After the McMinnville City Triathlon was finished yesterday, smaller athletes, ages 2 to 6, had a chance to compete in the Small Fry Tri. Sparta?s Drew Young, in front, makes the transition from the water to the bike portion of the race.

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard COOPER State Sen. Jerry Cooper has called for the state to investigate if the petroleum industry is gouging motorists at the pumps by using collusion between companies to inflate prices for consumers. ?It is my understanding that at least nine other states are looking into whether…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Trenena Wilcher, and daughters Emma, left, and Annie, hang around the kitchen as dad Shane starts a batch of homemade oatmeal cookies. The family appears in the July 2006 issue of Good Housekeeping after Trenena entered Shane in the Mr. Good Housekeeping contest and he…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Beersheba Street Bridge won?t look the same and neither will the neighborhood as at least six businesses and one residential home will be leveled for new bridge construction set to begin in October. With construction of the new Beersheba Street Bridge scheduled to begin in late…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard HALE Warren County Director of Schools Dr. Jerry Hale has withdrawn his name as a potential candidate for the director of schools job in Wilson County. The move came after Hale was named one of six finalists for the job. ?I had so many people call and…

KNOXVILLE (AP) MANNING Former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning was pleased to hear Erik Ainge would start this season after having to compete with other players the last two years. Coach Phillip Fulmer and offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe said Ainge, a junior, was the No. 1 quarterback coming out of spring practice. Manning, now a two-time…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The annual Lady Pioneer basketball camp wrapped up on Thursday, and featured one of the largest groups of participant in several years, with 95 players taking part in the four days of instruction. Pictured are those from grades 6-9, along with the members of the Lady…

Rob Nunley photo Briar Ward takes a cut at a pitch during his team?s game against the White Sox Tuesday night at Hoover-Millraney Field.

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Castle Heights came away with a 7-6 win over Love-Cantrell and Cope in girls 9- and 10-year-old fast-pitch action last Thursday night. Castle Heights took the early lead with after scoring one run in the top of the first and another in the top of the…

(AP) A judge reduced the bond of a Duke University lacrosse player charged with rape to $100,000 at a Thursday hearing, and the prosecutor said he had turned over hundreds of additional pages of evidence to defense lawyers. The family of sophomore lacrosse player Reade Seligmann had posted a $400,000 bond after their son was…