By BRAD FOSS / AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The retail price of gasoline hit an all-time high Tuesday — nearly $1.74 per gallon nationwide — reflecting strong demand, tight supplies and the high cost of oil, AAA reported. AAA, formerly the American Automobile Association, reported that motorists are now paying $1.738 per gallon…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Boyd’s Dillon Childers didn’t allow a hit during the first game of Boyd’s doubleheader with Van Buren County Monday. (Rob Nunley photo) Boyd Christian School’s baseball team opened its 2004 season with a victory Monday afternoon, only to see Van Buren County salvage…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist Every now and then, one gets to experience something very special. It might be watching your child play his or her first ball game or getting that first hit or first basket.Monday night Lady Pioneer softball fans experienced several firsts for the Warren County High School program.It’s been five years…

MURFREESBORO (AP) — Middle Tennessee State men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis is no longer a candidate for the coaching vacancy at Southern Mississippi. Davis withdrew his name from consideration Monday and will remain with the Blue Raiders, according to a statement from Middle Tennessee’s Athletic Department. Davis, a native of Leakesville, Miss., has agreed in…

By TOM COYNE / AP Sports Writer SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — In the span of 45 seconds, Jacqueline Batteast missed an easy basket inside, was called for a charge and missed a 15-foot jumper. It was an ugly span midway through the first half against Middle Tennessee State. She quickly made up for it.…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County’s softball team played host to its first-ever night game on its on-campus field Monday night, falling to a tough Coffee County squad 5-2. (Dale Stubblefield photos) A little history was made Monday night when the Lady Pioneer softball team went up against last…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard New Pioneer baseball coach J.W. Holt notched the first victory of his head coaching career Monday night, as the Pioneers took a 6-2 road win over La Vergne.The win, which snapped an early four-game losing streak for the Pioneer squad, was keyed, Holt said, by…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Quarterback Billy Volek has decided to remain with the Tennessee Titans after testing free agency and has agreed to terms on a four-year deal with an option for a fifth, his agent said Tuesday. “Now it’s just a matter of putting the pieces of the puzzle together, which always takes some time,”…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Mental health advocates are inviting members of the community to participate in a fund-raising walk geared toward helping those affected by mental illness.National Alliance for the Mentally Ill – Warren County president Julia Carter said the walk, held in Nashville, Knoxville and Memphis, marks the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard This billboard sponsored by Save Our Cumberland Mountains is located on the bypass near Cumberland Lumber. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Clear cutting is clearly a hot-button issue in Tennessee with front-page stories in newspapers around the state and a growing number of environmental organizations…