By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard With the 2004-05 school year beginning last week, the county’s fall sports teams are ready to begin their seasons, as well.Several local squads will see action over the next few days, as season openers for soccer, golf, volleyball and football are quickly approaching.The Pioneer football…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 40-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in court action:• Bradley E. Allison was ordered to serve 48 hours of a six-month sentence and pay $50 plus costs for driving on a suspended license.• Angel R. Cuellar…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Amid rumors that change orders for the Warren County Jail project had reached more than six figures, the Jail Oversight Committee reported in its most recent meeting that, even though there were some expensive changes, including $90,000 to fill a sinkhole, there were actually…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A convicted sex offender who failed to list himself with the state registry will face at least 180 days in jail after he was found guilty Thursday.The defendant, Laslo Fodor, was found guilty by a jury following trial Thursday on the charge of failing to…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Main Street McMinnville and city officials invite the public to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the downtown construction project at 10 a.m. tomorrow.A stage with a variety of state and local dignitaries will be set up in the Main Street and Chancery Street intersection with…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard There weren’t many happy drivers along High Street on Friday afternoon.That’s when McMinnville motorists got a taste of what it’s going to be like for the next four months with the closing of portions of Main Street and Chancery Street.Traffic was bumper to bumper and barely…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Any parent who thinks his or her child may be eligible for the Free or Reduced Meal Program is encouraged to apply for it, said Warren County Schools school nutrition supervisor Jean Wix.As its name suggests, the Free and Reduced Meal Program offers school meals,…

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Every Tennessean entering the University of Tennessee this August as a freshman qualified for the new state lottery scholarships, school officials announced Thursday. The university campus at Knoxville will be welcoming one of its largest freshman classes this fall. Classes begin Aug. 18. Of the 4,331 freshmen, 3,404 are in-state and qualified…

By MATT GOURAS / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — More Tennessee schools passed the annual No Child Left Behind assessment this year, but a small number were deemed so poor that they now face the toughest sanctions, the state Department of Education said Thursday. Tennessee outpaced many of its counterparts with 81 percent of its…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard ROGERS Warren County’s Kenneth Rogers and Don Rigsby will be making a state-sponsored trip to Canada next month with an eye to bringing Canadian industry to the area. Rogers, in his role as county executive, and Rigsby, as the county’s director of economic development,…