Our Viewpoint Congratulations to the graduating class of 2003, whose members walked across the stage in grand fashion Friday night.Seniors, you have reached one of your first major milestones. From this point forward, you must begin the process of shaping your futures and determining what to make of your life after high school.Some of you…

Last Saturday in the 5- and 6-year old coach-pitch tournament held at the Jim Mansfield T-ball Field, Warren County took on the Ringold Rockies in the second game of the day falling 16-6.For Warren County, Nick Tilton had three hits, Brock Majors, Merek McColloch and Nate Grandy had two hits each. Lucas Young, Tristan Reish,…

Both local squads fell short in their bid for a championship in the WCYB/TYBA Spring Fling.Playing in the 7- and 8-year-old division of the coach-pitch tournament, which was held at the Civic Center Complex, both the Warren County Warriors and the Warren County Yankees were ousted from the bracketed portion of the tournament last Saturday.The…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist Warren County is ball crazy. Just go to any ball field on any given night this summer and you’ll see them jam packed with kids in uniform and parents and friends filling the bleachers.While I played baseball when I was a kid, I was somewhat surprised to see the overwhelming…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Local golfer Scott Haile has been out on the tournament trail again this year, playing in as many amateur tournaments as his schedule will allow. Haile finished with enough points last year to finish 2002 season as the state’s No. 8 amateur.His goal this year…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard White team quarterback Heath Crisp sprints downfield on his way to a touchdown. Crisp ran for two scores, and passed for another. The White team won the game, 44-12. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Pioneer football team finished up its spring practice sessions with a Red…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A Bell Street couple was nabbed for the second time in two months operating a meth lab inside their suburban home.The suspects, Donovan Woods and Janet Osborne, were arrested Friday morning when lawmen executed a search warrant on their Bell Street home, located near Westwood.…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 48-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Powell Wallace Jr. was given a six-month probationary sentence and must attend conflict management courses and stay away from the victim for the rest of his life for…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard CATHCART Put on your walking shoes and prepare for a long night. After six months of planning Warren County’s first Relay for Life event will take place Friday at Nunley Stadium.The largest cancer-fighting event in the nation, Relay for Life, is the signature fund-raiser of…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard “Ahh, ya’ got me,” says Michael Barnes, right, as Mark Harvey lets loose with the water gun at the Gilley Pool opening yesterday. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Gilley Pool opened Saturday with all the proper pomp and ceremony. McMinnville Mayor Royce Davenport led festivities…