By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist STUBBLEFIELD Just when you thought things had settled down in the world of professional golf after the Masters, we now have a new controversy on the PGA tour.As most of you know the men’s professional tour has had its share of bad publicity in recent months. Martha Burk and her…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Bill Harris attempts to chip in for a birdie on No. 18 Monday, while playing partners James Phifer, left, and David Harris wait their turn during the Motlow College Foundation Golf Tournament. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The ninth annual Motlow College Foundation Golf Tournament proved to…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Jim Morris, former major league pitcher and subject of the Disney film, “The Rookie,” was the guest speaker at this year’s Boyd Spring Benefit. One of the more uplifting and entertaining sports movies in recent memory has to be “The Rookie,” starring Dennis Quaid,…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 124-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in traffic court action:• Anderson Gonzalez was ordered to serve 150 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $650 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for two years for…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Members of the Park Theater Group will be conducting another sidewalk sale this Saturday, selling materials removed from the old Park Theater.The first sidewalk sale was considered a huge success, Park Theater Group chairperson Pam Pallas said. The group made around $1,000.Items for sale include…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard DAVENPORT City officials are still looking at ways to curb speeding in the Barren Fork River at Riverfront Park.Although discussed in detail last year when city officials asked for state help with what they said are problems with excessive speeds there, no legislation has come…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard It could be a long, hot summer for drunk drivers as a statewide crackdown, along with a tougher blood-alcohol law, will be aimed at getting impaired drivers off the road.The initiative, which begins this Monday, will include a 57-day law enforcement blitz along with an…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard If you look up this weekend, you’ll most likely see a steady stream of brightly colored parachutes as Marvin’s Boogie returns once again to Warren County Memorial Airport.Held twice a year for the past eight years at the local airport, Marvin’s Boogie has become the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The final trial in the Myers Lane triple murder case will be held in neighboring Sparta when the mother of convicted killer Doug Myers goes before a jury on conspiracy charges.The defendant, Clementine Myers, faces charges of murder conspiracy and criminal knowledge to the crime…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard CHAMBERS After 31 years as a county teacher, coach and administrator, Warren County Middle School assistant principal Byron Chambers has announced his retirement effective at the end of this school year.“It’s been a very rewarding experience, and I’m glad to have had it, but I’m…