By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard What started as a fistfight ended in the shooting death of a McMinnville man in Chattanooga.The victim, Bob Reed, 28, was shot in the head at point-blank range, according to reports from the Chattanooga Police Department. Reed’s alleged killer, Demario Chambliss, 25, is charged with first-degree…

The Pioneer football booster club will hold a meeting on April 11 at Warren County High School. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., in the school auditorium. All parents and supporters are encouraged to attend. WCJFL meetingThe monthly meeting of the Warren Co. Jr Football League will take place Monday, April 25, at 7…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Lady Broncos ran into a buzzsaw Tuesday afternoon, when the undefeated Webb Lady Feet came calling at the Boyd softball field.Taking an early lead, the Feet never looked back, and blew the game open in the third inning before ending it in the fourth,…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist I hate to use my weekly allotment of column space to complain (yeah, right), and company policy prohibits premature disclosure of what will appear in future issues of the paper.But while I can’t give details, let me just say this about the “Best of the Best” local newspaper columnist category:…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Entering Tuesday night’s game with Riverdale, the Lady Pioneer softball team was hoping to improve on its 2-11 season and 0-3 in District 7-AAA record. But the first-place Lady Warriors flexed their muscles by holding Warren County to just one hit, downing the Lady Pioneers…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Tucker Chastain dives to make a save during the first half of Tuesday afternoon’s soccer match against Baylor. Baylor won the contest, 5-0. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Always a powerhouse in boys soccer, Chattanooga Baylor visited the Pioneers for a Tuesday afternoon non-district matchup.Baylor jumped on…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Derrin Rogers winds up in this file photo from earlier this season. Tuesday night in Murfreesboro, Rogers picked up his third win, as the Pioneers defeated Siegel 7-2. (Rob Nunley photo) The Pioneer baseball team picked up its first District 7-AAA sweep of the year…

Several local students have been selected to participate in Girls State, a program established in 1937 by the American Legion Auxiliary.Girls State is a leadership and citizen training program offered to young women who have completed 11th grade. It’s a non-partisan, non-political attempt to teach and instill in young women a love of God and…

Ten people were indicted last Friday by the Warren County grand jury.Included in grand jury action: Lucas Bowdoin was indicted on the charge of attempt to manufacture drugs. Derrick Sullivan and Thomas D. Williams were indicted on the charge of possession of drugs. Joseph C. Liebl Jr. was indicted on the charge of simple possession…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Already facing trial for reportedly pulling her 13-year-old daughter home by the hair of the head, a West Riverside mother has again been indicted for allegedly abusing the young teen.This time Catherine Sue Wilcher, 47, is charged with child abuse for allegedly binding her daughter’s…