Directors Allen Craig and Patrick Waller will hold open auditions Jan. 24 and 25 for the Community Playhouse spring production of the Lerner and Loewe Broadway musical, “My Fair Lady” at the South Jackson Civic Center in Tullahoma. Auditions will start at 1 p.m. both days.Participants are requested to bring a recent, nonreturnable wallet size…

Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts of America recognized Eagle Scout Garrett Martin of Troop 631 in the Black Fox District as recipient of the Walter R. Courtenay Award.This award is presented annually to two of the most outstanding new Eagle Scouts in the Middle Tennessee area. Steven Bobo of Troop 103 in the…

The 65th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Parker of Morrison was celebrated during the Christmas holidays. The couple joined several relatives at the home of her brother, Paul Walker, when they were honored guests at a traditional family meal.Mr. Parker presented his wife, Lavonia, a dozen long-stemmed red roses with a red velvet…

Story by Will Stewart Honoring those young adults who give of themselves to better our community, the annual Distinguished Service Awards Banquet of the McMinnville Jaycees was held at the Country Club Saturday night.Highlighting the event was the presentation of the club’s Young Man and Young Woman of the Year Awards. This year’s awards were…

Boyd Christian’s high school basketball squads were handed a road sweep Monday night, falling to Van Buren County in both boys and girls action.In Monday’s opening tilt, Van Buren jumped out to an early 17-6 lead on the way to a 54-37 victory.The Eaglettes, who had three players reach double-digit point totals, carried a 29-14…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist Time sure goes by fast. The teams for Super Bowl XXXVIII are set and ready to fight it out for the championship.I can’t believe this is going to be the 38th Super Bowl played. I hate to admit it, but I’m old enough to remember the first one.In the Los…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County’s Todd Dunn puts in a third-quarter basket after hauling down an offensive rebound while Oakland’s Dejuan Osborne defends during Monday night’s game. (Rob Nunley photo) The Pioneer freshmen saw a fourth-quarter lead slip away Monday night, as they dropped a 58-57…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) The Lady Pioneer freshman basketball team picked up its second win of the season Monday, topping Oakland 48-39. Savannah Rutledge (35) prevents Marquisha Simmons from working the ball inside. (Rob Nunley photo) Warren County’s freshman girls basketball team picked up its second victory…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 46-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in traffic court action:• Jose Filex Ramirez was ordered to serve 120 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $1,150 plus court costs and forfeit his driver’s license for three…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Since beating rape charges over two months ago, Marvin Timothy (Bubba) Swoape is yet to taste freedom as he now faces the possibility of an even longer delay in his release from jail with another trial today.Swoape, 36, will face trial on the charge of…