By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn Andrea Walks for Tennessee Children. That was the focus for the recent two-day trek across Warren County led by Tennessee First Lady Andrea Conte. During the local walk placing emphasis on child advocacy, Conte reached the 300-mile mark toward her goal of…

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The Warren County High School basketball booster club has a meeting scheduled for this afternoon.The booster club will meet today at 4 p.m., in the WCHS cafeteria.All parents of freshman and varsity members of the Pioneer and Lady Pioneer teams, as well as others interested in supporting the program, are encouraged to attend.

By ELIZABETH A. DAVIS / AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE — Eight straight games without a break took a toll on No. 15 Tennessee, but the Volunteers say they feel much better after having last week off. They took time to recover from injuries and get adjusted to a new quarterback before finishing the season against…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Ironically, “free” throws proved to be very costly to the Eastside fifth- and sixth-grade boys Monday night, as they fell to Warren County Middle’s sixth-graders 42-24.The Bulldogs had numerous opportunities at the free-throw line thanks to the Pioneers’ early foul trouble, but were…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In fifth- and sixth-grade action Monday night at Dibrell, the Wildcats defended their home court with a pair of wins over Centertown.The Lady Wildcats rolled past the Lady Warriors 38-10, and in the boys’ game, Dibrell came up with the 30-18 victory.Lauren Wilkinson proved to…

TO THE EDITOR: On Nov. 9, I laid my purse on the trunk of my car, because my car wouldn’t start. I forgot about it and went to my appointment. As soon as I arrived, I realized I didn’t have my purse. I was hoping it had fallen in my drive. It didn’t!I came in…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County Middle’s eighth-grade boys “pressed” the issue Monday night on their way to a big victory over Manchester Westwood.Using tough pressure defense, the Pioneers forced numerous turnovers and built an early lead on their way to a 59-32 road victory over the…

By Dale Stubblefield What a weekend — choke, choke, choke!The Titans blew yet another game on Sunday against Chicago. Tennessee let the Bears tie the game to send it to overtime, and a safety on Billy Volek gave the Bears the two-point win. Oh my!And not to be out done, Vanderbilt falls to Kentucky 14-13…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County’s J.J. Vanloo gets the upper hand on David Lipscomb’s Jordan Fox during Saturday’s tri-match. Vanloo eventually lost to Fox, but came back against Blackman to score a pinfall victory over Austin Black. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Warren County Middle School’s wrestlers played host to…