JFL football sign-upsWarren County Junior Football League will have sign-ups July 26 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Civic Center for football players and cheerleaders.All games will be played on Saturdays at Nunley Stadium. For more information call 939-3515 or 473-6088. Baseball campsThe Turning Two Baseball School will be holding a series of camps…

The 40th Annual Warren County Horseman’s Association Walking Horse Show was held July 4th with over 1,000 spectators on hand. This years event drew 195 horses from 17 different states with $6,900 up for prize money. Jamie Bradshaw judged the event with Jim Welch as ringmaster. Gary Brewington was master of ceremonies and Brian Perry…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The second annual Warren County Take-Down Wrestling Camp is set to get under way July 16-19 at the Charlie Dalton Gym on the WCHS campus.This year’s camp will be under the direction of WCHS head coach Matt Turner and coach David Holcomb. A highly qualified…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The future of Warren County’s basketball program will get the chance to showcase their skills, and have their talents evaluated, this week at WCHS.New Pioneer head coach Chris Turner will hold the inaugural Pioneer Pride Basketball Evaluation Camp this Monday through Wednesday, from 9 a.m.…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist If you listen to Priest Holmes, his hip injury of last season is a thing of the past as he advised fantasy leaguers to take him first this year.If you will recall, Holmes missed the last couple of games last season with what was thought to be a deep hip…

By Beth Furbush / Better Business Bureau News The buzz around our branch of the BBB these days is about the upcoming Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics.Better Business Bureaus across the country host the annual Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics at the national level. The Murfreesboro service area branch of the BBB of Middle Tennessee…

By Jim Glenn / Columnist The other day, I was wrapping up a speech to a group of senior citizens when an older gentleman asked me a question. Actually, it was part question and part commentary. Here’s what he asked and said:“When did Social Security start paying all these benefits to little kids? I was…

By James Clark / Business Pulse Some of you may recall a Business Pulse column I wrote about a year ago involving the many wonders of duct tape. And among those many wonders, I wrote in jest, was the fact duct tape could be used to keep small children quiet during church.Those comments were greeted,…

TO THE EDITOR: We are the people who founded the idea for the carnival games for the children at Viola Homecoming. The Viola Homecoming Committee has decided to charge us a flat $200 per booth to set our games up this year. We have done these games for the last five years paying $10 a…

TO THE EDITOR: Along with the recent addition of Mr. James Bennett, there has been an addition of a “new” Warren County High School dress code. Is this a violation of freedom of speech?The way someone dresses and what types of clothes they wear are expressions of one’s self. When a school goes around telling…