Warren County’s boys knew they would have their hands full as the lightning quick freshman Oakland Patriots came calling Thursday night. And, thanks largely to a 28-point second quarter, Oakland outran the Pioneers on its way to a 78-61 win.Oakland opened up the game with nine quick points while holding Warren County off the board…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist I hate to re-open old wounds, but this is my first column since the Peach Bowl debacle which saw the Volunteers play arguably their worst game since the woeful 31-0 home loss to the Gators in Peyton’s freshman year.I’ve been a long-time Volunteer fan, through thick and through thin, hanging…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Boyd High School traveled to Bell Buckle Thursday night for a dual matchup with Webb. Boyd swept the Feet, winning the girls game 30-25 and taking the boys contest 56-50.In the girls game the Lady Broncos won the first period by one point, 5-4. Webb…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard After a tough Tuesday night loss to Coffee County, the Lady Pioneers got back on track Friday, downing Franklin County’s Rebelettes 58-40 at the Charlie Dalton Gym.“This was a good win for us,” said WCHS coach Ann Eades. “It puts us at 11-5, and we’ve…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County’s Kyle Thompson, left, keeps the ball away from Franklin County’s Andrew Mook during second-half action Friday night at WCHS. Thompson scored 12 points in the Pioneers’ 81-50 win. (Rob Nunley photo) Warren County’s boys may have been slow out of the…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Titan placekicker Joe Nedney celebrates after making a 26-yard field goal in overtime to lift Tennessee past Pittsburgh, 34-31. The kick did not come without its share of drama, as it was the third straight kick Nedney attempted. They are the walkers of tightropes…

William Burgess Allison, John Curtis McFadden Jr., Edward Bert Tate, Elsie M. Brown William Burgess Allison, 77McMinnville resident and Putnam County native William Burgess Allison, 77, died Jan. 7 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness.The CEO of Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company and Subsidiaries and a member of the First United Methodist Church, he was…

By Jim Mullen / Columnist It wasn’t long ago, at least in geological terms, when you could listen to one radio station and hear a song by the Beatles followed by a song by country star Roger Miller then hear a hit by Frank Sinatra. An instrumental by Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass might…

By Joan Ryan / Columnist Katacia Williams is a 23-year-old college graduate who writes and edits marketing reports in Ann Arbor, Mich. She is also Faith, a beautiful and outgoing waitress, who will one day be a glamorous movie star.Williams knows Faith’s future because she created Faith in The Sims video game and controls almost…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Fifth-grade students at three county elementary schools will soon take part in Tar Wars, a unique program aimed at preventing youth tobacco usage.More than merely a “don’t smoke, it’s bad for you” lecture, Tar Wars is an interactive program designed to increase knowledge of the…