Warren County Middle School’s seventh-grade basketball teams traveled to Centertown Tuesday night, and split the doubleheader with the Lady Warriors downing WCMS 33-18 and the Pioneer boys picking up a 63-45 win.In the girls game, Centertown jumped out early with 13 points while their hard-nosed defense held WCMS scoreless in the first period. The Lady…

Lila Rose Denton, Isaac Kane Jordan, Howard Joseph (Bonehead) Jones, June B. Moss, Willie Benton McBride, Alan Lemar Wyatt, Joshua Caldwell, Charles Edgar Young Lila Rose Denton, 94Longtime local educator Lila Rose Denton, 94, died Jan. 20 at NHC after a lingering illness.A retired teacher with the Warren County School System, she was a senior…

TO THE EDITOR: For some time now, I have been giving much thought to the issue of year-round schooling, or as some have referred to it, the alternative calendar. It does seem there has been a lack of factual knowledge presented so far, on what seems like the eve of such a major decision for…

By William Rusher / Columnist The loudest objection voiced by Democrats to President Bush’s tax cut proposals is that they will benefit mostly “the rich.” Depending on whom you call “rich,” this is technically true, since the top 5 percent of all taxpayers paid 56.5 percent of all income taxes in 2000 and the top…

By Joseph Perkins / Columnist America marks the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade next week, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that created the “right” to abortion and led to the destruction of more than 40 million unborn children.Around the country, the state and local chapters of such advocacy groups as the National Abortion Rights…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist There’s very little that’s brewed up more interest than recent events concerning the disappearance of Dr. Kumar and a hushed-up episode that reportedly took place recently at Union Planters Bank.No matter where I go, somebody will inevitably ask me what I’ve heard concerning these two cases. For some reason, there’s…

Our Viewpoint The city and the county are bickering yet again. Why are we not surprised?It’s probably because government officials from McMinnville and Warren County have a feud as legendary as the Hatfields and McCoys. Yes, our local officials are very much like those Hatfields and McCoys, the two families who fought in the Appalachian…

The Glorybound Clowns announce its seventh annual Winter Weekend Workshop, “Back to the Basics.” This dramatic arts conference will be Jan. 30 through Feb. 1 at Pioneer Baptist Church, 1707 Yager Rd. It is sponsored again this year by Glorybound Clowns, a local gospel clown alley familiar to many in the community.The public is invited…

Disney’s new musical love story will be at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center through Feb. 2 at the Andrew Jackson Hall.Casting has been announced for Elton John and Tim Rice’s “AIDA,” a Tony Award-wining musical love story from Disney Theatrical Productions.“TPAC staff saw ‘AIDA’ in New York and loved it. We jumped at the chance…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Van Buren County’s size inside the paint dominated the boards Monday night, as the Lady Eagles took a 62-33 win over the home-standing Boyd Lady Broncos.Lady Eagle Whitney Baker led the first-quarter charge for Van Buren County as she hit for six points in the…