U.S. Equipment, NHC win big
Girls 7-8 year-old coach-pitch A pair of lopsided games marked Tuesday night’s action in the girls 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch league.U.S. Equipment connected for 26 hits in its 20-8 victory over Ben Lomand Communications, while NHC used a seven-run second inning to down Heartwood Nursery 16-7.Hilary Teeters led the way at the plate in U.S.…
Read MoreFrosh football to boast big staff: All eight Pioneer coaches to work with freshman team
By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard There will be no shortage of instruction when it comes to the Warren County High School freshman football team this fall.The Pioneer freshmen will be coached by the entire varsity football staff this season, in a unique setup. The staff will consist of eight coaches,…
Read MoreSummer school registration is here
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard While not the most envious of vacation plans, summer school will be unavoidable for some county students this year. At Warren County High School, the deadline for summer school registration is next Friday.In addition to driver’s education, which has already been filled, the high school…
Read MoreGeneral Sessions: Ross hears 49-person court docket
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 49-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Shannon Atnip was directed to serve five days of an 11-29 sentence and pay $10 plus costs for assault on an officer and public intoxication.• James M. Bell…
Read MoreCircuit Court: Judge Bart Stanley sentences nineteen
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Nineteen people were sentenced last Friday by Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley.Included in court action:• Michael Mosca was ordered to serve 11 years and make restitution on charges of theft over $1,000, theft over $500, theft, burglary and vandalism.• Clifton Dale Bonner was ordered to…
Read MoreWeismore arrested third time for meth
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local man was arrested on meth charges for a third time when lawmen arrived to take him into custody on federal charges only to find evidence smoldering in a fire outside his home.The suspect, James Robert Weismore Jr., 43, is charged with manufacture of…
Read MoreE911 rate increases to be added to phone bills
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard GABLE A Warren County E911 rate increase that would have added 85 cents to the E911 surcharge on residential phone lines and $1 on business lines wasn’t entirely approved. During a recent state hearing with Tennessee’s Emergency Communications Board (ECB), local E911 director Brandon…
Read MoreTurning canvas into art: Prater, 81, says painting a satisfying stress reliever
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Mildred Prater, 81, shows some of her art work to be displayed in an Altamont church. Prater has been painting for more than 30 years and has caught the attention of a state-wide magazine. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Mildred Prater doesn’t look her 81 years. Her…
Read MoreMower runs over the city’s new trees
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard KUHN A major city planting project has been compromised after state contractors damaged trees planted near the Angels Bridge, according to urban forester Nick Kuhn.Kuhn, whose department had received a grant to help with last year’s planting of 89 trees designed to act as a…
Read MoreFarnham set to orchestrate WCHS band
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard FARMHAM After three years at the helm of the middle school band, Duane Farnham has been chosen to replace Rodney Parks as director of the Warren County High School band.Like he did at the middle school, Farnham said he looks forward to making the high…
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