By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard There was a “whole lot of shakin’ goin’ on” when Marilyn Shumake, Warren County TNCEP coordinator through the Agricultural Extension Service, visited the Senior Center for the purpose of butter-making.The senior adults watched as the presenter mixed the ingredients prior to pouring it into…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Shelby Rigsby, Tawanna Pleasant, Brianna Kemper and Ranessa Merriman pick flowers for their teacher during nature appreciation day at West sponsored by McMinnville Noon Exchange. (Duane Sherrill photo) It was okay for West Elementary students to play in the dirt recently as they were encouraged…

Local marathon runner Tommy Kell competed in his fourth Nashville Music Marathon recording a time of 3 hours, 20 minutes and 27 seconds. Kell was the 143rd runner to cross the finish line.Kell has inspired his nine year old daughter Taylor to pick up the sport of marathon running. They have been training together since…

Bridgestone and VFW split a pair of games in recent 15- and 16-year-old Babe Ruth action.Bridgestone won the first meeting between the two squads, 9-4, behind a winning pitching performance from Eric Dugan. Brant Prater and Josh Judkins came through with two hits each, while Chad Sullens, Brooks Palmer and Andrew King all had one…

A recent hot streak has lifted Rotary Club to the top of the 13-14 year-old Babe Ruth League standings, placing them one-half game ahead of Bouldin Nursery, which suffered through a two-game skid last week.In a battle between the league’s two top teams from May 18, Rotary came out on top by a close 6-5…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard New WCMS girls soccer coach Autumn Long held tryouts for next fall’s team at Nunley Stadium this week. Long talks to her prospective players before sending them out for individual drills. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Warren County Middle School girls soccer team held tryouts last…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Many politicians seem pretty adept at digging themselves into a hole, but for County Executive Kenneth Rogers digging a hole takes on quite another connotation.Rogers spent part of his morning Thursday giving some tips on building a deck to WCMS students in the Reach…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A tail light problem led to the arrest of a man wanted for armed robbery in Florida.The suspect, Kenneth R. Wright, 20, is awaiting extradition back to the state of Florida where he will face charges of robbery with a firearm for a crime he…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Saying the city’s noise ordinance is unfair and discriminatory, a local audio specialist is urging motorists who receive tickets for loud car stereos to fight the tickets in court and question their legality.“The city’s noise ordinance is discriminatory at the very least and it’s aimed…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County was one of the areas hardest hit in the recent series of violent storms, according to emergency management director Richard Myers, and as a result many county residents may be eligible for federal aid for damage sustained and not covered by insurance.In…