In the Gold and Silver League, Dr Pepper and Holder Realty are tied for first place with 56 points each.Cumberland Lumber is second with 53 points and Jones Twins Beauty Salon is in third place with 52 points. Security Federal has 51.5 points, Cumberland Bank has 45, Crouch Motors 36 and McMinnville Lanes has 34.5…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A lack of offense in the first three periods proved to be fatal for the Broncos Tuesday night, as they fell at home to Middle Tennessee Christain 67-27.The Cougars hit the scoreboard first. but a 3-pointer by Dillion Childers put Boyd on the right track…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Tuesday night the Lady Broncos entertained Middle Tennessee Christian in the Boyd-Stanley gym. After a hard-fought first half, the Lady Cougars edged the Lady Broncos in the second half to take the 45-32 victory.Amanda Prater opened the game with back-to-back baskets for the Lady Broncos…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist They’re two teams headed in opposite directions.Warren County’s basketball squads went through a rather dark period near the end of January, suffering sweeps in four straight district doubleheaders.But Feb. 10, at Murfreesboro Siegel, the Lady Pioneers turned things around, taking the first steps toward closing the season with some measure…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) The Pioneers’ Reese Bishop tries to contest a lay-up from Coffee County’s Tyler Spry during the second half of Tuesday’s contest in Manchester. Bishop was called for a foul on the play. (Rob Nunley photo) MANCHESTER — A little over a month ago,…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County’s Whitney Pelham, left, and Nikki Griffith (21) trap Coffee County guard Audra Walker during first-quarter action Tuesday night at Manchester. The Lady Pioneers wrapped up their season with a 66-55 win. (Rob Nunley photo) MANCHESTER — The Lady Pioneers spoiled the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Four Warren County High School wrestlers traveled to Chattanooga Thursday to compete in the TSSAA State Championship Tournament.Pioneers Richard Kloosterman, Donnie Roach, Justin Anderson and Chris King will represent the WCHS squad.Roach, who competes in the 135-pound class, brought home a region championship trophy. Roach…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard TORRES A teen-age gunman who wounded a store clerk in a botched robbery in 1999 was given a 30-year sentence Friday after a reprieve from the Court of Appeals.The defendant, Abel Torres, now 20, was sentenced to 30 years in prison by Circuit Court Judge…

By RON FOURNIER / AP Political Writer President Bush’s anxious allies say election-year criticism has undercut his standing with the American public — and they want to start fighting back. “The mood is not restless, but restive. Everybody’s eager to get in the game,” said Tom Rath, a Republican Party leader in New Hampshire who…

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Exposing human volunteers to toxic pesticides and pollutants for scientific purposes is justified only under strict conditions and with careful review, a National Academy of Sciences panel said Thursday. The Environmental Protection Agency should establish a special review board to evaluate any studies that…