Warren County High School girls basketball coach Ann Eades will hold her annual basketball came June 19-22, from 8-10 a.m. each day, at the Dalton Gym at WCHS. The camp is for girls in grades 3-9, with a cost of $40 per camper. Families with more than one camper may register for a cost of…

By JENNA FRYER AP Motorsports Writer HARVICK Kevin Harvick is at a crossroads in his career. As NASCAR?s top free agent, he will be able to drive for almost anyone he wants next season. It?s a big decision, and Harvick won?t rush into making it. He wants to control his destiny, something he couldn?t do…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Robbie Bond goes for a strike during recent action in the Gold and Silver bowling league. Action in the Gold and Silver bowling league on Tuesday saw Cumberland Lumber finish the day with 69 points to hold down the first place spot. Dr Pepper has 67.5…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Boyd Christian?s softball team celebrates its 2-1 win over Grundy County Tuesday. The victory was the Lady Broncos? first of the 2006 season. The Lady Broncos of Boyd Christian picked up their first win of the season on Tuesday. Boyd, which plays in District 9-A, defeated…

Rob Nunley Suddenly, the NFL is looking more and more like the town from ?Footloose.? Owners voted nearly unanimously on Wednesday to once again put the kibosh on players? celebrating their accomplishments. Although, in true pro sports owner fashion, they?re talking big penalties, even though there probably won?t be any. According to the director of…

Dale Stubblefield photo Lindsey King slides home with the winning run for the Boyd Lady Broncos as Grundy County catcher Alex Sanders fields a late throw during Tuesday?s sixth inning.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Marie Foutch serves longtime customers Dot and Quill Briggs. For those who love fresh, homemade burgers, Saturday will be a sad day in Warren County. After more than 45 years in the restaurant business, with 36 at his current location on Nashville Highway, Billy ?Gator?…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BROCK The city is discussing a new ordinance to regulate tire storage in a proposal officials say is not related to any recent city decisions. ?This has been in the works,? said Planning and Zoning director Jim Brock referring to the proposed ordinance. ?I just want…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard HAL CHAMPION A $1.5 million lawsuit filed by family members who said they were mistreated by deputies has been dropped against Warren County, Sheriff Jackie Matheny and former deputy Stewart Colwell. ?I think the plaintiffs realized after they started taking depositions that there was another side…

SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) BALCO founder Victor Conte insisted Thursday that he never gave performance enhancing drugs to Barry Bonds and that a new book that makes those claims is ?full of outright lies.? Conte spoke to The Associated Press outside his San Mateo home hours after his release from prison, where he spent four…