By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Eastside’s Hayley Mackie picks up a loose ball while being guarded by Grundy County North’s Jennifer Hunt and Deanna Yates (23) North won the game by a 46-28 final. In the first game of the Warren Lodge Elementary basketball tournament Monday night, the Lady Bulldogs…

CALGARY, Alberta Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Better known as one of the league’s leaders in penalty minutes, Nashville Predators winger Darcy Hordichuk is getting attention for his assists lately. Hordichuk had two assists Tuesday night — giving him a goal…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Pioneers snapped a five-game losing streak Monday morning, topping the host squad at the Overton Christmas Tournament 52-41 in first-round action.With the win, Warren County improved to 6-6 on the year, and advanced to a second-round matchup against Springfield Tuesday evening.Adam Wood’s 18 points…

Photo provided McMinnville Wal-Mart manager Steve Phillips presents a check to the local Senior Center staff during the organization’s Thanksgiving Feast event. Pictured are, from left, Phillips, Faye Stiles, Tish Watson and Alicia Lara, who was recently crowned Miss Latina Mahogany.

By LISA CHAPMAN / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Having donated four lots to Habitat for Humanity projects, the city’s Building and Grounds Committee is again discussing the donation of additional lots to the housing effort.At the Dec. 13 meeting, there was confusion as to which lots Habitat for Humanity is asking to be…

Photo provided Bridgestone Firestone plant manager Ron Brooks recently presented a check for $30,000 to build a Habitat for Humanity house in the spring of 2006. The house will be a “blitz” build done by Bridgestone Firestone employees. Pictured are, from left, Bruce Johnson, Todd Herzog, Norma King, Brooks, Santa and Gene Money.

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A father who snatched his 2-year-old daughter and spirited her away to Florida will serve 60 days behind bars for custodial interference.The defendant, Michael Lee Covino, entered a plea by information before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to the charge of custodial interference. He was…

By LISA CHAPMAN / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SMARTT Paul Smartt has worked for the city of McMinnville for 20 years and is the pump station crew chief at the McMinnville Water Department.“I started working for the city when I was 19,” said Smartt. “I started on August 7, 1985. I never dreamed…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard CLARK A man who ran the infamous “Rockhouse” crack cocaine distributorship will spend the next 20 years in federal prison.The defendant, Charles Clark, 28, entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Chattanooga to the charge of distribution of cocaine and was ordered to…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Lawmen are thankful there was no escalation of incidents over the Christmas holidays as they continue to try to determine the identity of the Yuletide shooter who opened fire randomly last week, wounding one man and terrorizing a pair of elderly women.“The one man who…