SOUTHERN Standard sports report Local karate fighter Michael Grubbs fought in two tough regional championships recently, bringing home five first-place wins, including a ?triple crown? from the Mississippi Open Championship. Grubbs also brought home two firsts and one second from the Buckeye State Tournament in Dayton, Ohio. Grubbs will be fighting for another regional karate…

Duane Sherrill While everyone strives to win in a contest or endeavor, it?s not always the winners who are remembered over the years. Look no further than Caesar?s Palace in Las Vegas this past week. In a death-defying feat, a daredevil motorcyclist of X-Games fame not only jumped the daunting fountain at Caesar?s Palace, but…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Last Saturday, Barr?s opened the day?s action in the boys? 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch league with a 13-8 win over Hoover and Son Insurance, scoring five runs in the top of the fifth to secure the victory. Darius Wright and Aaron Whitaker both went 3-for-3 in…

Photo provided Sharp-shooting 9-year-old Baylor Hancock shot his first turkey on April 4, while hunting with his grandfather, Hoover Hancock. The turkey weighed in at 20 pounds with a 10-inch beard. Turkey season ends today, but heading into the weekend 225 birds had been bagged in Warren County, and nearly 31,000 had been harvested around…

Four members of the WCHS baseball team ? Buddy Majors, Moody Tubbs, Kyle Jones and Darwin Holt ??received All-District 7-AAA honors for their performance with the Pioneers during the ?81 season.(May 15, 1981)

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard WERKHEISER Dealing drugs out of the store where she worked will cost a local woman 200 days behind bars along with nine years of probation. The narcotics trafficker, Bridget Werkheiser, 44, was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to serve 200 days of a nine-year…

Vera Kuhn School: Eastside ElementaryGrade: ThirdYears teaching: 16 When Kuhn was 30, she started going to Motlow State Community College. At that time, her oldest was in kindergarten and her youngest was 18 months old. After Motlow, Kuhn attended Tennessee Tech. ?I took as many hours as the dean would let me,? said Kuhn. ?I…

Matthew King School: WCHSAge: 18Clubs: National Honor Society, Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta Matthew has decided to dedicate his first year after graduating high school to working at Generations cleaning offices in order to raise $10,000. When he turns 19, he will go on a church mission for two years. ?I decided a long time…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Motlow students Emily Hobbs and Davy Britton show off the Purple Potty that will be used in the Motlow Relay for Life team?s annual fundraising efforts to support cancer research. Friends or businesses can be ?pranked? by having the potty delivered for a minimum donation…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Along with the other numerous activities that take place during Kids Camp, campers will get several opportunities to play at the Jungle Jym through the summer months. Pictured, from left, are Kids Camp counselor Tabitha King, intern Renee Burch and manager Melia Warren. With the McMinnville…