A total of 17 contestants will be vying for the Warren County Princess title during the annual pageant for girls ages 12 to 14. The pageant will be held Saturday, April 23 at the Warren County Middle School auditorium beginning at 7 p.m.The Warren County High School Pioneerettes are sponsoring the competition and will be…

Story and photos by CHARLES W. JOHNSON Lela McBride takes a look at her Polyglott Bible which a local resident carried during his time as a soldier in the Civil War. Lela McBride, loves auctions and loves a bargain. This sprightly and delightful Rock Island resident is 93 years young and is affectionately known to…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Eastside student Tyler Bell checks out a climbing component of the multi-purpose play equipment installed at the school recently due to the efforts of volunteers, community members and the PTO. (Amy Satterwhite photos) Volunteers are putting the finishing touches on major construction of a desperately…

This year’s annual Motlow College Foundation’s Golf Tournament has been set for Monday, May 9, at 1 p.m. at the McMinnville Country Club. Funds raised from this event help support educational scholarships for students from Warren County. For more information contact Thorold Ramsey at 931-815-3654. WWJD basketball campThe third annual WWJD Basketball camp will be…

NEW YORK (AP) — Bowl Championship Series officials are set to meet in Phoenix next week, again faced with the task of coming up with a new way to determine which teams will play for a national title. The BCS reworked its standings formula last year, simplifying the equation and putting more emphasis on The…

By TIM DAHLBERG / AP Sports Columnist It really shouldn’t matter that much, yet somehow it does. There will still be football on Monday night, but now that “Monday Night Football” is moving from network TV to basic cable, everything has changed. Dick Ebersol was thinking about that, euphoric though he was after negotiating the…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Jimmy Adams is lining up potential bouts for former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe in the state of Tennessee. But Bowe’s manager isn’t ready to sign anything yet, not even after a Davidson County judge Tuesday ordered Tennessee officials to reconsider Bowe’s application for a boxing license. “All we can do now is…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Before he announced he would return next season, Steve McNair didn’t demand that the Tennessee Titans use their top draft pick on a wide receiver. “I’m sure he’s thinking it, though,” general manager Floyd Reese said. Derrick Mason, McNair’s favorite target the past few seasons and the NFL’s leading receiver in 2004,…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County’s tennis teams split their district match with White County Monday, with the Pioneers winning 5-2 while the Lady Pioneers fell 6-1.With the win, the Pioneers improved to 7-4 on the year, while the girls’ team dropped to 2-9.The Pioneers won four of their…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Pioneer junior varsity won a “wild” one Monday afternoon, downing Lincoln County’s JV 5-3.Taking advantage of control problems from the Falcons’ starting pitcher, Warren County drew three straight walks to start the game, and scored its first two runs on wild pitches to take…