By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Cumberland Lumber grabbed the lead with 57 points in the Gold and Silver bowling league Tuesday afternoon at McMinnville Lanes.Beacon Federal is in second with 55 points, followed by Crouch Motors and Jones Twins Beauty Salon who are tied for third with 53 points each.Rounding…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Carla Thomas scored 17 points and No. 24 Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 72-55 on Thursday night. Dee Davis added 14 points for the Commodores (18-9, 7-6 Southeastern Conference). Nicole Jules had 13, Caroline Williams 11…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Cookeville?s Matt Hill eyes the basket after working his way around Chris Weitzel during the Cavaliers? game against the Pioneers earlier this season. (Rob Nunley photo) Riverdale blew a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter Tuesday night, allowing Cookeville?s third-seeded boys to reach the semifinals…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Tennessee played more like coach Pat Summitt wanted, and Tye’sha Fluker was one of the main reasons. Fluker scored a career-high 22 points and Sidney Spencer added 18 to help the No. 5 Lady…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Jordan Underhill connects for a three-run homer during Tuesday?s scrimmage. (Dale Stubblefield photos) Head Pioneer baseball coach J.W. Holt and his staff got their first chance to see the 2006 Pioneer squad perform under game conditions Tuesday night, when Warren County scrimmaged Lincoln County.The Pioneers.…

Melody Burton receives the annual scholarship awarded by the Rotary Club of McMinnville to a student at Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville. Mike Garrison, coordinator of student services, makes the presentation. Annually the Rotary Club of McMinnville presents a scholarship to a deserving student of the Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville. This year, the recipient…

Duane Sherrill photo Emergency crews extricate Damion B. Cantrell, 16, from the wreckage of his car following a Thursday afternoon crash at the intersection of Sparta Highway and Goodbar Road. The accident happened when a vehicle driven by Angela Bouldin, 37, pulled into his path. Cantrell was flown from the scene to Erlanger by LifeForce…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The last of a trio caught trafficking cocaine out of their Sparta Street apartment back in 2004 has been sentenced to eight years.The defendant, Darvin Orellana Barrera, was ordered to serve 180 days of an eight-year sentence and pay a $2,000 drug fine for possession…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 75-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action: Curtis Kennerly was ordered to serve 30 days of an 11-29 sentence and make restitution on 29 worthless check counts. Catherine Wilcher must serve 30 days of an…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard CALDWELL It?s down to a two-man race for Register of Deeds as 10th District County Commissioner Donnie Caldwell has taken his name off the ballot saying prior obligations would keep him off the campaign trail.?My present employer has been very supportive of my decisions, but…