By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Pioneers’ Donnie Roach holds the upper hand in his match against his opponent from Riverdale Tuesday night, even though the Warriors’ John Masters tries to get his own “upper hand,” by covering Roach’s eyes. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Warren County High School wrestling team…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County point guard Brooks Majors brings the ball downcourt while being fronted by Livingston Academy’s Shawn Gray during first-half action Friday night in the Papa John’s Classic. Friday night Warren County’s boys basketball team picked up its third win of the year, downing Livingston…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 50-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Billy W. McGinness was bound over to the grand jury on charges of reckless endangerment, evading arrest, theft, burglary, aggravated burglary and third-offense driving on a revoked license.•…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Certified interpreter Judith Kristy wires up murder suspect Franklin De La Cruz before a pre-trial hearing. The interpreter translates from English to Spanish over a microphone which can be heard over the defendant’s headset. (Duane Sherrill photo) The language barrier is being addressed by the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Gardening author and TV personality P. Allen Smith, left, greets local resident Kelly Marlowe during his book signing at The Collection Friday. (Charles W. Johnson photo) When does a book signing turn into a family reunion? For local boy turned gardening author P. Allen…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Like their counterparts across the country, McMinnville retail stores reported booming day-after Thanksgiving sales Friday.“We’ve had an outstanding day, better than we expected,” said JCPenney manager Jamie Dowdy.Dowdy, who noted 75 percent of his store’s Friday business was done between the hours of…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor of the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Homeland Community Bank president Ray Talbert, left, and chief financial officer John Duncan quit Security Federal over a year ago with the dream of starting their own bank. That dream has come true. (James Clark photo) They had talked of leaving Security Federal and…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard HENEGAR Known as the cornerstone of youth baseball and softball in McMinnville, James Leslie Henegar passed away Friday. He was 63.“We spent our lives at the ballpark,” said his wife, Wilma Henegar, who worked side by side with her husband during their years of service.Henegar…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard JACOBS Longtime Morrison mayor and community activist Harris C. Jacobs Jr. died Friday after an extended illness. He was 73.Serving as Morrison mayor for 33 years, Jacobs followed his father, Harris Jacobs Sr., into the position. Prior to taking the job as mayor, Jacobs also…

Diabetes is now reaching epidemic proportions in the United States. According to a study published in the Oct. 8 issue of JAMA, an estimated one in three Americans born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes. If anything, that estimate is a conservative one, says Dr. K.M. Venkat Narayan, lead author of the study detailing…