BABY GIRLChad and Rachel McGee and big sister Lucy Kate announce the arrival of Abigail Cora Morgan McGee, who was born Nov. 2 at Baptist Women’s Pavilion, MTMC, in Murfreesboro. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 20 inches in length.The grandparents are Clark and Marilyn McGee of McMinnville, Bob and Rita-Mary Jones of…

Sean G. Gossett was ordained as a minister of the Gospel during a special ordination service conducted at First Baptist Church of McMinnville. Gossett serves as minister of music at First Baptist, having joined the church staff in October of 2003. Prior to moving to McMinnville, he had served on staff at Baptist churches in…

David Copperfield returns to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville Jan. 19 with “An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion,” his spectacular new stage show.Winner of dozens of Emmy Awards for his television specials, Copperfield will perform in Andrew Jackson Hall at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. on his one-day engagement in Nashville.“David Copperfield is back…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Slowly but surely, Warren County resident Rhonda Dorris is learning more and more about Japanese culture. After teaching local Japanese families how to speak English for nine years, some of their traditions have sunk in.“They enjoy American furniture, but they mostly sit on the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Lady Pioneers held their hosts to seven points in the first half in Warren County’s 40-17 win Tuesday night at Eastside.A troubled first quarter by the Lady Bulldogs made it almost impossible for Eastside to get back in the game. Jamie Vernon scored Eastside’s…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The seventh-grade Warren County Middle School boys basketball team traveled to Bulldog country Tuesday night and defeated Eastside 51-38 behind a strong shooting performance by Paul Lawson Prater.In the first period WCMS used its pressure defense to gain an advantage by the end of the…

Boyd Christian School’s basketball squads hit the road Tuesday night, and came back with a pair of tough losses.Playing against District 8-A foe Westmoreland, the Lady Broncos suffered a 86-27 loss, while Boyd’s boys were handed a 93-28 defeat at the hands of the Eagles.The girls game was all Lady Eagles early, as Westmoreland posted…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) The weather outside might have been frightful Tuesday night, but inside the Charlie Dalton Gym the Lady Pioneers were turning up the heat on their way to a win over visiting Coffee County.Warren County’s girls held a slim one-point lead after the first…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist It’s a point that can be made of almost every basketball program in the country: Players with the most experience are usually the biggest contributors.Warren County’s teams are — usually — no exception to this fact. But Tuesday night, in the Pioneers’ and Lady Pioneers’ doubleheader sweep of Coffee County,…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County’s Brandon Adcock (42) and Kyle Thompson (45) move in on Coffee County’s Micah Williams during the first half of Tuesday night’s game at WCHS. Adcock had a double-double in the Pioneers’ win. (Rob Nunley photo) The holiday break seemed to agree…