Aven, Cathcart say vows in church ceremony
Lisa Marie Aven became the bride of Curtis Elloitt Cathcart during a double ring ceremony taking place Nov. 1 at Hillsboro Church of Christ in Nashville. Dr. Doug Varnado led the exchanging of vows at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.The bride is the daughter of Robert and Joni Stambaugh of Gallatin. She is the granddaughter…
Read MoreGirl Scout cookie booth sales begin Feb. 13
The Girl Scout cookie sale, featuring eight varieties of Girl Scout cookies, will be available for the public through booth sales beginning Feb. 13 through March 7.Theme for this year’s sale is “Get Going, Girlfriends!” During the cookie sale, girls are encouraged to set goals and develop team-building skills. Girl Scouting gives girls the tools…
Read MoreA STITCH IN TIME: Museum display features Cook’s samplers
By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard COOK Minute by minute, hour by hour, stitch by stitch, award-winning needlework artist Peggy Cook keeps herself busy recreating museum quality samplers as well as embroidered sewing boxes, needle cases and sewing kits that she calls 3-D needlework.Choice pieces from Cook’s collection are being…
Read MoreWCMS girls start strong, finish with big win
By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) The seventh-grade girls from Warren County Middle School jumped out to an early lead Monday night and never looked back on the way to a first-round victory over Eastside.Led by Tiffany Long’s game-high 13 points, the Lady Pioneers scored the first 10 points…
Read MoreUpon Further Review: Fewer jobs + less people = fewer athletes
By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist Over the last few years, the athletic programs in Warren County have been scrutinized due to their lack of success.The blame for the lack of victories has spread like a cancer, from coaches to players to administration. But anyone who has been involved with such programs understands it’s hard to…
Read MoreDibrell boys pull away after halftime; advance
By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Third-seeded Dibrell and the No. 6-seeded Irving College Tigers opened the boys half of the Warren County Elementary Basketball Association tournament Monday night in the Charlie Dalton Gym. Dibrell advanced to the tournament semifinals with a 46-31 win over the Tigers.The Tigers’ game plan was…
Read MoreDibrell wins catfights: Lady Wildcats use big fourth to down Lady Tigers
By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Irving College’s DaRae Wells, along with Dibrell’s Virginia Prater and Kayla Bond, right, go for a loose ball during Monday’s game. (Rob Nunley photo) Dibrell’s girls pulled away after a close first half Monday night, as they downed Irving College 24-17 in the…
Read MoreEagles edge Eastside in first round
By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Morrison’s Zach West (41) draws some tough defensive pressure from Eastside’s Zach Seamons while looking to throw a pass to Charlie Hennessee (32) during the second half of Monday’s night’s opening-round game. (Dale Stubblefield photo) In a much-anticipated game between the No. 4 seed Morrison…
Read MoreJennifer Morton to make appearance on Fox TV
Jennifer Morton, owner of Merle Norman Cosmetics Studio, will be on Nashville’s Fox TV (Channel 3) this Thursday morning from 6 to 7 a.m.Morton left Tuesday morning at 4 a.m to record the show, where she will promote her local studio located in Plaza Shopping Center.Morton provided a tip of the day for new spring…
Read MoreNissan has job openings
The Nissan plant in Smyrna has added hundreds of new employees since this summer. Many have been hired to make the 2005 Pathfinder SUV that will start rolling off the assembly line in late summer or early fall.The Pathfinder will be the fifth Nissan model made in Smyrna, and company leaders say more jobs will…
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