By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County’s Norberto Luis, right, sends a kick sailing over the head of a Chattanooga Christian School player during Tuesday night’s scrimmage at Pistole Park. The Pioneers begin their regular season March 16 at Baylor. (Dale Stubblefield photo) After just missing a spot…

Now that spring is in the air, it’s time to start thinking about summer pet care. The Humane Society would like to offer a few tips on how to keep your pets healthy and comfortable throughout the summer months.It is important to provide fresh food and water at all times, but especially during hot weather.…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 57-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Jaime Michelee Jones was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of manufacture of meth.• David Wayne Jones was directed to serve 48 hours of an…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Police say they intend to seek suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses for some of the businesses caught in the recent undercover beer-buying operation.Guilty pleas were entered Tuesday by the remaining Warren County suspects. Both Rajash Kumar of Westwood Amoco and Nirmela Patel of Hillis BP…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MYERS Prosecutors will ask for the maximum sentence today when Clementine Myers faces sentencing for her role in the July 1999 Myers Lane triple murder.Myers, 67, faces one to two years in prison following her conviction earlier this year on the charge of criminally negligent…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Main Street McMinnville’s downtown revitalization project seeks to create a business-friendly environment that is more than just pretty streets and sidewalks, the organization’s director said Tuesday.Chris Wilson, who took the lead over the non-profit organization just a few months ago, told members of McMinnville’s Noon…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Inventorying an alleged meth lab found in a residence at Buckingham Apartments Tuesday are McMinnville Police investigators, from left, Tony Jenkins, Mike Vann and Nicole Mosley. (Charles W. Johnson photo) The arrest of a shoplifting suspect led to the discovery of an alleged methamphetamine lab…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MC GIBONEY As the May 1 HOPE scholarship priority deadline quickly approaches, officials at Warren County High School are urging parents and students to quickly complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or risk being denied a lottery-funded scholarship.“Our concern at this point is…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard TWRA wildlife officer Joey Wray releases rainbow trout into the Barren Fork River at Pepper Branch Park as part of the agency’s urban fishing program. Officials stocked about 500 fish early Wednesday. (Amy Satterwhite photo) The most recent improvements to Pepper Branch Park may not…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Crystal Stoner and Ally are seen here at last month’s prestigious Westminster Dog Show, where Ally won a Best of Variety ribbon. (Photo provided) Crystal Stoner has been showing dogs since age 8 and her lifelong dream to show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog…