South Jackson Civic Center presents the Southern Heritage Concert Sat., September 24 beginning at 7:30 p.m.The special concert features the Southern Fly-By-Night Singers and Jim and Inge Wood.The Southern Fly-by-Night Singers are an assemblage of gifted vocalists performing a cappella with sparsely accompanied arrangements of chain gang songs, spirituals, blues, folk ballads and original material.…

By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County A&L Fair is almost here and a flurry of activity is evident at the fair grounds. Preparations are being made for the 28th annual Senior Citizens Beauty Show, Talent Show and Fun Festival.Chairperson Cheryl Watson Mingle and her staff organize most of…

Sherry Sperlazza got a hole-in-one at the McMinnville Country Club during a recent round, acing the 131-yard second hole.She holed out with a 5-iron, and her shot was witnessed by Lee Sperlazza, as well as Delbert and Linda Ray.

The first round of the Gold and Silver fall bowling league concluded on Tuesday, with eight teams taking the lanes.Beacon Bank and Crouch Motors totaled three points each. Holder Realty had 2.5 points, Jones Twins Beauty Salon and Security Federal earned two points each. McMinnville Lanes had 1.5, Cumberland Lumber and Dr Pepper posted one…

By Murphy Fair / Columnist With the arrival of the 2005 high school football season, many emotions have been felt by those who are involved with the game we follow so closely. Some fans are able to absorb large doses of excitement and joy while others not as fortunate are suffering through bouts of gloom…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In any sport, errors can make or break you. And for the Lady Pioneer volleyball team Tuesday night at Tullahoma, a trouble-free game for the Lady Pioneers allowed Warren County to roll to a 25-22, 25-9 win over the Lady Wildcats.Warren County defeated Grundy County…

By The Associated Press LeBron James helped load four tractor-trailers with diapers, school supplies, food and other items for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ star spent about $120,000 in two hours Thursday at a Sam’s Club warehouse store in Fairlawn, Ohio, near his hometown of Akron. The goods will be sent to Houston,…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Lady Pioneers’ Catherine Stubblefield tries to work her way around Riverdale’s Alie Hutchinson (2) during Tuesday night’s District 7-AAA matchup at WCHS. Warren County lost, 8-0. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Tuesday night at the Warren County High School soccer field the Lady Pioneers took one…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Nashville Predators re-signed restricted free agent forward Adam Hall on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 25-year-old Hall has 29 goals and 27 assists in 159 regular-season game with the Predators since 2002. The former Michigan State player scored Nashville’s first playoff goal on April 7, 2004, in…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County Middle’s Jay Hutchings shrugs off a would-be tackler during Tuesday night’s game against Shelbyville Harris. Hutchings scored on the first Pioneer play from scrimmage, but the Pioneers lost by a final of 23-6. (Rob Nunley photo) Facing an oversized Shelbyville Harris squad, the…