By Rob Nunley The PGA’s final major of the season is going on this week, as golfers converge on Whistling Straits for the PGA Championship.But one of our own local “majors” was played last week, as a large field hit the McMinnville Country Club for the 18th annual Rotary Golf Classic.For some, it was a…

The McMinnville International Futbol Association will play its final regular season games this weekend at Pistole Park, and every team still has a shot at a berth in the league’s four-team playoff.Action on Sunday afternoon begins with Santo Domingo taking on Arsenal FC at noon, followed by a matchup between Chivas and Huasteca Manchester at…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The ladies of the McMinnville Country Club held their annual Ladies Day Championship Tournament last Tuesday and Wednesday, crowning three champions. The field was made up of 14 golfers, which was divided in to three flights.Taking first place in the first flight was Gina Maxwell…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Pioneers’ Eli Smith wraps up a teammate during tackling drills earlier this week. WCHS scrimmaged against Siegel on Tuesday. (Rob Nunley photo) The Pioneer football team turned in a less-than-impressive showing in its second scrimmage of the preseason, according to first-year head coach Chris…

Members of the wrestling fraternity will meet in the squared circle Saturday night with their goal, aside from destruction and mayhem inside the ring, to benefit the families of those serving their country with the 278th National Guard.The event will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday at McMinnville’s National Guard Armory. Cost of admission for the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Twelve people were sentenced Wednesday by Judge Bart Stanley in circuit court, most for failing to meet the requirements of their probationary sentences.Included in circuit court action:• Tracy Harding was ordered to serve 135 days of a four-year sentence, perform 24 hours public service work…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 74-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Justin G. Hillis was handed a six-month probationary sentence and must pay $50 plus costs, refrain from owning firearms, and attend conflict management classes for domestic assault.• Travis…

A1.pdf A2.pdf A3.pdf A4.pdf A5.pdf A6.pdf A7.pdf A8.pdf B1.pdf B2.pdf B3.pdf B4.pdf B5.pdf B6.pdf C1.pdf C2.pdf C3.pdf C4.pdf C5.pdf C6.pdf

Janice Madewell Cole, 63McMinnville resident Janice Madewell Cole, 63, died Aug. 11 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of Haskell and Belle Bonner Madewell.She is survived by her husband, Dearl Cole; daughter and son-in-law, Tina and Brent Foster of McMinnville;…

By Nat Hentoff The divisions in this nation have become increasingly surreal as the elections approach. Many jubilant Democrats venerate Michael Moore. Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe were at the Washington premiere of Moore’s so-called nonfiction “Fahrenheit 9/11.” This alleged documentarian said of terrorists in Iraq:“They are not…