By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard(McMinnville, Tenn.) Irving College guard Savannah Rutedge (50) passes the ball to a teammate while being guarded by Dibrell’s Kayla Bond during the second half of Tuesday night’s matchup. (Rob Nunley photo) Tenacious defense helped Irving College’s girls advance to the semifinals of the Warren County…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Centertown’s boys cruised into the semifinal round of the Warren County Elementary tournament Tuesday with a 45-25 victory over Irving College.The Warriors’ defense held the Tigers in check early, limiting them to one field goal over the first quarter and forcing many turnovers which led…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Centertown’s Jonathan Morris goes up for two points and draws a foul from Irving College’s Gary Milstead while Darrid Wells (43) follows the play during Tuesday’s first-round matchup. (Rob Nunley photo) Morrison and Dibrell kicked off the action in the boys’ Warren County Elementary Tournament,…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Having played all over the U.S., including McMinnville, during his 50-year music career, Tony Farr has written a book about his experiences entitled “My Life as a Country Musician: Fifty Years of Clubs and Bar-Rooms.”A New Orleans native, Farr has never been far from music…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard The eighth annual Junior Miss Warren County Pageant will take place March 29 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Civic Center. Deadline for entry is Feb. 24, announces Junior Auxiliary of McMinnville, pageant sponsor.Steffen Jenee-Maree Northcutt, reigning Junior Miss, will crown the winner and…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The First United Methodist Church and the old city cemetery have been named to the National Register of Historic Places.The church’s congregation dates to the 1830s and the present Methodist sanctuary dates to the 1840s. The current church building was dedicated in 1889 after several…

A 52-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Brian Crusinberry and Josh Foster were ordered to serve 60 days of 11-month, 29-day sentences for aggravated criminal trespass.• Joel Tindle was ordered to serve 90 days of an 11-29 sentence and pay $250 plus costs for theft…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard City officials have denied a request from County Executive Kenneth Rogers to terminate a decades-old parking agreement between the city and county.The request was sent to Mayor Royce Davenport, who relayed the message to members of a joint city Safety and Building and Grounds Committee…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The honeymoon is over for new Motlow State Community College president Dr. Art Walker who, after taking office last month, is already having to deal with looming funding cuts as a result of the state’s fiscal problems.“Funding is the major challenge facing Motlow and all…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local man remains in critical condition after he was stabbed at least a dozen times by a yet unknown attacker Thursday morning.The victim, John Mark Porter Jr., 26, is being treated for his stab wounds at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga after being transported…