J. Dale Beaty Extension Leader The eighth annual Cumberland Beef Day will be held on April 13, at the White County Fair Complex in Sparta, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The event will again be co-sponsored by the White/Van Buren Cattlemen?s Association, University of Tennessee Extension, and area Extension Agents. The 2006 Cumberland Beef…

After performing to a sold-out crowd at the January opening, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center?s successful new spoken word series, minton sparks & friends @ TPAC: the voices of today, continues with a stellar guest artist line-up, including country chart-topping Jessi Colter on April 15, and Grammy Award-winning Rodney Crowell on May 13. Featuring the…

By MARGARET HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Elora Rhea Lefevers and Trayton Wayne Rackley earned the titles of Little Miss and Little Mister Warren County in the annual pageant held Saturday night. Seventeen young ladies and three young men competed in the event sponsored by the McMinnville Jaycees. Tatum Prater served as the…

By Margaret hobbs Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Jewell Walker, center, converses with Warren County Junior Princess Chelsey Simerly about the upcoming pageant. From left are, BPW members Jenny Boyd and Addie Lee Fults. Plans are finalized for the Warren County Junior Princess pageant slated for May 6 at 6 p.m. The event for…

By Margaret hobbs Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Junior Auxiliary of McMinnville, a member chapter of the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries, Inc., is joining forces with over 13,500 women in 102 chapters throughout the south to spotlight local efforts to carry out the organization?s national motto, ?Care Today ? Character Tomorrow? during…

Margo Howard Margo: I have a husband who has a misconception of what lying is, and it’s causing a lot of grief in our family. He tells “stories” when he comes home from work. It can be a simple story about a coworker or something he did during the day. Then he will say, “Just…

Photo provided The Warren County Heritage Book is now available for purchase at both the Warren County Senior Center and Southern Museum and Galleries of Photography, Culture and History on Main St. From left, Dot Norrod, Larry Boyd and Cheryl Mingle display copy of book featuring the history of Warren County and its families. Proceeds…

Margaret Hobbs Hey, did you know it?s Beautiful Women Month? Who knew? They have a month for everything now, but they may be on to something here. All women are beautiful! Having said that, we must all realize we live in a society obsessed with outer beauty, one that promotes being thin and looking glamorous.…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Luis Cabrera of the WCMS soccer team draws back for a kick which resulted in the Pioneers? second goal in Monday?s 3-1 win. A week off for spring break didn?t seem to faze the WCMS soccer team Monday evening in its game against visiting Franklin County…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Austin Fairchild, who tied for the team lead with a 41, chips onto the fourth green. Warren County Middle School hit the links to open the 2006 golf season Monday, playing host to teams from DeKalb County Middle and Fayetteville at the McMinnville Country Club. The…