Rob Nunley photo The senior members of the Warren County High School Pioneerette dance team led their squad through a tour of area elementary schools last week to promote their 30th annual clinic for girls in grades K-12, which will be held Monday-Friday at the Bobby Ray Gym. The clinic will last from 3:15-4:45 p.m.…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County’s tennis squads traveled to Lebanon Thursday, falling short in both boys and girls play.The Pioneers fell 5-2, winning one of five singles matches and one of two in doubles.At No. 3 singles, Jay Koelbl downed the Blue Devils’ Jamil Price 8-5 in a…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Dylan Stephens is congratulated by his Pioneer teammates after driving in the game-winning run with a two-out, seventh-inning single Friday night against Lincoln County. WCHS won 5-4. (Rob Nunley photo) Dylan Stephens turned in some clutch heroics Friday night, helping the Pioneer baseball team to…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Tatsuro Kusunoki (21) controls the ball while teammate Rhett Turner holds off a Lebanon defender during Thursday’s District 7-AAA match in Lebanon. The Pioneers won, 2-0. (Dale Stubblefield photo) LEBANON — Warren County picked up its second win of the season Thursday afternoon, as it…

By Chuck Shepherd In March, Awards World magazine sponsored the inaugural “Awards Awards” at London’s Dorchester Hotel, handing out awards to members of the British awards-presentation industry for the year’s best awards shows. Spokesperson Barbara Buchanan explained, “Everybody likes to win an award,” even the people who give out awards (who staged ceremonies for about…

Shortly after World War II, the USDA encouraged farmers to raise and sell puppies as an income source. Farmers generally knew little or nothing about breeding standards or genetic diseases. Many entered into this venture with little money and housed their dogs in small cages or coops.They fed dogs cheap food and avoided providing veterinary…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Soulful country singer Naomi Morrison treated the crowd to a variety of songs in her signature style during her set with the Mountain Melodies at the Jacky Jack White show Friday. The Civic Center was filled with the sound of country, bluegrass and sacred…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 41-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in traffic court action:• Thomas W. Moore was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of third-offense DUI.• John O. Melton III was bound over to the grand…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In hopes of helping displaced Carrier employees understand what resources are available to them, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) announced a date has been set to link workers with the federal government.Though exact details are still being pinned down as to location, Frist said…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard River Park CEO Steve Otto is all smiles while preparing an antipasto salad under the watchful eye of TV personality and cookbook author Ann Cox. (James Clark photo) What began with a few home economic classes has turned into a lifetime of cooking for TV personality…