LEROY TROY On Tuesday night, June 28 at 8 p.m., one of the top five banjo pickers in the world, Leroy Troy, will step to the stage of the Cumberland County Playhouse with his Tennessee Mafia Jug Band for the benefit of WCTE-TV, the public television station based in Cookeville. In its 40th anniversary season…

Centertown Invitational tourneyThe ISA Centertown Invitational Tournament for men’s Class E teams will be held at the Centertown ballfields Saturday, June 25. Entry fee is $160, plus a $25 sanction fee. Teams must provide their own .44 cor/375 comp. ISA stamped and approved softballs.For more information contact Bobby Christian at (931) 473-1028 or 808-2689. ISA/Worth…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Cumberland Lumber holds a two-point lead over Dr Pepper Bottling in the Gold and Silver League at McMinnville Lanes after Tuesday’s most recent afternoon of play.Cumberland now has 23 points for the summer session, while Dr Pepper has 21. The rest of the league’s standings…

By Joey Wray / Columnist Applications for the 2005-06 wildlife management area quota hunts have been printed and are being distributed to license agents, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).The applications will be mailed to license agents, TWRA regional offices, and sportsman license holders. Sportsman license holders will receive their application on the…

Photo provided WCHS and WCMS tennis coach David Dunlap’s June children’s tennis camp will start on Monday at the McMinnville Civic Center courts. Campers from May’s tennis clinic included, front row, from left, Justin Spivey, Thomas Locke, Mitchell Fuqua, Tao Nakano and Hamilton Spivey. Second row, Emily Phillips, Rayah Kirby, Meleah Wilson, Andrea Tieman, Mallory…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist Some people are crazy about sports, and some sports people are just plain crazy.Case in point: The strange tale of Florida State quarterback Wyatt Sexton.Wyatt, in case you haven’t heard, was taken to a Tallahassee hospital by police officers on Monday after being found acting strangely in the middle of…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Quality Mold connected for 30 hits Tuesday night at the Jim Mansfield T-ball field, and took an early 7-1 lead on the way to a 19-9 victory over Barr’s in the boys’ 7-8 year-old coach-pitch league.Barr’s plated eight runs in the top of the second…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County’s Nick Cantrell breaks up a pass in the end zone during Tuesday’s passing league game against Lebanon. WCHS defeated the Blue Devils in Tuesday’s game, scoring 10 touchdowns and giving up six. (Rob Nunley photo) The Warren County High School football team’s off-season…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Tuesday night in the 11-12 year-old Cal Ripken tournament at Dottie West Field, the Woodlee’s Auto Body A’s rolled past the Outdoor Shop Tigers 13-6.The A’s scored four runs in the first inning, three in the second, four in the third and two in the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush will nominate Bill Baxter as the next chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors, the White House said Thursday. Baxter, one of two current TVA directors, would replace Glenn McCullough, whose term expired in May. The other TVA director is Skila Harris, who was appointed by President Clinton.…