The dead period ends today, and football workouts for all high school football players resumes tomorrow moring from 9-11 a.m. at the high school weight room.Varsity players in grades 10-12 must make 20 of the possible 24 workouts before being allowed to participate in a fall scrimmage or game. Incoming freshman football players are encouraged…

Anyone interested in signing up for the Warren Couty Junior Football League (JFL) can do so during the last session of the free Dr. Pepper football camp, which begins Monday at the WCHS practice field.On Thursday, July 10, parents can register their sons for the Warren Co. JFL from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the practice field,…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The field takes off from Court Square for Friday’s annual Fourth of July Fun Run. (Rob Nunley photos) Downtown McMinnville kicked off its Fourth of July celebration Friday in the traditional way, with the annual Stars and Stripes Fun Run and Walk.The event, sponsored by…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard McMinnville Country Club golf champion Allen Hitchcock poses with the trophy he won at this year’s MCC championship tournament. This marked the fourth time since 1990 Hitchcock has taken the title. (Photo provided) Allen Hitchcock needed 20 holes to claim first place in the championship…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Editor’s note: The following is the fourth part of a continuing series detailing the well-being of children in Warren County, as was determined by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth in its recent publication “Kids Count 2002: The State of the Child…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) COLLIER For superior performance on an array of state accountability measures, Bobby Ray Elementary is one of 97 state schools to be named a 2003 Incentive Award winner.“This is exciting, wonderful,” Bobby Ray principal Bonnie Collier said. “This is a tribute to our…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard DENTON McMinnville’s police department continues to boast one of the highest crime-solving rates in the state for cities its size according to the annual TBI report on crime in Tennessee.The report, which compiles crime statistics from every jurisdiction in Tennessee, revealed 45.9 percent of crimes…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard WRIGHT Commissioners voted down a move to change the frequency of Warren County Commission meetings. The proposed change was presented in a resolution by Commissioner Herb Wright.According to the resolution, the commission had been meeting quarterly until passing a resolution on Jan. 27, 2002…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Architects from Texas are working with Central Church of Christ officials and have developed these sketches of the proposed retirement community. The three-story building won’t be a nursing home or an assisted living facility. Downtown renovation efforts received a positive jolt last week when…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Emergency crews remove Robert A. Woods from the wreckage of his vehicle following a two-car crash on Spencer Highway Friday. Woods’ vehicle overturned and hit a tree after running into the rear of a vehicle driven by James D. Yates. (Duane Sherrill photo) Three people…