The 14th hole at DeKalb County’s Riverwatch Golf Club was no problem for a pair of local golfers last month.Gene Sparkman and Michael Lorance, both of McMinnville, aced the 136-yard par-3 during trips to the Peter Jacobsen-designed course in May.On May 9, while playing with Levoy Knowles and Tony Turner, Sparkman holed out using a…

Randy’s Raceway and Sparky’s both picked up a pair of wins in recent action in the McMinnville Parks and Recreation Department’s summer co-ed softball league.In games played on Wednesday, May 19, Randy’s downed Hoosiers 16-11, while Sparkies rolled to a 16-5 win over General Equipment.Last Wednesday, Randy’s opened the night with a 19-3 victory over…

By Dale Stubblefield America honored its veterans on Monday, as we observed Memorial Day. Memorial Day has great meaning and as I get older I realize just how much anyone who has ever served in the military has had to sacrifice so much for each and every one of us.I have had friends who went…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County High School volleyball team held tryouts last Monday with a total of 30 players vying for a spot on the 2004 team. Head coach Franklin Fisher held the one-day tryout in the auxiliary gym at WCHS.Coach Fisher graded the girls on passing,…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Pioneer baseball team will have a youthful look heading into its 2005 season.After having just three seniors on last year’s team, head coach J.W. Holt added 11 freshmen after holding tryouts last week at the Patrick Ramsey Field.In addition to the youngsters, next spring’s…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Carolyn Lance and Ted Prater will enter the Warren County Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday afternoon, at ceremonies in the board room of Union Planters Bank in downtown McMinnville.A reception will be held from 3-5 p.m., with the actual induction scheduled for 3:30. The…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Sixteen people were sentenced recently by Judge Bart Stanley in Circuit Court.Included in circuit court action:• Bruce Goff was ordered to serve 18 years in prison and pay $2,000 plus costs for sale of cocaine and theft.• Jermaine Officer was ordered to serve eight years…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A mother who filed suit against the school system for a bus crash which injured her two children just over a month ago says the system should pay for their injuries since they were in the care of the school when the bus in which…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Local bluegrass fans at this year’s Bonnaroo festival at Manchester can look forward to something just a little bit different when Leftover Salmon takes the stage on June 13 to perform their version of this traditional music with an alternative edge. The six-man group…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Renovation and replacement projects currently under way at the middle school and high school are turning out to be more expensive than school officials had hoped, as the school board approved $118,571 in change orders Thursday night.“It’s either ‘pay me now or pay me later’…