By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) GLENN Road Superintendent Harold Glenn says he wants to set the record straight. Glenn adamantly maintains he is not in cahoots with APAC concerning county paving projects and takes objection to remarks made by County Commissioner Gary Prater suggesting he is.“I’ve never taken a…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Paramedic Jennifer King treats a gunshot wound to bank robbery suspect Mandle Lee Martin, who was shot by police in Murfreesboro Thursday afternoon. Martin has been convicted of robbing a bank before. (Photo courtesy Jim Davis, Daily News Journal) A McMinnville man convicted of…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard River Park Hospital In a last-ditch effort to resolve the impasse between HCA and Blue Cross Blue Shield, state Sen. Jerry Cooper has drafted a letter to both corporations offering to provide an independent, outside arbitrator to resolve the issues preventing the two health…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Local baseball player Joshua Bratcher was rewarded for his accomplishments this past summer on the diamond at a recent banquet held at the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville.Bratcher, a standout for last year’s Warren County Middle School squad, was chosen as the most valuable player…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Lady Broncos picked up their second win in a row Thursday night, with a 44-36 win over the Lady Saints of Mt. Juliet Christian at home in the Stanley-Boyd gym.The Lady Saints used a zone defense and a full-court press as they tried to…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Boyd Christian’s boys out-scored the Saints of Mt. Juliet Christian in all four quarters Thursday night as they picked up a 65-56 win at home.The Broncos got off to a slow start in the first period, while Mt. Juliet hit six unanswered points. Boyd hit…

By ADAM SPARKS / Mid-South Sports Network CHATTANOOGA — The McKenzie Arena wasn’t kind to a pair of Warren County wrestlers this week.Chris King and Zach Fults each lost in the opening round of the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Thursday, and Fults ended his tournament run Friday after one match in the consolation round.Fults, a…

By Kelly Shires / Columnist With so much health advice going around these days — the protein diet, the fruit diet, the potato diet, the beer diet, and the seafood diet — it’s sometimes hard to figure out which foods diet to choose.I have some great guidelines that can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.To…

COOKEVILLE — The WCHS freshman Pioneers took on the host team from Cookeville Saturday in semi-final action in their district tournament.The final score didn’t reflect the Pioneers’ effort, however, as the game was close until the final three minutes, when the Cavaliers pulled away for the 64-49 win.The Cavaliers used a man-to-man defense in the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard COOKEVILLE — The Lady Pioneers fell behind early on their way to a 49-30 loss against Riverdale in district semifinal action Saturday.The Lady Warriors took control in the first period of the both the offensive and defensive glass. Lady Pioneer Kara Youngblood tried to keep…