By Rob Nunley / Sports Columnist Here at your friendly neighborhood community newspaper, we sometimes rely on the Associated Press wire for our national news.In searching for these stories, we sometimes use the AP’s Internet site, which divides all the news into categories such as “Sports,” “World News,” and the like.My favorite menu, though, has…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The first round of the annual Security Federal tennis tournament was cut short by rain Wednesday, but several matches were able to be completed.Most of Wednesday afternoon’s scheduled matches were finished before the heavy rains came, but games scheduled for Wednesday night were postponed. The…

Rob Nunley photos Mandy Rhoady of Northside Baptist drives a base hit into the outfield against Friendship. The Warren County church softball league began play last week at the fairgrounds softball complex.

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Quality Mold cruised to victory Tuesday night in the 7-8 coach-pitch league, downing Stewart’s Farms and Stables 25-3.A six-run first inning kicked things off, and Quality Mold added seven more in the second, eight in the third and four runs in the fourth.Every batter for…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Kaleb Tilton of the Security Federal Giants gets back to second base ahead of a throw to Nick Grandey of Rubley’s Rangers during Tuesday night’s regular-season finale. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The regular season 11- and 12-year-old champions were crowned Tuesday night in the Cal Ripken…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 51-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action: Jason Rigsby and Bryson Martin waived their rights to preliminary hearing and were bound over to the grand jury on charges of theft over $1,000 and aggravated burglary.…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The man who bumped into an off-duty police officer inside the store he would allegedly rob minutes later was bound to the grand jury this week.The defendant, Robert Lee Yates, 38, was bound to the grand jury on the charge of aggravated robbery, a crime…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Lighthouse Ministries of Warren County, Inc. Relay for Life team has come up with a unique way to raise some money for cancer research, according to Lighthouse president Nathan Smith. It seems the Lighthouse team is handling a dunking booth at the event this…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Online services continue to expand at the state Department of Safety as now motorists can use their website to help study for their upcoming written driver’s license exams.The site, located at http://www.state.tn.us/safety, now offers sample driver’s license tests whereby web surfers who are preparing for…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard NUNLEY City officials are grappling with an idea that requires easily identifiable numbering on dwellings in McMinnville and how strongly to enforce that requirement.Although such laws are already on the books, there are two conflicting sets of codes on the matter, city officials said. The…