By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) COOKEVILLE — Friday night’s girls basketball game between the Lady Pioneers and the Cookeville Lady Cavaliers was scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start.Unfortunately, the Lady Pioneer offense didn’t get started until much later.Held without a field goal for much of the first half,…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard COOKEVILLE — The Pioneers faced a hefty challenge Friday night, as they were looking to break their losing streak in District 7-AAA play against the always-tough Cookeville Cavaliers.That challenge was intensified prior to the game, with the loss of two members of the starting lineup,…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thirty people were indicted Friday by the Warren County grand jury.Included in grand jury action:• Ross Herrin was indicted on the charge of manufacture of meth over 100 grams.• Daniel Davenport, April Davenport, Robert Hale, Kristy Hale and Destiny Cobb were indicted on the charge…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard A move to close trash-lined section of county road, known as old Highway 8, instituted last year by Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Jimmy Jones, was shot down when two area landowners came forward and expressed their opposition at a recent Highway and Bridge Committee…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Early voting was brisk leading into Tuesday’s combination of primaries and local option sales tax referendum.According to Election Administrator Donna Yates, a total of 1,812 people cast early ballots during the two-week early voting period which concluded Thursday. The final chance to vote will be…

By MELISSA STOVER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard HULLUM Most of us fear death. As a result, we tend to avoid all things having to do with death whenever possible. Such is the reason behind much of the public’s lack of knowledge regarding Lazarus House Hospice.A Cookeville-based, not-for-profit organization, Lazarus House assists those…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Tennessee Department of Safety is offering motorists the ability to restore their driving privileges over the Internet. Motorists needing to restore a canceled, suspended or revoked driver’s license can often avoid a trip to a driver license station or reinstatement office by logging onto…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard FLATT Chamber of Commerce officials recently outlined the organization’s plan, and intention, to help reduce the impact of losing Carrier, Warren County’s largest employer.Larry Flatt, current Chamber board chairman and a Carrier employee, said what turned out to be fortuitous changes in the Chamber’s…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard OVERTON Local businessman and civic leader M.D. Overton passed away Friday morning. He was 76.Moving to McMinnville with his family in 1965, Overton became affiliated with the Early and Daniel Feed Company and shortly afterwards built one of the first automated poultry facilities located in…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Incumbent property assessor Carolyn Miller led the way in campaign spending as she seeks to fend off a challenge from two other candidates for the Democratic nomination to her post.According to campaign finance reports filed last week with the election office, Miller has taken in…