The Pioneer baseball team dropped a doubleheader to Cookeville, losing 11-5 and 5-4. Kyle Jones, Darwin Holt, Mark Stout, Buddy Majors and Moody Tubbs collected hits against the Cavaliers.(April 10, 1981)

Duane Sherrill photo Madi Armstrong, left, and Alexis Oliver put on their fire helmets and enjoy a ride on a toy fire engine during the health fair Saturday at Three Star Mall.

Duane Sherrill photo A Ben Lomand Cooperative lineman is among a number of utility crewman who worked around the clock Friday and Saturday to restore utilities in the wake of a pair of tornados which cut through Warren County. Large TVA power towers were downed nearby.

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Tony Jenkins shows he can bench press an astounding 405 pounds while working out at the Civic Center on Thursday. The bench press competition is this Saturday. Get ready to flex your muscles because a bench press competition will be held at McMinnville Civic Center this…

Date Dead LocationJan. 21, 1916 0 McMinnvilleMarch 27, 1950 0 McMinnvilleFeb. 29, 1952 1 Near Vervilla and ViolaJan. 20, 1953 0 BethanyJan. 22, 1957 0 Summitville, VervillaMarch 13, 1961 0 Morrison, Smartt StationMarch 11, 1963 0 BonnerMarch 11, 1965 0 McMinnvilleApril 3, 1974* 1 Irving College, ViolaJune 6, 1980 0 Warren-Cannon Co. lineMarch 19, 2003…

James Clark photo Brady Willis, 5, stacks blocks during one of the skill tests at kindergarten registration. Brady is excited about attending Dibrell next year. Kindergarten registration was held Thursday and Friday at the Civic Center.

Emily Haston West Elementary Teaching: Four months Grades: K-5 Haston has always longed to help children. After working as a social worker for years, Haston realized that there just wasn?t enough time to do what she really wanted. ?What I really wanted to do,? said Haston, ?is individual counseling. Social work didn?t give enough time…

Brittany Fults Morrison ElementaryAge: 14Grade: EighthFavorite class: PEActivities: gymnastics, movies, skating, and sleep-overs. ?I used to take gymnastics,? said Brittany, ?but now I?m into cheerleading. I?ve been into cheerleading since the fifth grade.? Evenings are spent on the trampoline. ?When I?m at home,? said Brittany, ?I like to jump on the trampoline doing back flips…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 67-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court. Included in traffic court action: ? Scotty D. Patrick was ordered to serve 120 days of an 11-29 sentence and forfeit his driver?s license for two years for third-offense driving on…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Pine Hill Plastics co-owner Lonnie Capshaw surveys the damage outside his Smithville Highway business Friday evening. Three employees were at work when the tornado struck. Pine Hill Plastics, located on Smithville Highway near the Green Hill Road intersection, was in the path of the tornado…