By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard There were four games on tap Saturday afternoon in the girls 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch league. In the first game of the day Walker Sod Farm collected 25 hits in it 18-8 win over U.S. Equipment. For Walker Sod Farm, Livia Walker, Ericka Turner and Brittany…

Photo provided The Warren County Pioneers 9-year-old traveling baseball team recently won the BPA State Championship in Cookeville. Pictured are, front row, from left, Nate Grandey, Wesley Parkhurst, Merek McColloch, Dusty Ledbetter and Dillon Tubb. Back row, Chayse Frye, Collin Smedley, Brock Majors, Nick Tilton and Griff Jones. Not pictured is Tristan Reish.

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Rubley?s Rangers clinched the regular-season championship in the boys? Senior League Friday, wrapping up their campaign with a 12-3 victory over Medley?s Braves. With the win, the Rangers improved to 7-1 on the year, and will carry the No. 1 seed into the Senior League tournament.…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Rotary Club completed the final week of the 13- to 15-year-old Babe Ruth League?s regular season with a pair of wins over Walker Nursery, finishing as the league?s top team with an 11-1 record. On Tuesday, June 12, Rotary picked up a 14-8 win, with Logan…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Hannah Hardcastle dives in during her heat in the girls? 25-meter free. The first ? and only ? home meet of the McMinnville Swim Team?s season saw the local squad suffer a team loss, but still turn in several impressive individual showings. Against the visiting ?Sharks?…

Duane Sherrill photo Eugene Wilkerson performs with the Family Gospel Singers during the second annual Juneteenth celebration Saturday at Rocket Park. Well over 1,000 people attended the festival which featured a car show and singing.

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 74-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court. Included in traffic court action: ? Elisandra Gonzales was directed to serve 52 days of an 11-29 sentence, pay $650 plus costs and forfeit his driver?s license for two years for…

Charles W. Johnson photo Incoming Noon Exchange Club president Tammy Vinson presents the 2006 Exchangite of the Year award to two-term former president Duane Sherrill.

TODAY, JUNE 18 A gospel meeting will be held June 18-22 at Grange Hall Church of Christ with Sunday worship at 10 a.m., Bible study at 9 a.m., Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. and weeknights at 7 p.m. MONDAY, JUNE 19 Relay for Life Wrap-up Party will be held at the Caney Fork Electric auditorium…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard JAKUBIAK Now that the two city administrator finalists have had their first face-to-face interviews and a day-long look at McMinnville while touring all city departments, it?s time to pay. For the David Rutherford and David Jakubiak interviews, the city?s cost was $1,615. Currently, letters have been…