By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Over the years, Becky Phillips has helped hundreds of children learn to swim through the Red Cross program. She and her husband, Kyle, are now taking over as program coordinators. (File photo) Two longtime swim instructors for the American Red Cross have stepped up to…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) FULTS McMinnville resident Craig Fults currently faces six counts of rape for sex acts he allegedly performed on a 16-year-old Riverdale high school student.Fults says the charges aren’t at all accurate and he wants his side of the story told.“I am not guilty of…

USSSA Firecracker ClassicA men’s and women’s softball tournament will be played Saturday, July 5, at the McMinnville Jaycees complex at the Warren County Fairgrounds.Entry fee is $160, plus a USSSA sanction fee. Player cards are $1 each.Teams must provide their own .47 core USSSA-stamped softballs, which may be purchased at the tournament.Deadline to enter is…

By Dandy Dave / Columnist Last week the American Film Institute unveiled the ranking for the 50 greatest film villains. “Hannibal the Cannibal” Lector, portrayed by actor Anthony Hopkins in “Silence of the Lambs” topped the list followed by Norman Bates and Darth Vader.What made them great? They were paired with great heroes. Clarice Starling…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist The Mills Brothers had a great old song that noted, “You never miss the water, ’til the well runs dry.”Well, to paraphrase their lyric, “You never miss the Standard, ’til you take off for five.”That’s right, your friendly neighborhood sports editor has been out of pocket since a week ago…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Receiving softball awards are from left, Crystal Jones, Lacey Griffith, Jasmine Ware, Tracy Medlen, Emily Smith and Brittany Patterson. Due to rain Saturday the Warren County High School Alumni Day softball game was canceled. For the last two years the softball team has joined forces…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Rotary Club’s Mark Tidenburg slides in ahead of the throw as First National’s shortstop Paul Lawson Prater attempts to lay down the tag during Monday night’s Babe Ruth action. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Tournament action heated up in the 13-14 year old Babe Ruth League last…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Jennifer Wilson watches as Alex Welcome dribbles the ball up the floor during a cross-over drill in the second session of Monday’s camp. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Former WCHS and Trevecca basketball standout Jennifer Wilson is conducting a basketball clinic at the West Elementary Gym this…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 47-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Jamie S. Jennings was ordered to serve 45 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence and must make restitution for theft and vandalism.• Daniel Dennis was bound over to…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) In light of last year’s traffic nightmare, Bonnaroo officials say they are doing things differently this year.The festival, which begins today in Manchester, caters to an estimated 80,000 people, and getting all those people to one spot does present its challenges. The three-day event…