By Dandy Dave Madison Square Garden released its pricing scheme for the March 14, 2004 WrestleMania XX.You can get in the arena for $54.50, but you will have to stand. Seats start at $75, and go up to $204.50 in the NBA basketball seats. Floor seats start out at $500, and go up to $754.50…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist You all have heard the story of the young woman who, so desperate to get a fast tan for her prom, accidentally cooked her insides in a tanning bed.Or how about the young bride who kept getting tailgated by a trucker on the interstate, only to find out he was…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) SELF A pair of local golfers recently were recognized by the Chrysler Vince Gill Junior Tour.Alex Self was named the 2003 Player of the Year in the 14- and 15-year-old Masters Division for his stellar play this season, while Brett Patterson received the…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County’s running backs wait for the beginning of a drill during a recent practice. The Pioneers have been waiting all week to scrimmage Rhea County today, only to find their opponents won’t be coming. (Rob Nunley photo) It was scheduled to be…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County football fans will benefit from Dr Pepper’s generosity beginning this season, as a new scoreboard was installed at Nunley Stadium this week. (Rob Nunley photo) While sitting in their newly renovated seats this fall, Pioneer football fans will now be able…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MAXWELL Tuesday in Murfressboro at the Stones River Country Club, the Pioneer and Lady Pioneer golf teams both picked up victories.Both matches had to be shortened to nine holes because of bad weather, as rain began to fall after each team had played through 14…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 79-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Charlie E. Dawes was ordered to serve 45 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence and make restitution for theft.• Lester Lee Land was bound over to the grand…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In its short history, Boyd Christian School has earned a reputation as one of the more technologically advanced schools of its size. That reputation will soon be expanded with the addition of a school Web site.Designed by Boyd English teacher and resident computer expert Suzanne…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County residents will get the chance to meet and greet one of their distinguished native sons when Magness Library presents a lecture by Dr. Charles Faulkner Bryan Jr., on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 6:30 p.m. There will also be a reception in the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard TAYLOR Unusually wet weather this summer has had a significant impact on one of the Nursery Capital’s biggest cash crops as lawmen report they are finding less marijuana than normal this year.“We’ll be lucky to get 2,000 plants this year,” said Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Danice…