By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A little history was made Monday night for the Lady Pioneer soccer program.It may have been a junior varsity game, but Warren County beat Tullahoma’s junior varsity 1-0. The win marked the first time the Lady Pioneers have beaten Tullahoma in a varsity or junior…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The first official Warren County High School football game will kick off Thursday night, when the Pioneer freshmen hit the road to take on Coffee County.Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Coffee County Middle School field, located just across I-24 on Highway 55…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Nick Cantrell hauls in a pass during offensive drills at the WCHS practice field Monday afternoon. The Pioneers open their 2004 season Friday night at Livingston Academy. (Rob Nunley photo) The sometimes-vague notion of just “getting better” is no longer on the agenda of the…

The local health department employees say they still have $45,000 to spend on this years Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.Warren County is the second county in Tennessee to offer the program to its seniors with Dyer County being the first. Warren County has been given $50,000 for 1,500 seniors to spend in July, August and,…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MOORE Having been at the helm of Centertown Elementary since 1985, principal Janie Moore has seen many changes. But the most dramatic, she said, has been the increasing complexity of the problems faced by students.“Kids have always had problems, but now they are so complicated,…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Cumberland Bank officials have made a decision to relocate from Main Street because the volume of transactions has been cut significantly from average in just a few days.With that in mind, how do several other Main Street merchants think street closings will impact their business?Many…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County citizens will soon have another option for cable television access due to the approval of a franchise agreement with Ben Lomand Television (BLTV) by the Warren County Commission Monday night. The agreement was presented by Commissioner Bill Zechman in the form of…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Cumberland Bank officials announced Tuesday they are planning to relocate from Main Street elsewhere given the bank’s proximity to two different phases of the downtown project. Cumberland Bank community president Brentt Crouch said Tuesday bank officials have decided to relocate to Plaza Shopping Center at…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Representatives from around the state joined McMinnville officials Monday to announce the start of downtown revitalization on Main Street after more than five years of preparation. About $5 million in improvements are planned for Main Street east of its intersection with Chancery Street and stretching…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Well-known Nationwide Insurance agent, community activist, and former WBMC news director Ben Vaughn, 66, died from a heart attack at his home Sunday night. He is survived by his wife Carolyn. “This is certainly a big loss for the community,” said longtime friend Thorold Ramsey.…