By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Pioneer senior Jordan Underhill is mobbed by his teammates after hitting a two-run sixth-inning home run against Oakland on Sunday. Underhill and Justin Bouldin both homered, and Colby Killian pitched his fourth straight shutout and second no-hitter of the season as the Pioneers downed the Patriots…

Dale Stubblefield Staying active with regular exercise is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves and our children. Over the past year or so obesity has become a major issue in our society. Statistics show Americans have become overweight, and more importantly ? or should I say, more disturbingly ? our…

A Duke University lacrosse player charged with raping a stripper in North Carolina was ordered Tuesday to stand trial in Washington on an unrelated assault charge from last fall. The assault charge against Collin Finnerty, 19, could have been dismissed if he completed 25 hours of community service and stayed out of trouble, but a…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Boyd third baseman Steven Fuqua throws out a MTCS baserunner during Monday?s first game. Boyd?s baseball team played host to Middle Tennessee Christian School on Monday for a District 9-A doubleheader, falling short in both games at Edley Newman Field. The Broncos dropped the opening contest…

By Dave Goldberg, AP NFL Writer Despite rumors his stock might be falling, look for USC?s Reggie Bush (5), shown in action against UCLA, to be selected by the Houston Texans with the first overall pick in Saturday?s NFL draft. A week ago, there were rumors out of Houston that had the Texans leaning away…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County High School tennis teams traveled to Cookeville on Monday to compete in the District 7-AAA team tournament. In the first round the boys? team defeated White County 5-0. Beck Spurlock defeated Ross Jolly 6-3, 6-0, Russell Hitchcock defeated Devin Howser 6-1, 6-2 and…

McMinnville resident and Grundy County native Clercy (Sue) Thatch, 75, was born Jan. 23, 1931 and died April 23 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. The owner and operator of Bob and Sue’s Market and a member of the Way Of The Cross Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late…

Funeral services for Claudette Gardner Wilson, 70, of Tullahoma were held April 18 at Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. She was originally from McMinnville. Survivors include her husband, Deedrick Wilson of Tullahoma; son, Matthew Wilson of Manchester; daughter, Ramona Hensley of Tullahoma; and two grandchildren. Tullahoma Funeral Home…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) When high school teacher Lee Waters logged onto a popular Web site and read the demeaning sexual comments a student had posted alongside her picture, the Sarasota woman felt completely degraded. The school district suspended the North Port High School student, but attorney Geoffrey Morris said Waters doesn?t think the boy understands…

NEW YORK (AP) The percentage of working-age Americans with moderate to middle incomes who lacked health insurance for at least part of the year rose to 41 percent in 2005, a dramatic increase from the 28 percent in 2001 without coverage, a study just released today found. Moreover, more than half of the uninsured adults…