By ROB NUNLEY The Lady Pioneers dropped a heartbreaker on the final day of the Overton Christmas Tournament Thursday, losing a 60-57 contest to Glencliff to finish the tournament in fourth place. With the loss, Warren County dropped to 3-9 overall, while Glencliff improved to 9-5. After falling short on Wednesday and missing opportunities to…

By Duane Sherrill Okay, time to expose the voodoo that the NFL uses for tie-breaking when it comes to the playoffs. The scenarios are endless today as there are still a load of teams, including the Titans, who have a chance to make the playoffs on the very last day of the regular season. Given…

Warren County sports fans have always had a variety of choices when it comes to picking their favorite athletes or teams. They?ve cheered players from every age, in every sport, as they gave their all in athletic competition. They?ve supported their home school against area foes, and cheered for their favorite county squads as they…

By LISA HOBBS The ?Ask the Mayor? column is still waiting for questions. The column was started as a way to inform citizens of how city government works, hasn?t received any responses. Despite the lack of response, Mayor Royce Davenport still wants to get the column started. ?I still want people to get involved,? said…

TODAY, DEC. 31 Moose Lodge 1725 will hold a New Year?s Eve Party at 8 p.m. with the Night Fall Band. Advance tickets are $25 per couple and $15 for single. Door tickets are $30 and $20. Members and guests welcome. Sam Fordham and Newton will be at Westside Baptist Church on South Chancery Street…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 38-person docket was heard Thursday in General Sessions Traffic Court by Judge Larry Ross. Tuesday?s criminal court was canceled due to the Christmas holiday. ? Devon L. Hill was instructed to serve 48 hours and pay $50 plus costs for driving without a license. ? Albiredo E. Rodriguez was directed to…

By DUANE SHERRILL A car burglar posing as a mechanic faces theft and vandalism charges after police caught him in the act. The defendant, Marcus Boren, 24, was allowed to leave the scene of the crime when first caught rifling through a car parked at Northside Car Wash. The owner had left it there because…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Agnes Simon went on an odyssey this year, traveling 3,000 miles from her home, St. Cuthbert?s Mission village in Guyana, South America, to a hospital in Birmingham, Ala., leaving her husband and other children behind. Hers was an odyssey of hope. Hope that some help could be found for her 11-year-old…

Mary Winkler works at Cleaners Express while awaiting her day in court on first-degree murder charges. The nine members of the Southern Standard newsroom and newspaper publisher Patricia Zechman voted on the top 10 local stories of the year on Thursday. Each person awarded 10 points to what they thought was the most significant story…