By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Jimmie and Cynthia Gribble, and grandson Spencer McCormack, perch atop the unique custom three-wheeled motorcycle they created from a number of vehicles, including a 1956 Plymouth, a 1982 Honda Shadow, a 2001 Honda Civic and a Harley Davidson. The trike has already garnered first-place awards…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Shown above are possible designs for a new paint scheme for the water tower as interpreted by the Standard?s graphic designer. If you had a chance, how would you decorate the water tank that?s currently towering over downtown? This Tuesday evening, the Water and Sewer Committee…

Show director Morgan Underwood will hold open auditions for the upcoming Community Playhouse, Inc. production of the Simon Williams romantic comedy “Nobody’s Perfect” today at 2 p.m. at the South Jackson Civic Center in Tullahoma. Additional auditions will be held Monday, July 24 at 6:30 p.m. The play centers around a middle-age man who is…

Southern Standard readers are invited to extend happy birthday and anniversary best wishes to friends and loved ones through this weekly column. Please submit your messages by our noon deadline each Thursday. No more that three wishes to any individual, please. Happy Birthday Wishes: July 16 ? Happy belated birthday to Rick Yates. July 22…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Isabel Kirby fields a throw to second in time to force out TMF?s Taylor Knight. The 7- and 8-year-old girls? coach-pitch league crowned its tournament champion Thursday night, with Kirby Real Estate rolling past Tennessee Metal Fabricating 11-0 to capture the title. With the victory, Kirby…

Tennessee bass clubs can help themselves and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency by participating in a program designed to improve management of black bass populations statewide. Reservoir bass fisheries are one of Tennessee?s most important recreational resources. Recent Surveys of reservoir anglers identified black bass as the most sought after sport fish in the Volunteer…

HOYLAKE, England (AP) Sergio Garcia has been chasing Tiger Woods for almost seven years. He?ll get another chance to catch him in the final round of the British Open. Woods? shaky putter kept him from pulling away Saturday ? and no one took advantage like Garcia, who surged into contention with an eye-opening 65 that…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Tony Stewart once said he should be fired if he failed to make NASCAR?s Chase for the championship. If he truly believes that, then Stewart?s job is currently on the line. The defending Nextel Cup champion dropped out of the top 10 following a 37th-place finish at New Hampshire International Speedway. Stewart…

WCMS football practice Mandatory practice for the Warren County Middle School football team begins Monday, July 24. Players are asked to be at the locker room at 3:30 p.m. Practice will end at 7 p.m. USSSA qualifier A ?Last Chance? qualifier for USSSA state tournament will be held Aug. 5 at the Centertown ballfields. Class…

CENTER HILL ? Fishing is good. The water temperature is 84 degrees; lake is falling. Bass fishing is good at night on soft plastic baits and spinnerbaits on ledges in 10-to-15 feet of water. Walleye fishing is great one day and slow the next. Some really nice fish are being caught in the mouths of…