By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Mary Kate Fisher receives a serve during the Lady Pioneers’ match against Tullahoma on Monday while Megan Hobbs follows the play. The Lady Pioneers defeated White County on the road Thursday in four games. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Road wins have been hard to come by…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The good news for Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher is that at least his Titans aren’t making the same mistakes over and over again. A week after the Titans looked so good offensively in beating Atlanta, they never got on track against the San Francisco 49ers and blew a chance to win at…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Columnist I’ll bet DeKalb County was like Bradley Central in that during the preseason, they had their visit to Nunley Stadium circled as a potential win.I’d say there are a lot of calendars being adjusted right about now, as those circles are being erased and replaced by notations to view game…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Nunley Stadium stands were transformed into a ‘Red Sea’ on Friday night, with Pioneer boosters decking themselves out in the team’s colors for their matchup against DeKalb County. (Dale Stubblefield photo) In any sport, fan support is crucial in helping teams build self confidence.And…

BRISTOL (AP) — Matt Kenseth’s season was in shambles two months ago, his chances of racing for the Nextel Cup title slim to none. A frantic late-season surge has changed everything. Kenseth used his first victory in more than a year to inch closer to the Chase for the championship, winning at Bristol Motor Speedway…

By CHUCK SHEPHERD / Columnist Ronald Schueller, convicted of attempting to hire someone to knock his estranged wife unconscious and kidnap her, said (according to prosecutors) that he was just trying to reconcile with her, based on an idea from a “Dr. Phil” TV segment in which the host said that sometimes people need a…

Like all Tennessee Board of Regents institutions, Motlow College will welcome its new and returning students Monday as classes get under way for the fall semester at all four locations – Moore County campus, McMinnville Center, Fayetteville Center, and Smyrna Teaching Site, according to Dr. Mary McLemore, vice president for academic affairs.“Even though classes begin…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 120-person docket was heard Thursday by General Sessions Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court Traffic Court.Included in traffic court action: Dionicio Morales Villeda was ordered to serve 165 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $1,150 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A convicted sex offender who moved here from New York has been bound over to the grand jury for failing to list himself with the state sexual offender registry.The suspect, Edward C. Miller, was bound on the felony charge this past week after entering a…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Local 4-H’er Kane Fuqua is pictured with one of the Grand Champion chickens he nurtured from a chick. Kane returned six of the animals to be judged which were later auctioned off to pay for chicks next year. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Local 4-H’ers…