By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard “Restore America: Communities at a Crossroads,” is the chosen theme of Preservation Month 2005 sponsored annually in May by the National Trust.As part of Preservation Week, the Heritage Alliance, The Main Street Association and The Warren County Historical Commission held an awards ceremony to salute…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Judy Payne holds an autographed picture of country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus, who purchased a puppy from her Sunday. (Amy Satterwhite photo) McMinnville would not normally be the first place to think country music star Billy Ray Cyrus would be spotted.But that is exactly…

Dr Pepper holds the lead in the summer Gold and Silver league with 11 points after Tuesday afternoon’s session.Cumberland Lumber and Crouch Motors are tied for second with nine points each. McMinnville Lanes has four points, Security Federal has two and Team 3 has one point.In women’s play Jean Simmons turned in the high game…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Chuck Hollingsworth and his mother, Charlene, pose together at McMinnville Lanes. On Mother’s Day last week, Charlene cheered her son to a state tourney victory. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Local bowler Chuck Hollingsworth, along with partner Stacie Eldridge of Tullahoma, competed in the Track Volunteer State…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist One of Major League Baseball’s most colorful characters celebrated a milestone yesterday, as Lawrence Peter Berra, known throughout the world as “Yogi,” turned 80 years young.The Hall-of-Famer played 19 seasons in the big leagues, spending all but his final year — 1965 — with the New York Yankees.Along the way,…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The McMinnville Country Club golf course was filled to capacity on Monday for the Motlow College Foundation’s 11th annual golf tournament.The tournament was a four-man scramble, with 35 teams participating in this year’s event. The tournament was divided into two flights, a Championship flight and…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Oscar Rodriguez, who was named District 7-AAA’s defensive MVP for his performance with the Pioneers this season, handles the ball against Lebanon in this file photo. (Rob Nunley photo) The season ended early for the Pioneer soccer team, but five players were rewarded for their…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Mack Thomas of Warren County Middle School sprints to the finish line on his way to a victory in the sixth-grade boys’ division of the 50-meter dash during Monday’s Rotary Relays. (Rob Nunley photo) The 17th annual Rotary Relays were held on Volunteers Track at…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Pioneer head baseball coach J.W. Holt, center, addresses his team after its season-ending loss to Siegel Tuesday night in Cookeville. (Rob Nunley photo) COOKEVILLE — The Pioneer baseball team’s season came to an end one win short of a region tournament berth Tuesday night.Needing two…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 53-person was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court including the case of a couple who allegedly used weapons on one another during a domestic dispute.The defendants, Tammy Renee Strothers and Jessie James Strothers, were both bound over to the grand…