By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Hoping to use any extra sales tax money to fund a number of school renovation projects, including a new school at Centertown and teacher raises, the Warren County Board of Education is urging county citizens to support the upcoming referendum to increase the local option…

By MELISSA STOVER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard With a $4.8 million downtown renovation project ready to begin, things are moving right along for Main Street McMinnville, despite the fact the organization has been without a director since Amy Jo Stanford’s resignation took effect last August.But the new year has brought a new…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Jail expansion site superintendent Kenneth Bratcher stands on what will be an observation room once the building is finished. Behind him are the walls for some of the prisoner cells. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Barreling into a new year, Warren County Jail expansion is…

Our Viewpoint Not since the beginning of the cold war, and the threat of nuclear conflict, has the general public been so tuned in to national security as they are today. The tragedy of 9/11 opened all our eyes to the reality of ongoing terrorist activities right here on our home soil. And indeed, nothing…

Catherine Miranda Barnes and Jason Warren Knox exchanged marriage vows in a recent double ring ceremony taking place at the bride’s family residence.The bride is the daughter of William Gene and Susan Barnes. Her grandparents are Glen and Christine O’Neal, William Sewell and Catherine Barnes. Parents of the bridegroom are Teresa and Mark Dinwiddie and…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard When it comes to longevity, Lula T. Hampton has beat just about everybody. The Lincoln County native celebrated her 104th birthday at NHC Health Care as several of the staff and residents gathered around to wish her well during a party given in her…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Local Boy Scouts got the chance to work on their merit badges with the help of volunteers with the skills and experience to give the scouts hands-on training in a variety of trades and careers.Called “Merit Badge Weekend,” the event was held at Camp…

By Duane Sherrill I have some advice for LSU head coach Nick Saban fresh off the Tigers’ national championship run. STAY AT LSU!As the NFL coaching carousel continues to spin at dizzying speeds, Saban’s name has come up for several jobs, most notably Chicago and Atlanta, with the latter of which filled by the hiring…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County freshman Pioneers entertained the Blue Devils of Lebanon Thursday night and it took all 32 minutes on the clock before Warren County’s Ethan Womack gave his team the 38-35 victory at the buzzer.The Pioneers could do no wrong in the first period.…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) David Price (34) goes up for two of his game-high 21 points against the Pioneers’ Kyle Thompson Friday night. (Rob Nunley photo) MURFREESBORO — The Pioneer basketball team came into Friday night’s game at Blackman looking for their first District 7-AAA win, but…