By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County’s Donnie Roach ties up an opponent during a match earlier this season. Of the Pioneers’ four wrestlers who qualified for the state tournament, Roach was the only one to advance past the first round. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Four Warren County wrestlers competed in…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Casey Hertwig and the Boyd Broncos battled toe-to-toe in Thursday’s Senior Night game against St. Andrews, but fell short in their final home contest, losing 70-66. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Thursday night at Boyd, seniors Clint Patterson, Casey Hertwig and Eric Phillips did everything they could…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Senior Night ended a somewhat of an up-and-down year for the Lady Broncos. Boyd closed out its season Thursday night by celebrating a 47-40 victory over the visiting Lady Mountain Lions of St. Andrews. Seniors Tenara Jones and Mary Reynolds combined for 15 points to…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard An 83-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Brandy Marie Cunningham was given an 11-29 probationary sentence and must pay $250 plus costs and perform 16 hours public service work for simple possession of drugs.• Vanessa…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Packing damaging winds and deadly lightning strikes, severe thunderstorms account for the lion’s share of storm-related damage in the mid-South during the average year.Severe thunderstorms can strike any time of year if the atmospheric conditions are right. However, the storms are most common during the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard “Ah, this is the life,” young Gavin Laxon seems to be thinking as he relaxes in the oversized swing at the Pioneer Building Supply booth during Home Show 2004. Gavin is the 6-year-old son of Michael and Mary Beth Laxon. (Charles W. Johnson photo)…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) GARRISON If you’ve driven down Morford Street anytime during the past three weeks, you’ve probably noticed Central Church of Christ’s adjacent Benevolence and Youth Center has been boarded up.Contrary to some speculation, however, the building is not closed permanently, but is currently undergoing…

Duane Sherrill photo Both North Warren and Centertown fire departments responded to a Friday afternoon blaze which destroyed the McVey family home on Parkhurst Road off Green Hill Road. The exact cause of the fire is unknown. No one was inside the house when the fire began.

This year, Standard’s Pig Day celebration comes with new twistThe Standard is going hog wild for the fourth year in a row. Only this year the newspaper is celebrating its annual Pig Day with a new twist.Showing their courage and love for animals, 15 Standard employees have mustered the guts to be included in our…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Two critically injured youths were airlifted from the scene of a Saturday night crash on Short Mountain Road. The victims were ejected from the vehicle before it slammed into a tree and came to rest on its side. (Duane Sherrill photo) Two youths were critically…