By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard As a combination assignment, fourth-grade students at Cedars of Lebanon Academy dress in costumes. From left, Carla Contreras as ‘Pocahontas,’ Chad Wanamaker as ‘Squanto,’ and Alison Fountain as ‘Sacagawea’ with her baby, ‘Pomp.’ The fourth-grade class comprised of 10 students at Cedars of Lebanon…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County Middle School’s eighth grade boys basketball team ended its season with a 12-2 record Thursday night at home with a 45-42 overtime win against Avery Trace.The players and their parents were recognized for all their hard work and effort before the game.…

By Duane Sherrill Is Tom Brady the next Joe Montana, or is he the NFL’s most recent attempt to create the next quarterbacking legend?With the Patriots heading to their second Super Bowl in three years, this time as the odds-on favorite, the hype has already begun as some experts want to inaugurate Brady as the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County’s Vanessa Cornelius goes up for a rebound during the second half of Friday night’s game against Riverdale. (Rob Nunley photo) The Lady Pioneers and Riverdale’s Lady Warriors gave the crowd a thrilling first half, with 3-pointers falling from the Charlie Dalton Gym like…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County guard Ross Marlowe draws some tight defensive pressure from Riverdale’s Chris Harris during first-half action Friday night at the Charlie Dalton Gym. (Rob Nunley photo) The Riverdale Warriors had little trouble keeping their perfect district record intact Friday night, as they…

By JOSH BEASLEY / Mid-South Sports Network SMYRNA — Warren County wrestlers had a chance to bring home a district title Friday night, but one thing stood in their way: Smyrna’s 140-pound little big man, Spencer Sommers.“It came down to the wire with the last match,” Warren County head coach Matt Turner said. “Smyrna’s been…

For the second time this year, the local Humane Society has received a $5,000 spay/neuter grant. The first grant was from the state of Tennessee Animal Friendly License Plate Fund. This grant was used to assist low-income families and covered the cost of approximately 120 sterilization procedures.The second grant is from the DJ&T Foundation and…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard After beating rape charges last year, Bubba Swoape was not as fortunate his second time in court as jurors deliberated only a few minutes before finding him guilty on drug charges.As result of the conviction, Marvin Timothy (Bubba) Swoape, 36, will not have to spend…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 33-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in court action:• Jeremy W. Dodson was directed to serve 120 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $1,100 plus court costs and forfeit his driver’s license for three years…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard To answer any questions local high school seniors and their parents might have about the new Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship program, a representative from the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation will speak at the high school Friday.The talk, scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and last…