Baby BoyAlonzo Marcus Grandville Boren was born Oct. 17 at River Park Hospital weighing 8 pounds, 14 ounces. His parents are Elizabeth Roark and Marcus Boren. He has a sister, Taylor Turner, and his brother is Logan Boren. Grandparents include Renee Roark, Oscar Alvarez, Joe and Sallie Roark of Lebanon and Judy and George Boren.

Donald Prater, principal of Hickory Creek Elementary, announces the honor roll for the second six weeks of the 2003-04 school year. First Honor RollFourth Grade — Abbigail Barlow, Samantha Clemons, Allison Connor, Erin Duncan, Victoria Eschenbacher, Seth Grissom, Megan Gudger, Liangchen Huang, Ridge Jaco, Jaycie Jenkins, Jagger Ledbetter, Micah McColloch, Holly Morgan, Lee Northcutt, Adelia…

Tennessee Repertory Theatre will resurrect “God’s Man in Texas” by David Rambo with the same actors who played to sell-out crowds in its Off-Broadway Series in 2002.Running Dec. 3 through 20 in James K. Polk Theater, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, the big hit about big religion stars David Alford as Dr. Jeremiah Mears, Warren Hammack…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Monday night the Warren County High School freshmen fell on the road to Riverdale in a heart-stopping game. Riverdale scored in the final two seconds of the game to pick up the 51-48 victory.Riverdale jumped out to an early lead at the hands of E.J.…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MAXWELL It took 20 years, but now the trophy is in the hands of a Warren County golfer. Gina Maxwell recently won the Ladies Inner City Golf Championship, and in the process has rekindled her passion for golf.With around 100 golfers from seven different cities…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County High School’s basketball teams will be home for the holiday, as they play host to a two-day classic this weekend.The Papa John’s Thanksgiving Classic tips off tonight at the Charlie Dalton Gym, with the Pioneers and Lady Pioneers playing host to two full…

By Rob Nunley Call me a fanboy, call me uncivilized. You can even call me a sucker for a great — even if somewhat cheesy — gimmick. But I love what the WWF did in the mid-1990s, when every wrestler they employed came from another vocation.If you’re a fan of the squared circle, and have…

By DAVE CARDEN and DALE STUBBLEFIELD for the Southern Standard Above, Duke ‘The Dumpster’ Droese in character during his stint with the WWF. Right, Mike Droese shows middle school wrestler Dawson Dyer some of the finer points of wrestling during practice Monday afternoon. (Dale Stubblefield photos) It’s a long way from the Wrestlemania XVII ring…

Augusta F. Carman, 93Green Hill community resident and DeKalb County native Augusta F. Carman, 93, died Nov. 25 at her home after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of Gath Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late H.C. and Callie Young Felts Sr.; and was preceded in death by sisters, Clara Billings,…

By Joseph Perkins / Columnist The young couple and their 9-year-old son were detained by police on the evening of Oct. 7 after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border earlier that day. Two officers walked the husband and the son to an ATM machine, relieving the husband of the cash they forced him to withdraw.Meanwhile, two…