By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard There are still three weeks until the Warren County High School soccer team takes on Red Bank to open its 2005 campaign, but Friday night, the Pioneers officially hit the field.Testing their skills for the first time with a pre-season contest against Livingston Academy at…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County first baseman Dylan Stephens runs down a Cannon County baserunner after a pickoff move from Pioneer pitcher Todd Gilley caught him off guard during Saturday’s scrimmage. The Pioneer baseball team played host to Cannon County for a lengthy scrimmage Saturday afternoon, dominating the…

A child molester who repeatedly violated an 8-year-old girl was among those sentenced this week by Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley.Terry N. Reed entered guilty pleas to five counts of aggravated sexual battery for inappropriately touching and fondling private areas of the 8-year-old over an extended period, crimes brought to an end when his deeds…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 37-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in traffic court action: Maria Guadalope Garcia was ordered to serve 48 hours of a six-month sentence, pay $50 plus costs and forfeit her driver’s license for one year for…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville horticulturist Pat Haller shows off some of the stock available for just 10 cents a bulb. There are almost 20,000 bulbs available for sale through the Department of Urban Forestry, which can be reached at 474-TREE. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Last year’s deeply discounted flower…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Robbing the same elderly victim twice in one year will cost a local man 12 years in prison.The defendant, Gary Lee Johnson, 44, entered a guilty plea Wednesday before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to charges of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and theft. He was…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard GRISSOM One wouldn’t typically associate meter reading with potentially saving someone’s life, but that is exactly city employee Paul Grissom’s experience.As a meter reader, he once was able to call emergency personnel after noticing an elderly woman who was locked in her home had fallen.…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local couple and their children lost everything in a fire that ravaged their Harrison Ferry Road home in just hours Wednesday.Randy and Beverly Green, who had lived in the rental home for seven years, lost the entire contents of their home and were thankful…

By INGRID CANTERBURY / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Despite flu outbreaks in nearby counties that have forced schools to close, it is not likely Warren County Schools will follow suit.According to Director of Schools Dr. Jerry Hale, Warren County attendance has yet to be significantly affected by the flu.“Wednesday we had 604 out,…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville Public Works Department crews push the downtown Christmas tree to the ground Friday. (Amy Satterwhite photo) It was design 1, sentiment 0 as McMinnville Public Works Department crews pushed over the estimated 20-year-old evergreen used during downtown Christmas celebrations.“I totally understand why people would…