Murphy Fair The 2006 high school football season has now come to a close. What began as football practice on hot grassy fields all across the state just over four months ago culminated with the crowning of five state champions this past weekend here in Murfreesboro. Temperatures dipped into the upper 20?s for the 2A…

Thursday?s wintry weather, which caused an early end to the school day, also cancelled several basketball games around the area. All Warren County Middle games, as well as the two seventh- and eighth-grade county league contests and the WCHS freshman game scheduled for Thursday, were postponed, and will be rescheduled for a later date. The…

It?s not the destination that LSU?s fans had in mind, but the Tigers will return to the site of one of their greatest triumphs when they play Notre Dame Jan. 3 in the Sugar Bowl. Going on rumors and speculation that LSU was headed to Pasadena to play Michigan on New Year?s Day, 42,000 fans…

Adult Indoor Soccer League The McMinnville Parks and Recreation Department is now organizing an indoor adult soccer league. Games will be played on Friday nights, starting Jan. 5. The league is open to both men and women 16 and older. The cost is $20 per person for city residents and $25 per person for non-city…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard After Tuesday?s results from the Gold and Silver bowling league, things are getting tight. Jones Twins Beauty Salon holds on to first place with 37 points. Holder Realty has 35.5 points, B&G Supply, Dr Pepper Bottling and McMinnville Lanes have 31.5 points each and are tied…

The nightmare has come true for the regular members of the Southern Standard?s ?On the Line? pigskin panel: The guests are in first place. Mark Lytle?s 7-3 mark last week lifted him past previous leader Dale Stubblefield ? who is now tied for second with Pat Zechman, whose surge continued with a 9-1 week. ?My…

Joey Wray Ricky Basham killed this 162-pound, eight-point buck on Nov. 23. Are you looking for a last minute gift for the angler, hunter or wildlife watcher in your family? If so, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has just the gift for that hard to buy for person. Wildlife License Plates: Your gift recipients…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Pioneer freshmen had little trouble picking up a road win Monday night, downing White County?s boys by a whopping 64-34 final. Jumping out to a 17-3 lead by the end of the first quarter ? an edge which allowed for such liberal substitution WCHS coaches…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme missed practice again Thursday with ligament damage in the thumb on his throwing hand, increasing the chance backup Chris Weinke will start on Sunday against the New York Giants. ?It?s just real sore,? Delhomme said. ?There?s a lot of swelling and we?re trying to get the swelling out.…

McMinnville resident and Sequatchie County native Bonnie Lee Seals, 86, was born Aug. 3, 1920 and died Dec. 5 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A retired waitress and factory worker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Martin Luther and Delilah Smith Tate. She…