By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County A&L Fair organizers are encouraging people to dig in their trunks and closets and pull out grandmas’ antique quilts. Entries are being sought for the Antique Quilt Show to be held Sept. 10-11 at the Fairfield Village Courthouse.Chairman Lena Jones said, “It’s a…

Out of stateClaiborne Co. at Thomas Walker, VA Copper Basin at Towns Co.,GA CPA at Open Gleason at Fulton City, KY Kingsbury at Olive Branch, MS Kirby at Vicksburg High, MS McCallie at Lakeview-Ft. O’thorpe, GA McMinn Central at Robbinsville, NC Mitchell at Shannon, MS Polk Co. at Andrews, NC Ridgeway at Horn Lake, MS…

The Lady Warriors of Riverdale defeated the Lady Pioneer volleyball team in three straight sets Tuesday night in Murfreesboro.Warren County, which had swept a tri-match from Tullahoma and Franklin County, fell short in all three games against the perennially strong Lady Warriors, losing the first game 25-14, the second 25-15, and falling in the third…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The last game of the Gold and Silver summer league was rolled Tuesday afternoon at McMinnville Lanes, with Dr Pepper taking the league championship.Cumberland Lumber finished second, Security Federal was third, McMinnville Lanes was fourth, Crouch Motors was fifth and Team 6 finished in last…

KNOXVILLE (AP) — The University of Tennessee plans to remove more than 200 folding-chair seats in the student section of Thompson-Boling Arena at the request of new basketball coach Bruce Pearl. Pearl wants to create a zone where the students will stand throughout the game, emulating the atmosphere he experienced at his former coaching job…

By MURPHY FAIR / Columnist As “the guru” of high school football in Tennessee, it’s my job to attend as many varsity football games throughout the season as possible. Obviously, I don’t get to see as many teams as I’d like and I rarely witness JV or freshman games.An exception was made, however, when freshman…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Some last-second heroics helped the Warren County Middle School football team open its season on a high note Tuesday in Winchester.Taking on Franklin County North, the Pioneers got a touchdown on a halfback pass from Jay Hutchings to Michael Brewer, breaking a 6-6 tie, and…

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee defensive back Corey Campbell, accused of shoplifting at a Wal-Mart store, pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge and was placed on judicial diversion. Campbell was originally charged with theft of property worth $500 or less after he was arrested in March 2004 when authorities said he stuffed 25 feet of…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County’s Shea Martin moves between a pair of Brentwood players during Tuesday night’s game at WCHS. The Lady Pioneers were blanked by the No. 5 Lady Bruins, 11-0. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Tuesday night, the No. 5-ranked team in the state put on quite a…

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee had the worst passing defense in the Southeastern Conference last season, but coach Phillip Fulmer believes the secondary has already improved. A little shuffling around, some healthy players and another year of experience among the defensive backs has helped the entire unit. “To even have a chance to win a championship,…