By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Braxton Hillis and Rachel Mathis starred as Prince Charming and Cinderella. Proving that sometimes all it takes is determination, The Centertown Players presented a wonderful rendering of Walt Disney?s ?Cinderella? without any funding. The play was held Friday at Centertown School with a students-only show at…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Josh Jacobs is accused of raping and murdering his 89-year-old neighbor. The youth facing the death penalty for allegedly raping and killing an 89-year-old neighbor inside her Centertown home plans to tell the jury he was insane when he committed the crime. The defendant, Joshua Jacobs,…

By CHARLIE JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard This is a photograph of the Rock Martin House circa 1960 when it had an elaborate framed front porch, which has since been removed. Raleigh Miller spent most of his working life as a U.S. Navy officer either serving on, or being involved with, one of…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard FISK Ballistic tests reportedly link shell casings found on a highway to the gun found on a suspected drive-by shooter. The defendant, Deonray J. Fisk, 26, was indicted Friday by the Warren County grand jury on charges of attempted first-degree murder for the drive-by shooting which…

Bill Worrell retired Wednesday as Tennessee Tech?s women?s basketball coach after 20 seasons, 408 victories, 12 Ohio Valley Conference regular season titles and eight NCAA tournament berths. ?My family means a great deal to me, I?m healthy, and I?ve just reached a point in my life to make a change,? Worrell said in a statement.…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Rookie driver Denny Hamlin sustained a gash to his left hand during horseplay after a test session at Lowe?s Motor Speedway on Wednesday night, but he is not expected to miss any time in his Busch or Nextel Cup cars this weekend. Hamlin, a Chesterfield native gearing up for his first start…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Two weeks into the season, two teams are tied for first place in the Gold and Silver bowling league. Cumberland Lumber and Holder Realty have six points each. while Security Federal has four and Beacon Federal, Crouch Motors, McMinnville Lanes and Dr Pepper are all tied…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) If the NASCAR community had one universal wish for Kyle Busch on his 21st birthday, it probably would be for him to start behaving like an adult. Busch, one of the youngest drivers in the Nextel Cup series, has been under constant criticism this season for reckless or immature behavior. He?s twice…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Boyd Bronco baseball team celebrated Senior Night with a doubleheader sweep over 9-A opponent Eagleville Monday. In the first game Boyd won 4-3, and they captured the second game by a 9-6 final. The Broncos finished the season in fifth place in the district standings,…

Rob Nunley photo The Pioneers? Justin Fults winds and delivers a pitch during the top of the fourth inning of Wednesday night?s game against Siegel. Fults pitched four innings of relief, allowing five runs.