If you love a good mystery, or find yourself harboring the instinctual urge to witness two individuals matched against each other in a clash of wits, the Cumberland County Playhouse promises a show sure to bring out the “Sleuth” in everyone.The mystery thriller, Sleuth, by Anthony Shaffer will continue its run until June 19. Jason…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard Raven Roberts demonstrates the correct way to hold an infant at feeding time as baby doll Lauren drinks from a bottle. (Photos provided) Warren County chapter of the American Red Cross recently expanded its services to include a training course for young baby sitters.…

The Warren County Saddle Club open horse show was held Saturday with many riders participating in the various classes.Winners in three places are as follows:• Quarter horse halter, mares — Amy Mitchell, first; Stephanie Morrison, second; Jason Mitchell, third;• Quarter horse halter, geldings — Dustin Prater, first; Stephanie Morrison, second; Zach Hickey, third; • Walking…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist Baseball has always been a summer sport or at least that’s what it’s always been called. But looking at our youth programs I would have to consider them as a spring sport.That’s right a spring sport. Baseball in Warren County gets over earlier and earlier every year.Baseball starts around the…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard STUBBLEFIELD A recent article by Southern Standard sports writer Dale Stubblefield brought some overdue attention to the community involvement of McMinnville Country Club superintendent Jeff Stewart.It brought so much attention, in fact, that it was selected as one of the main stories recently in a…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County High School volleyball coach Franklin Fisher held tryouts last week for his 2003 team this fall. Fisher lost only two players to graduation this year and hoped to fill the vacancies with two freshmen.“I decided to keep 14 players this year,” coach Fisher…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Womack Printing’s Sarah Fryar drives a single to left field as she helped her team to a 15-2 win over Dr. Martin. Fryar picked up three hits in the game and scored two runs. In the girls senior fast pitch league last week Malone’s Remodeling…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 19-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in traffic court action:• Brandon N. Loader was ordered to serve 48 hours of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $1,050 plus court costs, forfeit his driver’s license for one year…

River Park Hospital recently helped fund character building books for third-graders in the Warren County School System. The book, “Eight Keys to a Better Me,” lists and illustrates eight key traits which could influence children and lead to a better self-image, to better relationships with others, and to a better life.The books are designed to…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard More than $14 million in state and federal disaster assistance has been issued across the state to persons hit hard by the tornados and floods which ripped across the Midsouth last month.Sharing a relatively small piece of the pie is Warren County where 38 households…