By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard New Warren County High School band director Duane Farnham, shown during Friday night’s game, has an appealing performance in store for this football season. (Duane Sherrill photo) With pleasing the audience as its main objective, Warren County’s high school marching band took to the field…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County students continued to make steady, albeit small, academic gains last school year, according to the recently released school system results of the 2003 TCAP achievement test.“We’re either at or above the state average in most subjects,” said school system director of instruction Bobby…

Nina Marie Parker, 62McMinnville resident and Warren County native Nina Marie Parker, 62, died Aug. 21 at River Park Hospital.A retired Kroger employee, she was the daughter of the late Haskell and Mellie Ellen McDowell Fuston; and was preceded in death by brother, Paul Edward Fuston.She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Dena and Chuck…

By George Plagenz / Columnist Some are happily married. Some are unhappily married. And then there are some who are happily unmarried.In this latter category are the unwed teachers many of us remember fondly from our school days. In my own case I think particularly of Miss Archer, Miss Spiess, Miss Arter and Miss Marland.When…

By William Rusher / Columnist If Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn’t move swiftly to repair his blunder in making Warren Buffett his chief economic adviser, he is likely to have one of the briefest political careers in American history.Buffett, of course, is the second-richest man in the country and a brilliant investor. He is also a liberal…

By James Clark / Columnist I was reading a Curious George story to my 2-year-old the other night when, for some off-the-wall reason, I started thinking about the similarities between Curious George and the gay community.I know it’s not necessarily what you might call “normal” thinking, to compare an innocent children’s character to homosexual relationships,…

By Joey Wray Tennessee’s hunting season for gray, fox and red squirrels will open on Saturday, Aug. 23. and continue through Feb. 29, with a daily bag limit of 10.The hunting season for squirrels is one of the longest fall seasons and one of the most underutilized. Squirrel populations tend to rise and fall with…

By Dandy Dave Not going to the football game? Want something to do?How about going over to West Elementary’s gym for action of another kind?Pro wrestling comes to West tonight, bring fans a great time — for a great reason.The Independent Wrestling Federation is in town for a benefit to raise money for Kenny Potts,…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County’s golf team competed in three matches this week.Thursday afternoon, the Pioneers and Lady Pioneers played a nine-hole match at Lebanon against both Lebanon High School and Wilson Central.In boys’ action, Lebanon took first with a 149, while the Pioneers had a…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Lady Pioneers’ hopes of winning their soccer season opener were spoiled Tuesday night, as Lincoln County defeated Warren County 3-1 at the WCHS soccer field.The game started with both teams looking a little timid, as play was slow and cautious. Ten minutes into the…