The Pioneer baseball team won its first round game in the District 7-AAA tournament by beating Lebanon 6-3. Tim Frye got the win on the mound, despite giving up 10 hits.(May 5, 1991)

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Raintree Manor recently held a dedication ceremony for its new outdoor pavilion, built with donations and volunteer labor of local individuals, businesses and organizations. Pictured are, from left, Raintree administrator Gay Lane, activities director Carson Rust and community services director Devonya King. Raintree Manor recently…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A man who took liberties with a sleeping teen-age girl half his age will spend 30 days behind bars. The defendant, Michael Glen Turner, 35, was directed by Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to serve 30 days in jail on the reduced charge of sexual assault.…

Thirty-three students received 35 diplomas during recent ceremonies marking graduation for the spring trimester at Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville. Director Andy Forrester recognized 15 graduates of the practical nursing program and five graduates in medical assistant. Four students in industrial maintenance, two in electronics technology, and one each in automotive technology and machine tool…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SMITH WCHS student Victoria E. Smith was recently one of 36 high school juniors in the state named to the Tennessee Honors Program. The Tennessee Honors Program is a unique opportunity for the best and brightest high school students like Smith to receive recognition for academic…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Fourteen people were sentenced recently by Judge Bart Stanley in Circuit Court. Included in circuit sentencings: ? Mary Magaline Jernigan was ordered to serve 150 days of a five-year sentence for prescription fraud and TennCare fraud. ? Amanda Trisler was directed to serve 90 days of…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local man faces felony charges after lawmen found graphic images of underage girls on his rented computer. The defendant, James M. Whitworth, waived his arraignment recently, entering a not guilty plea through his attorney to the charge of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. His…

Dr. Patricia Murrell, director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Memphis, will address approximately 419 graduates and their families and friends during the 36th Motlow College commencement exercises this Saturday, May 6. Commencement will begin at 11 a.m. in Nisbett Center on Motlow?s Moore County campus. This year?s…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McELROY The Van Buren County teacher charged with having a long-term sexual affair with a 14-year-old female student will remain behind bars in Spencer at least until the next meeting of the grand jury. The defendant, Johnny Lee McElroy, 54, waived his right to a preliminary…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local woman will likely remember where she?s been in the future as her selective memory will cost her a month in jail. The defendant, Amanda Harper, 25, entered a guilty plea before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to the charge of aggravated perjury and was…