By Janice Howard / Columnist Are we there yet? How many more miles is it? (Yawn) Are we having fun yet? Wake me when this ride is over!Parents from coast to coast who have ever traveled with children have heard similar comments coming from the mouths of bored youngsters buckled in the back seat. Their…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard At the Senior Center, James E. Jones accepts a request while entertaining seniors with banjo selections during the 15th annual Golden Age Blast. (Photo provided) Over 125 senior adults and friends gathered at the McMinnville/Warren County Senior Center the evening of July 10 to…

Babe Ruth sign-upsWarren County Babe Ruth baseball will be holding late sign-ups for boys ages 13-16 on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Registration will be held at the Civic Center.Tryouts will also be held, with 15-16 year-olds trying out at 1:30, and 13-14 year-olds trying out at 3:30For more information, contact…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist STUBBLEFIELD Over the past year, two small words have caused some big controversy in athletics on the high school and college level, “Title IX.”In 1972 congress enacted the Title IX of the Education Amendments to prohibit gender discrimination in the nation’s education programs.It states: “No person in the United States…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County High School’s football program is ready to kick into high gear in preparation for its upcoming season.Although the Pioneer freshman and varsity teams have been running through drills in T-shirts, shorts and helmets for the past two weeks, practice for the…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) The McMinnville Swim Team took home fourth place at the RACE Championship meet at Sewanee Saturday. McKenna Rhea won the 15-18 year-old girls division of the freestyle, backstroke and butterfly. (Photo provided) The McMinnville Swim Team scored points sufficient to be named fourth…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard With the start of school only three weeks away, officials at Warren County High School have announced registration and orientation dates for the 2003-2004 school year.Beginning Aug. 4, registration and orientation will begin for rising ninth-graders. Reporting Aug. 4 will be those students whose last…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard COLLIER Over the past two years, Bobby Ray Elementary School’s enrollment has climbed steadily to over 460, an increase of almost 100 students.“All of our classrooms are filled and this year we’ve had to combine our guidance and arts and music programs into one room…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard County commissioners began Monday night’s meeting by taking care of some unfinished business, namely passing a resolution to have a referendum on a 3/4-cent local option sales tax.The measure had originally been presented, then tabled, at an aborted specially called meeting of the full…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard RICHARDSON Probation violation warrants have been drawn against the man whose speeding car killed Short Mountain resident Ronnie Adcock three years ago.The defendant, Willie Michael Richardson, 22, is scheduled to appear in court today to answer probation violation charges, claiming violation by drug use and…