By Dandy Dave / Columnist Wedding bells are about to ring for WWE superstar Dustin “Golddust” Runnels.Dustin will marry his girlfriend of 1-1/2 years, Milena, on the beach in Destin, Fla. They will then stop off at Oklahoma City, Okla., on their way to Honolulu.Their plans were made as soon as they heard that the…

Irving College dropped a daytime doubleheader to visiting Morrison Thursday morning in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action.The Lady Eagles opened the day’s play with a 35-18 win over the Lady Tigers, and Morrison’s boys completed the sweep with a 51-38 victory.In the girls’ game, a strong first half set the tone for the Lady Eagles,…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist Just six more shopping days until Christmas. It’s about time.I think the holiday shopping season actually began sometime in early September as even then some stores began targeting the cash cow known as Christmas. It’s no longer the 12 Days of Christmas, it’s the 12 months of Christmas.It seems like…

Our Viewpoint Since a number of our homes are decked with lights and most of us have found a cozy spot for the Christmas tree by now, we should all remember to maintain a close eye on fire safety for the final days of the holiday season.Among all the gifts and holiday spirit, fire safety…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Saturday night the Lady Pioneers rebounded from their Friday night loss to Cookeville with a 69-33 win over the visiting Lady Eagles of Van Buren County.In the first period both teams played solid on offense. Van Buren jumped out to a 6-4 lead in the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Looking for a much-needed win, the Pioneers came out Saturday night against Van Buren County and controlled the entire game as Warren County rolled over the Eagles 78-34 in the Charlie Dalton Gym.The Pioneers looked to be on a mission as pressure defense caused Van…

Centertown picked up a sweep over its hosts from Irving College Monday night, with the Lady Warriors winning 36-28 and the Warriors taking a 55-32 victory.In girls’ play, an early scoring surge propelled the Lady Warriors, as they went up 10-2 by the end of the first period.Irving College got its offense going in the…

The Warren County freshmen rolled to a big road win Monday night, as three players scored in double figures to lead the Pioneers over Riverdale, 67-52.Shay Glenn posted 15 points to lead the way for WCHS, including a pair of 3-pointers and another basket in the first quarter as the Pioneers built an early 21-13…

Boyd climbed the mountain Monday night looking for a pair of District 8-A wins, but came down from Spencer having suffered a sweep, falling to both the boys and girls squads from Van Buren County.In Monday’s opener the Lady Eagles from Van Buren rallied in the fourth quarter to hand the Lady Broncos a 46-39…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist STUBBLEFIELD Sometimes, as fans, we get caught up in watching a ball game that we seem to forget about our other kids running around the gym. Or else, we just don’t realize we can be a hazard to players and referees who are running up and down the court.Referees and…