Earlier this summer, the WCHS varsity cheerleaders attended UCA camp at the University of Tennessee with approximately 400 campers from three states.While there, the girls earned several awards. They were honored by their fellow campers with the ‘Top Banana’ award the second day of camp, and competed in the Home Pom in the largest division…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Jacob Griffin works on his ball handling skills. Learning the correct technique and developing your skills starts at a young age. And this week over 50 young soccer players have been busy at Pistole Park taking part in a soccer camp sponsored by the Tennessee…

With just a few weeks remaining before on-site registration at Motlow College, school officials are encouraging those who wish to take fall classes to submit applications as soon as possible.On-site fall registration will be held Aug. 25 from 1 to 6 p.m. on the Moore County campus, the McMinnville and Fayetteville centers, and at the…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Familiar faces are expected to shine tonight as the Main Street Music concert series continues at the downtown gazebo.Tonight’s entertainment is Shot in the Dark, a bluegrass band that got started in the early ’80s and recently returned to the stage. Band members are Don…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Viola resident Naomi Morrison, center, jams with Ricky Wood, right, and Kenny Channels during a performance by Naomi and the Wood Brothers last week at Dollywood. (James Clark photo) When local singer Naomi Morrison agreed to perform at Dollywood this summer, she hoped it would be…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In a sequel to their 4th District showdown in 2002, Democrat Lincoln Davis and Republican Janice Bowling will square off again across the 24-county district, this time with Davis enjoying the advantage of being the incumbent.Both candidates easily won nominations during their party primaries Thursday…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard PEASE His hunger strike reportedly in its 17th day, the wife of a convicted bank robber maintains her husband will not eat until he gets justice, that being the dismissal of charges which mirror those for which he is already serving federal time.“Most people in…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville’s Drennon Bryan drives his 1988 Chevy S-10 Blazer off road on Harrison Ferry Mountain. (Photo provided) Drennon Bryan says being an off-road vehicle enthusiast requires three things: a vehicle, access to property, and maybe a little bit of courage.It also doesn’t hurt to be…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Seeking treasure, the father-son SCUBA diving team of Michael and Ben Cruz found this safe in the Barren Fork River by Riverfront Park. Unfortunately for them, there was nothing valuable in the safe. (Photo provided) An unopened office safe stolen from GTE Telephone in 1987…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard HILL County officials have devised an innovative way to provide county workers with a supplement to the proposed 3 percent countywide raise that will be presented with the 2004-2005 budget. Called a “longevity bonus” the plan will provide a one-time cash bonus based on…