Applications for the 2003 Warren County A&L Fairest of the Fair Pageant are now available for prospective contestants. The annual event is slated Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. as a fair highlight.Entry forms may be submitted at Caney Fork Electric Cooperative, side entrance, only on Tuesday, Aug. 26 and on Thursday, Aug. 28 from 3…

The engagement of April Michele Smith and Richard Everette May is being revealed. The couple will be married in a nuptial ceremony taking place Sept. 26 at Smyrna Church of Christ.Making the announcement are the bride-elect’s parents, Angela and Tim Whitman. She is the granddaughter of James and Dorotha Tittsworth, Jan Whitman, all of McMinnville,…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Above, Baylor Hancock, 7, checks out one of the miniature toys on display at the antique engine show. Baylor is the grandson of Hoover and Patti Hancock. Above left, Brantlee Grissom, 4, enjoys some of the great homecoming food while watching the parade. The…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist Most everyone who has read my columns over the last two years know how I feel about Pete Rose.Baseball’s all-time hits leader deserves to be in the hall of fame, or at least that’s the way I see it.It’s been 14 years sense Pete Rose received a lifetime ban from…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) The Pioneer golf team finished in the upper half of the field in their first outing of the regular season Monday.Competing at Tullahoma’s Lakewood Country Club, Warren County’s boys took seventh place out of an 18-team field at the Stan McNabb Invitational.The Pioneers…

LYTLE Throughout last season, the Pioneer football coaching staff was never hesitant when it came to making changes to attempt to improve team production.This year looks to be no different, as the staff itself has undergone some changes just days before the 2003 season is to begin.Assistant coach Mike Lytle took over as offensive coordinator…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Chamber of Commerce president Lea Chrisawn stands outside the new Chamber addition which is, for the most part, complete on the outside. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Anyone who has been downtown lately may have noticed the Chamber of Commerce building has finally taken its…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard It won’t be long before Elizabeth Duckworth Womack’s room is filled with students at Boyd Christian School. At 89, Womack is believed to be the oldest active teacher in Tennessee. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Most people who have attended school in Warren County should be familiar…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Doing their rendition of the Soggy Bottom Boys for the On the Road Again Show are, from left, Travis Swann, Johnny Sweeton and Russell Bess. Hundreds packed the Viola grandstand Friday to hear a performance that featured 19 acts. (James Clark photo) It’s not…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Eric Sullivan’s attorney, Lisa Zavogiannis, tells the judge that Sullivan is waiving his right to testify. (Duane Sherrill photo) Jurors deliberated for more than five hours Friday evening before finding Eric Sullivan guilty of second-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery for the May 2000 beating…