Lisa Hobbs photo Myrtle Pedigo, 92, celebrated her birthday with breakfast at Nana?s Kitchen. She was born on May 1, 1914. Joining her for breakfast is her close friend Darlene Burch. Her brother, Joe Gramble, also attended the festive occasion.

HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) The Tennessee Titans? No. 1 draft pick, Vince Young, poses with head coach Jeff Fisher and general manager Floyd Reese. Young gave his draft day Titans jersey to fan Archie Taylor Jr., who is suffering from Hodgkin?s Disease. New Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young didn?t hold onto his draft day jersey for…

MEMPHIS (AP) The fan exodus toward the end of the Memphis Grizzlies? latest playoff collapse didn?t go unnoticed by team president Jerry West. And neither did the attitude of the triumphant Dallas Mavericks. ?They were laughing at us. I don?t like that,? West said Wednesday. ?I don?t like to be laughed at.? The Mavericks swept…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard On Tuesday the Warren County Middle School tennis teams picked up a pair of wins over Tullahoma Middle School, including the Lady Pioneers? first victory of the season. The Lady Pioneers won by a score of 7-3 over Tullahoma, improving their record to 1-4 on the…

COOKEVILLE (AP) 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…

(AP) Earl Woods introduced his son to golf by swinging a club as the toddler watched from a high chair in their garage. But the training of Tiger Woods went beyond a game. More than a great golfer, Woods wanted a good son. He made sure Tiger?s concentration was so sharp that nothing would bother…

Rob Nunley The ?second season? begins today for the Pioneer baseball team. Everybody?s 0-0. It?s anybody?s tournament to win. Win, or go home. Pick your clich?, any one will do. Because it?s tournament time, and if the Pioneers want to make any postseason noise, they?ll have to do it on the road. Tuesday night?s thunderstorm…

WCHS football pancake breakfast Warren County high school football fans are invited to come and support the team at a pancake breakfast at Applebee?s Saturday, May 6, from 7:30 until 9 a.m. Tickets are $5 each, and available at the door or from varsity football players. All proceeds go to provide player meals and drinks…

Detroit Pistons assistant coach Sidney Lowe will return to North Carolina State to coach the school he led to a national championship under Jim Valvano. N.C. State will introduce Lowe as its new coach over the weekend, a person within the Pistons organization told The Associated Press on Thursday. The source spoke on the condition…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Pioneer center fielder Kyle Mullican goes down on strikes during the fourth innign of Wednesday night?s game against Siegel at Patrick Ramsey Field. The Pioneers finished 7-7 in league play after falling to Siegel 11-4. Lightning erased a one-run lead for the Pioneers on Tuesday night,…