By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Deputy Chad Martin jams the clip into his automatic weapon as he prepares to take a position outside a Westwood apartment where an armed 77-year-old man held lawmen on a four-hour standoff Tuesday evening. A 77-year-old Westwood man distraught about a warrant taken against him…

By James Clark / Columnist I’d almost forgotten about the Cookeville police officers who pulled over the innocent family, handcuffed them on the side of Interstate 40, and then shot their dog.I had almost forgotten until video footage of the traffic stop, and the dog shooting, was released Wednesday. The footage was recorded from a…

Our Viewpoint With the funeral of Everett Pearsall today, Warren County will be laying to rest one of the great law enforcement officers in our history.Everett Pearsall was a legend in his time. For some, the five-term sheriff was known only as E.P.Pearsall changed law enforcement in Warren County. He was a man determined to…

Morrison picked up a sweep over Dibrell in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action Monday night, winning 30-15 in girls’ action and rallying to edge the Wildcats in the boys’ tilt.In Monday’s opening game, the Lady Eagles out-scored their hosts 8-2 in the opening quarter, but were shut out in the second period while Dibrell posted…

The Westmoreland Lady Eagles visited Boyd High School Tuesday night and defeated the Lady Broncos 58-37.In the first period the Lady Broncos came out cold and struggled from the field. But the Lady Eagles started the game red hot as they put 13 points on the board in the first four minutes of play.Westmoreland’s man-on-man…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist NUNLEY The latest from the sports police blotter…Remember Tonya Harding?Sure, how could we forget America’s little ice queen, the former U.S. skating champion who was so afraid she’d lose to Nancy Kerrigan in 1994 that she hatched a plot to assault her rival — and, in turn, made figure skating…

The Warren County High School bowling program completed its second season with a pair of third-place finishes Monday, competing in the district tournament at Columbia.The Pioneers and Lady Pioneers opened Monday’s tournament against Lawrence County, picking up a sweep as the boys won 23-7 and the girls won 17-10.High game for the Pioneers went to…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard What started out to be a close game ended up being a one-sided contest between the Boyd Broncos and the Eagles of Westmoreland Tuesday night, as Westmoreland picked up the road win 64-43.The first period begin with Boyd putting the first points on the board.…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Lady Pioneers’ Vanessa Cornelius (32) has her inside shot contested by Coffee County’s Jordan Brown during first-half action Tuesday night at Manchester. (Rob Nunley photo) MANCHESTER — The Lady Pioneers’ seven-game winning streak came to an end Tuesday night with a tough 20-point loss…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Reese Bishop applies defensive pressure to Coffee County’s T.R. Williams during the first quarter of Tuesday night’s game in Manchester. (Rob Nunley photo) MANCHESTER — Coffee County held its own for a while, but in the end Warren County’s quickness and defensive pressure were too…