By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard KING Warren County residents will soon see their monthly electric bills increase several dollars a month, while manufactures will see a decrease, as a result of a TVA rate restructure and rate increase announced Wednesday.The moves were made by TVA’s three directors to raise an…

Historic Falcon Manor provided the setting for the marriage of Stacy Marie Wilson and Christopher Wayne Johnson. The double ring ceremony took place July 26 at 5 p.m. with George McGlothin as the officiant.The bride is the daughter of Terry and Jackie Padilla. She is the granddaughter of Bobby and Mickey Padilla of Harahan, La.,…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard A combination of football, fans and food are the basic ingredients for a successful tailgate party. It’s always fun to serve food outside, either at home pre-game parties or from the back of your vehicle outside the football stadium.The Standard crew decided to kick…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) The Warren County Church Softball league crowned five champions last week, as tournament play concluded the season at the fairgrounds fields.Teams from across the county battled for the championships, with four of the five double-elimination tournaments requiring a second game to decide their…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist Football in Warren County didn’t exactly start out on the right foot Friday night.What started as a hot muggy evening for the Pioneers’ first game ended up being a spectacular light show from Mother Nature, which suspended the game until Saturday.Things may have gotten a little ugly for the Pioneers…

OLD HICKORY — Two five-person teams, representing McMinnville Country Club and Harpeth Hills Municipal Golf Course, qualified recently for the 2003 Buick Scramble National Championships which will be held at the all-new Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 8-12.Taking place at Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory on Aug. 18, 15 teams competed in…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County’s Mary Kate Fisher passes the ball during Monday afternoon’s home volleyball match against White County Middle School. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Warren County Middle School volleyball team took on White County Middle School Monday afternoon, falling in a best three-out-of-five match at the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Vanessa Cornelius (3) scored the only goal of the game in Saturday night’s 1-0 win over Livingston Academy. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Saturday the Lady Pioneer soccer team picked up their first win of the year against Livingston Academy, shutting out the Lady Wildcats 1-0 at…

Kenya Hickey received a bachelor’s degree with honors in nuclear medicine July 31 in a ceremony held at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.She graduated from Warren County High School and received a bachelor’s degree from MTSU.Her parents are Tonyua and Dwight Hickey and grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James Milstead, Evelyn Hickey and the late…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Noted physician, medical educator and Tennessee’s current Health Commissioner, Kenneth S. Robinson, MD, made a stop at the Warren County Health Department during a recent tour of local health facilities around the state.Dr. Robinson, a Gov. Phil Bredesen appointee, is well known for his…