Rob Nunley photo Pioneer linemen show their muscle by taking on the team?s blocking sled during Monday afternoon?s practice. The Pioneers will begin full-contact drills next week.

NASHVILLE (AP) Being picked first in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason football poll won?t add that much pressure for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. That?s because the 16-time OVC-champion Colonels are usually the league?s premiere program regardless of who is picked to win the conference championship. Eastern Kentucky has a streak of 28 consecutive winning seasons…

Warren County High School head football coach Heath Woods completed his coaching staff with the addition of Bryan Duncan, Wayne Warner and Paul Martin.(July 26, 2001)

Excerpts from Monday night?s Warren County Commission candidate forum: 1st DistrictOn Warren County?s inability to recruit jobs while nearby cities haven?t experienced the same difficulties. Sally Brock: ?Cookeville and Murfreesboro are on interstates and they have four-year colleges. The more rural we are, the harder it can be to recruit industry.? Bill Zechman: ?I have…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Hunting for McMinnville?s second urban forester might be a walk in the park compared to the city?s hunt for a new city administrator, as the hunt has already dwindled down to four candidates in a relatively short amount of time. During a look at the nine…

SMITHSON Bessie Bouldin Smithson is announcing her candidacy for re-election as 9th District County Commissioner. Smithson has lived in the Viola and Morrison communities all her life. She has been involved in numerous community activities and is a member of Pleasant Knoll Church of Christ. As commissioner, she has served as secretary on the Highway…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Just Lookin? Around adds its own style to bluegrass this Friday night as the summer concert series continues. Pictured, from left, are Linda Walker, Frankie Rains, Ron Jennings, Gary Clendenon, Scott LeDuc, Lynn McGregor and Lisha Cotten. With only five more weeks to go, the Main…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard HASTON The Warren County Emergency Communications District has been awarded a $30,000 grant by the Tennessee Emergency Communications board, also known as the State 911 Board, to help support the funding of its dispatchers. In answering 911 calls, dispatchers use an array of advanced technologies,…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A Pace Street man could face up to a year in jail for shooting his neighbor?s dog, an act he allegedly committed because the miniature schnauzer was making his dogs bark. The defendant, Eloy Serna Almaguer, 37, is charged with aggravated animal cruelty, a Class A…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard Hilary Florence, left, and Nicole Partin are co-anchors of the UCTV morning show which airs Monday thru Friday from 7 to 9 a.m. WCTV is available on Ch. 9 of Ben Lomand TV. High school athletes who have always dreamed of playing on TV may soon get…