By Duane Sherrill This is the second part of a three-part series on what the people of Warren County want. The first installment dealt with the need for good-paying jobs and business opportunities which will bring our county into the current century and give our children the option of settling in their hometown following college.…

Our Viewpoint Chamber of Commerce officials selected top-notch community leaders to recognize during their annual banquet Monday night. Honored for their many contributions were Carrie Huckeby, Ron Wilson and Larry Flatt. The three award recipients stood out in a county where there’s no shortage of tireless volunteers, resourceful entrepreneurs and distinguished citizens.As all three acknowledged…

BABY BOYJamal Da?-Shaun Aguilar weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces upon arrival Dec. 18 at River Park Hospital.He is the son of Crystal and Marbyn Aguilar and has a sister, Aaliyah N. Aguilar.Grandparents are Larry and Amanda Rutledge of Morrison, Ann Elizabeth Navarro Aguilar of Honduras. BABY GIRLDenise and Stacey Pursley are the parents of a…

Parents from all over the region are invited to bring their 3, 4, 5, and 6-year old boys and girls to the lobby of the Cumberland County Playhouse Feb. 7 to sign up for two new dance classes beginning Feb. 13. The Creative Movement classes are for 3 and 4-year olds and Pre-Ballet classes are…

Candice Nicole Gann will become the bride of Thomas Clark Lusk during a nuptial ceremony planned for Feb. 14 at McMinnville Primitive Baptist Church.The bride-elect is the daughter of Bobby and Rhonda Gann of McMinnville, Her grandparents are Jerry Hennessee and the late Jeanetta Hennessee, Robert Gann and the late Clara Gann, all of McMinnville.Parents…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Monday night the seventh-grade girls basketball team from Warren County Middle School defended its home floor with a 33-19 win over the Lady Tigers of Irving College.The first period was one the Lady Tigers wished they could forget as the offense struggled. Irving College had…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A strong first half gave the seventh-grade Warren County boys basketball team all the edge they would need to down the visiting Tigers of Irving College 46-33 Monday night.During first quarter action both teams were a little slow to get things going on offense. Brently…

By Dale Stubblefield We all drag ourselves out of bed each morning with one common goal: Making it to work on time in order to get that weekly paycheck to provide for our family.Now some have jobs they love to go to each day, and for others they wish for something better.With the cost of…

Dibrell’s boys came away from Eastside with a narrow victory recently, as they downed the homestanding Bulldogs 38-35.Although the Wildcats built a five-point halftime lead, they had to hold off a furious comeback from the Bulldogs in the second half to secure the victory.Eastside went up early, spreading its offense around for 13 first-quarter points.…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) The Lady Pioneers’ Vanessa Cornelius leaps away from Tullahoma’s Whitney Wiser as she passes the ball during Saturday night’s game at the Charlie Dalton Gym. The Lady Pioneers defeated the Lady Wildcats 64-41. (Rob Nunley photo) Warren County’s girls basketball team bounced back…