By Margaret hobbs Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The 7th Annual Warren County Princess Pageant, sponsored by the Warren County High School Pionerettes, will be held Saturday at WCHS auditorium. The event, featuring 23 young ladies between the ages of 12 and 14, will begin at 6 p.m. They will compete in interview, casual…

Photo provided Francesca Mae Pardo and Casey Allen Hale will wed May 6 in a ceremony at Cornerstone Baptist Church. The engagement and forthcoming marriage of Francesca Mae Pardo and Casey Allen Hale are being announced. Their wedding will take place May 6 at Cornerstone Baptist at 5 p.m. The bride-to-be is the daughter of…

Margo Howard Dear Margo: In college, I was friends with a girl who was more wild and crazy than the rest of us. After college, she moved out of state and we lost touch. Four years later, I found out she was in prison for a nonviolent crime. I liked this girl as a friend,…

Lucky Homemakers met March 27 for their monthly meeting with Sherry Salaman presiding. Guests included Jean Cantrell and member of the Bonner and Dibrell Clubs. Gladys Womack presented the devotional with a reading from 1 Corinthians with Beth Jones leading prayer. The group recited the pledge to the flag and answered roll call with ?A…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County Middle School tennis teams traveled to Shelbyville on Saturday, splitting their match against Shelbyville Middle. The Pioneers defeated the Eagles 8-3, but the Lady Pioneers came up short, falling 2-7. Andrew Reuters fell 3-6 to Heath Phillips in the No. 1 spot, while…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Morgan Gonder returns a serve during his singles win over White County?s Ty McKee on Monday at the Civ ic Center courts. The Pioneers and Lady Pioneers defeated White County?s squads in their regularly scheduled match, as well as a make-up of a previously rained out…

In the Pits By Jenna Fryer, AP Motorsports Writer BIFFLE CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ? Exactly one year ago, Greg Biffle was NASCAR?s hottest driver. He had two wins, solid footing in the points standings and was well on his way to becoming a championship contender. My, how things have changed. Biffle can?t seem to catch…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Durham County?s chief prosecutor said Tuesday he will not abandon his investigation into the alleged rape and beating of an exotic dancer at a party thrown by members of Duke University?s lacrosse team. ?A lot has been said in the press, particularly by some attorneys yesterday, that this case should go away,?…

AMERICAN LEAGUE ? Cedeno, Chicago, .556; Wright, New York, .474; Nady, New York, .474; Atkins, Colorado, .462; HaRamirez, Florida, .429; Vizquel, San Francisco, .429; Ensberg, Houston, .409. NATIONAL LEAGUE ? RaHernandez, Baltimore, .632; Shelton, Detroit, .536; Tejada, Baltimore, .407; Matsui, New York, .400; Blake, Cleveland, .400; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .400; THafner, Cleveland, .391.

Dale Stubblefield The 2006 Masters finished on schedule Sunday with Phil Mickelson claiming his second Green Jacket. Mickelson who started the final round with a one-stroke lead, held off all challengers. Mickelson finished at 7-under 281 and earned $1.26 million, putting him atop the PGA Tour money list. The victory also moved him up to…