Last weekend the annual Security Federal Tennis Tournament was held at the McMinnville Civic Center courts.The event drew 78 players in 12 divisions. Each entrant received a goody bag and awards were given out to winners and finalists in each division.Division included men’s and women’s singles A, B, and C and men’s 60+, as well…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Tournament action Thursday night in the 9-10 year-old Cal Ripken league saw Hot Wheels down Woodlee’s Garage 18-6.Nick Grandey picked up the win for Hot Wheels, while Mitchell Barrett took the loss giving up seven runs on two hits. Hot Wheels scored three runs in…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Action last week in the girls 7-8 year-old coach pitch league saw OK Heating and Air edge Castle Heights 13-12. The two teams combined for 36 hits on the night.OK Heating scored three runs in the first inning, nine runs in the second, two in…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Womack Printing’s Brittany Ferrell tags out K&R Vending’s Kaitam Tanner during Thursday night action at the WCHS softball field. Thursday night in girls senior fast-pitch action, Womack Printing slipped past K&R Vending 7-4. Brittany Ferrell picked up the win, striking out six, while giving up…

Congressman Lincoln Davis, along with Mary Ruth Tackett, state director of USDA Rural Development, recently presented a ceremonial check to Pacesetters, Inc., for a $10,000 business grant to assist with renovations at the Warren County center.“As demonstrated by the Warren County center, we all can play an integral role in our communities,” Davis said. “This…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 56-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in court action:• Douglas Condren was ordered to serve 210 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $1,150 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for three years for third-offense…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard With gas prices near all-time highs, a local man avoided paying through the nose at the pump by figuring out how to get free gas for over a year.The problem with the plan reportedly used since April 2003 by Roy G. Reagan, 32, was that…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Johnny Newby can sell.As the co-owner of Newby Motors and RV Sales, selling would seem to be second nature. But unlike his everyday life, he spent last weekend donating his selling skills to a celebrity auction conducted by country music star Martina McBride that yielded…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Bicycle officers from across the state, along with local constables, combined Saturday to teach a lesson in safety to children learning to bike and those getting ready to drive a car for the first time.“It’s amazing how many children die each year in bicycle accidents,”…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard To help combat the growing registered nurse shortage, a program allowing licensed practical nurses to become full-fledged RNs is currently being developed by state officials.If met with the approval of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the Tennessee Board of Nursing, the program, to be…