By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The race for first place is getting tight in the Gold and Silver league at McMinnville Lanes. On Tuesday, Cumberland Lumber ended the day with a one-point lead over Security Federal, which has 12 points. McMinnville Lanes has 11, Crouch Motors has eight, Beacon Federal and…

Home Runs:Pujols, St. Louis, 19; CaLee, Milwaukee, 15; Dunn, Cincinnati, 13; Ensberg, Houston, 13; Berkman, Houston, 13; ASoriano, Washington, 13; CDelgado, New York, 13. Batting Average:McCann, Atlanta, .353; Hawpe, Colorado, .338; ShGreen, Arizona, .338; MiCabrera, Florida, .333; Renteria, Atlanta, .333; HaRamirez, Florida, .331; Vidro, Washington, .326.

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard McMinnville Ford lost an early lead Saturday morning, but bounced back with a seven-run fifth inning to edge Brewer Amusement 16-13 in the boys? 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch league at Jim Mansfield Field. The winning club went up 6-0 in the first inning, and added three…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) One of three Duke University lacrosse players charged with rape wants the case resolved in time for the next school year, his attorney said in court Thursday. But the judge warned he will not fast-track the proceedings. The case ?is not going to jump ahead of the line and be handled any…

Rob Nunley Hazing is in the news again, as athletes at Northwestern University have once again proven that college students, from time to time, tend to become intoxicated and engage in very, very silly activities. The school has suspended its entire women?s soccer team, after learning of a hazing incident involving the team?s freshman members…

BALTIMORE (AP) A Kentucky Derby loser isn?t necessarily a Preakness loser. Afleet Alex proved that last year by rebounding to win not just the Preakness but the Belmont Stakes. Point Given did the same thing in 2001. And while 20 of the past 22 Preakness winners also ran in the Derby, more than half ?…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Sheri Higgins adjusts the cap of Ariel Higgins as the senior prepares to walk through the commencement line along with her 16 fellow graduates at Boyd Christian School Thursday evening. Future chemical engineers and animal scientists, singers and coaches, journalists and teachers, all were among those…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard Getting fired up for tonight?s Warren County High School graduation are seniors, front row, from left, Haleigh Hassell, Brittany Rawson, Amy Jones and Meagan Butcher. Back row, Travis Gay, Steven Ehrhardt, Shay Glenn, Jordan Underhill, Olliver Teston and T.J. Black. A total of 376 seniors are scheduled…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard The dream of going back-to-school shopping without paying sales tax has come true. Tennesseans will have this opportunity Aug. 4-6 when the state holds its first sales tax holiday. Everything from jeans, to shoes, to pencils, to lunch boxes can be purchased without paying any sales tax.…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville?s Water and Sewer Committee is looking into installing new electronic water meters called master meters. The new meters would increase revenue for the city along with productivity. The meters will increase revenue, officials say, because of the accuracy of the meters. Currently, the city is…