By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard A dominating first half gave Warren County Middle School’s sixth-grade boys the lead they would need to hold off a late comeback attempt Tuesday night.The Pioneers went up by 18 points before intermission, and maintained that lead over Morrison throughout the second half on the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A Green Acres man says he was beaten and cut by a man who thought he was messing with his girlfriend.The suspect, Andy McAmis, is charged with aggravated assault and aggravated burglary for allegedly attacking Greg Hice this week at a Green Acres apartment. Hice…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Leslie Henegar gets a warm greeting from volunteer Barbara Alexander, center, who has volunteered for more than 30 years for what has evolved into a weekly Bingo night at NHC Healthcare. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Sharon McPeak never forgot the kindness shown to her mother when…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Department of Vehicle Maintenance mechanic Mark Stevens works on a police department vehicle after being named the city’s Employee of the Year Monday. He has been employed with the city for more than 15 years. (Amy Satterwhite photo) There were at least five police cars…

Thurman Travis Haston, Cleta Estell Ray, Laura Cordilla Templeton, William Chester Womack Jr., Timothy Theo Kelsey Thurman Travis Haston, 93McMinnville resident and Warren County native Thurman Travis Haston, 93, died Dec. 18 at NHC Healthcare.The retired owner/operator of Haston’s Book Store, he was a member of First Baptist Church for more than 73 years and…

By Jim Mullen / Columnist “They made the whole thing in Vermont, then took it apart and shipped it here piece by piece,” Bob told me. He was showing me his new weekend house, a log cabin which Sue and I had watched going up all summer on a nearby hill. Bob is one of…

By George Plagenz / Columnist The Ninth Commandment: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house. (Exodus 20:17 and Deuteropnomy 5:21)What does this mean?“We shall fear and love God that we may not craftily seek to get our neighbor’s inheritance or house … but help and be of service to him in keeping it.” (Numberings and…

By Will Stewart / Columnist Philosopher and educator Eli Siegel once asked, “What does a person deserve by being a person?” How about one’s health? Is quality health care something everybody deserves or is it something deserved only by those who can afford it?While not directly related, the current contract squabble between River Park Hospital…

Our Viewpoint As we head into the last weekend of the Christmas shopping season and prepare for the gift-giving extravaganza of the year, it would be nice for parents to exercise a little parental discretion when it comes to the toys they give their children.While not trying to tell parents what they should and should…

There were 54 students in grades four through eight participating in the County finals of the 4-H Public Speaking Contest held Dec. 10 at Warren County Middle School.The 4-H members earned the right to compete in this contest by winning their class competition during the November 4-H club meeting. A total of 620 4-H members…