The regular season champions were crowned Tuesday night in the girl’s senior fast-pitch league as Womack Printing pushed two runs across the plate in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 6-4 win over Cumberland Bank.Cumberland Bank had their chance to hit the scoreboard first with two runners on base, but solid defense…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist In case you haven’t heard, I spent about half of my recent vacation on the open road, riding shotgun in a friend’s tractor-trailer as we traveled across the southeast.And through four days of stops in Kentucky, Memphis, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, I learned several interesting facts.For one thing, I…

Ben Lomand Communications lifted itself into a tie for second place in the girls 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch softball league Tuesday night, downing NHC in a 13-12 nail-biter.BLC, which now stands tied with NHC and U.S. Equipment at 4-3 in the league standings, went into the top of the seventh inning tied at 12-12 with…

WCHS freshman cheerleaders, from left, Sarah Fryar, Talekia King and Jessica Wilcher all earned All-Star status at the recent UCA Cheerleading Camp, held at Tennessee Tech. (Photo provided) Warren County High School’s 2003 freshman cheerleading squad recently attended the UCA Cheerleading Camp, which was held at Tennessee Tech University.The group of 13 girls came away…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) TURNER New Pioneer basketball coach Chris Turner described his coaching philosophy as an emphasis on defense and transition scoring.“I’m a very strong defensive coach, I get basically all that from the College of Charleston,” said the new coach, who accepted the position on…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) A new era of Pioneer basketball began Wednesday, when Warren County High School officials announced the hiring of Chris Turner as their new boys basketball head coach.Turner, a Georgia native and a former Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle, replaces Doug Keil, who left the…

The All-Around Classmate for Mrs. Delores Moore’s class at Dibrell Elementary School, as was listed in the Awards Section in Wednesday’s Standard, was incorrectly identified. The correct winner is Danielle Jones.

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 60-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Charles Curtis was given a suspended sentence and ordered to continue mental health treatment, pay $10 plus costs and was warned to stay out of Wal-Mart parking lot…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Harry Potter mania hits McMinnville tonight as Bookland in Three Star Mall holds a party to celebrate the publication of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” the newest book in the phenomenally popular series by J.K. Rowling. The fun will begin at…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 36-year sentence issued to a teen convicted of shooting a convenience store employee during a botched robbery in 1999 has been set aside by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.The action comes in the case of Abel Torres, who was 16 at the time…