warren County High School football coach Gerald Tidwell’s suspension has been lifted by school system officials, and as of today the Pioneer coach has been cleared to return to his duties both in the classroom and on the football field.The end of the suspension…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local family has won a minor settlement against a major toy manufacturer for injuries suffered by their 5-year-old child, allegedly caused when he fell on a Spiderman toy.The settlement was offered by Toy-Biz and Marvel Enterprises Inc. The company paid $2,889 in damages; however,…

Tony Wayne Paul, Margaret Snipes Elliott, Mary Gertrude George, Ethel Olene Farmer Graham, Arrie Luna, Debra Dee Eggers McAfee Tony Wayne Paul, 38Morrison resident and Rutherford County native Tony Wayne Paul, 38, died Oct. 19.A dairy farmer, a graduate of David Lipscomb University and the assistant minister of College Grove Church of Christ, he was…