Our Viewpoint Miracles can happen. Sometimes when it seems there is no hope, there can still be a glimmer of light, even in the darkest night.So it was with the return of Elizabeth Smart to her family, after nine long months of captivity by a bizarre drifter known as Emmanuel.Elizabeth’s ray of light came in…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County’s soccer team held their own against one of the state’s top programs, but fell short in their season opener Tuesday night, losing on the road to Chattanooga Christian, 2-1.“I wasn’t displeased at all,” said coach Charlie Hardee, whose team hosts Clarksville tonight. “(Goalkeeper)…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Pioneer baseball team chalked up its first win of the season in impressive fashion Tuesday, but fell short when trying to make it two in a row Wednesday evening.Warren County rolled over Livingston Academy in Tuesday’s home opener, winning 18-1 in five innings, then…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard It’s been five years since the Lady Pioneer softball team opened its District 7-AAA season with a win.But Tuesday, Warren County defeated district foe Cookeville 5-4 in front of a large home crowd to start their district campaign.“I’m so happy for this team. These girls…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County’s adult education program has been recognized for its success by the state as it recently received a Tennessee Quality Interest Award.The award indicates “a seriousness in promoting quality” and Warren County’s program was noted for its continual improvement and its willingness to aim…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 77-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Teresa Pitts was issued a six-month probationary sentence for escape. Her charge comes from aiding her son who escaped from Warren County Jail two weeks ago.• James Riley…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville City Hall has been undergoing slow but steady facelifts over the past several months and more work appears to be in store.Some recent changes have been a new front entrance, a front doorway system, a security-minded entrance to the water department offices and new…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Local physical therapist Karen Pryor has signed on in the quest to help a friend’s adopted dog, Triumph. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Marion Moeller’s dog will make people think twice about the potential for good and evil, even if they aren’t animal lovers.When her female Siberian…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Opposition to firing jail architect Jim Armstrong surfaced at a recent meeting of the Jail Oversight Committee. Armstrong, who was hired last April to design the jail expansion, has been given a March 17 deadline to present a complete and state-certified set of plans…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A man who allegedly disassembled a motel bathroom to make burglary tools and then dropped his wallet at the scene of the crime, faces burglary charges for breaking into Charley’s Bar-B-Q to steal beer Tuesday morning.The suspect, Michael Dale Smith, 38, was arrested Tuesday after…