By LISA CHAPMAN / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville Garden Club is helping to kick off the Christmas holidays for NHC residents. For 75 years or more, the club has donated its time for worthwhile community causes.“We have a good time doing these activities,” said club member Mary Jo Boyd. “We do things…

By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Lyndi Dodd, at right, admires an ornament as friends, from left, Lucy McGee, Lauren Durham, Stephanie Warner, Rachel Tieman and Kenzie Hall look on. (Margaret Hobbs photos) This is the season of customs and traditions that bring joy and cheer, and one Warren County family…

DALLAS Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Baseball executives finished the winter meetings with a flurry of deals before heading home, with the Boston Red Sox giving up on shortstop Edgar Renteria and the New York Yankees getting rid of second baseman…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The 7-Up Eastside Invitational fifth- and sixth-grade basketball tournament kicked off Tuesday night with two girls games on tap.In the first game of the night the Lady Bulldogs of Eastside fell to North Elementary 45-8, and in the second game Morrison defeated Monteagle 29-6.The Lady…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In the boys bracket of the 7-Up Eastside Invitational Tuesday, Boyd Christian rolled past North Elementary of Grundy County 45-22, and in the last game of the night the Eastside Bulldogs defeated Monteagle 36-29.The Broncos had little trouble with North Grundy as Boyd posted 13…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Cumberland Lumber is in first place and holds a one-point lead over Dr Pepper in the Gold and Silver league, which bowls every Tuesday at McMinnville Lanes.Crouch Motors is two points out of first with 32 points. Jones Twins Beauty Salon has 31, Beacon Federal…

By JIM LITKE / AP Sports Columnist Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The second after the announcement is made, Vince Young should shake Reggie Bush’s hand heartily, smile broadly, and then flee Saturday night’s black-tie gala in Times Square like the…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist Long before I had aspirations of being the friendly neighborhood sports editor I am today, I was planning on ? of all things ? a government career.Put bluntly, I wanted to run the city of McMinnville one day, and embarked on a college career with the thought of doing just…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County’s high school bowlers wrapped up their season on Monday, competing in their district tournament at the Smyrna Bowling Center.For the boys’ team, the trip was a short one, as they suffered a tough loss to Blackman, losing 22-1/2 to 4-1/2.Richie Webb had the…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A hearing for Tennessee Titans rookie Adam “Pacman” Jones has been rescheduled for March 6 after key prosecution witnesses in the case failed to appear in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing. Jones’ lawyer…