By Margaret hobbs Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A burst of color will be enjoyed at the Warren County A&L Fair Saturday, Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 20 from 1 – 4 p.m. at the annual Antique Quilt Show at the courthouse. To enter your heirloom, take it…

By MARGARET HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Vick boys, from left, Eric, 21, Isaac, 12 and Austin, 14, make melody during the 40th anniversary of the Beersheba Springs Arts and Crafts Show. The trio played traditional country tunes and hail from Lyles, Tenn. Throngs of festival-goers traveled up the winding Hwy. 56…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Brittany Frazier scores a kill during a recent Lady Pioneer volleyball match. Frazier had 15 kills during her team?s sweep of Tullahoma and Community on Monday. The Lady Pioneer volleyball team has been very busy over the past several days, and on Monday traveled to Tullahoma…

Coach Mike Montgomery was dismissed by the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, and Don Nelson was ready to step in. Golden State will re-hire Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history and the last coach to lead the downtrodden Warriors to the playoffs, today, a league source told The Associated Press, adding the 66-year-old Nelson…

MURFREESBORO (AP) For the second time this summer, vandals have attacked Indian-themed monuments of one of Tennessee?s top-ranked high school football teams, school officials said. Riverdale High School?s celebration teepee, which blows smoke out of the top whenever the Warriors score a touchdown, was gutted by fire sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning, Principal…

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) As the United States was rolling through play in the world championships, Dwyane Wade couldn?t help but notice that something seemed missing. ?No booing,? he said. The absence of those ugly sounds was a welcome change for Wade, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, who listened to them on a nightly basis while…

NEW YORK (AP) AGASSI Andre Agassi?s eyes were red and filled with tears as he stood at the baseline, one point from winning his first match at his last U.S. Open. A record crowd was standing, trying to will him to victory. An hour or so earlier, Agassi?s eyes were looking at the end of…

WCMS basketball tryouts Tryouts for the Warren County Middle School fifth- and sixth-grade basketball team will be held Wednesday, Aug. 30, from 3:30 until 5 p.m. at the WCMS gym. Tailgate party Bring the kids, a blanket and your lawn chairs and let?s get fired up for the benefit of the Warren County High School…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Pioneer senior Shane Wilcher (22) brings down DeKalb County?s Ryan Childers during last Friday night?s game. The Pioneers will be at home this week, taking on Lincoln County. After getting their first taste of victory last Friday night at Smithville, the Pioneer football team begins a…

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