Mr. and Mrs. Winston Jones celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception given by their family at Dibrell Fire Hall. They were married Dec. 23, 1954 in Nashville. (Photo provided) The 50th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Winston Jones was marked recently at a reception given by their children at the Dibrell Fire Hall.…

By Rob Nunley Just in case you’re wondering, there’s very little chance I’ll become your friendly neighborhood psychic any time soon.And thank goodness I’m not the kind of guy who plays the sports books on the weekends, because it’s obvious if I were I’d be living in a shotgun shack, eating potted meat on generic…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Lady Broncos started Tuesday night’s contest against Westmoreland with a 3-6 overall record and 0-5 in District 8-A play. The Lady Eagles held an impressive 11-1 record, 5-0 in district play and added another win against Boyd with a 69-19 victory over the Lady…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Broncos’ Dillon Childers and Westmoreland’s Carson Newton scramble for a loose ball during Tuesday night’s game at Boyd. (Dale Stubblefield photo) With an unbeaten mark in District 8-A play, Westmoreland traveled to Boyd Tuesday night and improved its record to 6-0, 21-1 overall by…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Heather Frazier (20) looks to feed the ball inside while Coffee County’s Heather Grose defends. (Rob Nunley photo) The Lady Pioneers returned to their home hardwood hoping to start the new year with a bang Tuesday night.But after a close first half, Warren County’s girls…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Pioneers’ Todd Gilley defends Coffee County’s Micah Williams during the first half of Tuesday night’s game at the Dalton Gym. Both Gilley and Williams led their respective teams in scoring in Tuesday’s WCHS win. (Rob Nunley photo) The Pioneer basketball team’s winning ways continued…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 42-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action: Arlin Pinkard Jr. was bound over to the grand jury on charge of aggravated domestic assault. He is accused of beating up his pregnant girlfriend. Gregory Butcher was…

By INGRID CANTERBURY / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Students at Warren County High School have yet another way to help cover the high cost of furthering their education.All students are welcome to apply for the McMinnville Masonic Lodge Scholarship. This is the third year the lodge has made the $1,000 award available to…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard The Upper Cumberland Development District, in partnership with Tennessee Tech, is working to bring the 14 counties under the UCDD umbrella together in an effort to improve industrial recruitment and economic development on a regional level.To further this goal, the UCDD has been holding…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Paying back a dollar owed ended up being a high price to pay for a 15-year-old who found himself in juvenile court for taking a recent joy ride and crashing his mother’s pickup.The teen, whose name has not been released by police due his juvenile…