By Dale Stubblefield Setter Mary Kate Fisher will be counted on to help lead the Lady Pioneer volleyball program this season. Fisher had eight assists during a recent scrimmage with Tullahoma. The Warren County High School volleyball team saw its first preseason action last week with two scrimmages on the schedule. On Tuesday the Lady…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The Warren County Lady Pioneer soccer team’s play-day, which was scheduled for Saturday, has been canceled due to the heat. With temperatures reaching near the 100-degree mark this week school officials have expressed their concerns and have decided to postpone any outdoor extracurricular activities until Monday. ‘This is a decision I fully…

By ROB NUNLEY Scorching temperatures have forced high school football teams to change their preseason schedules all over the state, and Warren County is no exception. Director of Schools Dr. Jerry Hale issued a directive Thursday afternoon, prohibiting any outdoor school activities until Monday. Hale said concern over the heat-related health risks to students and…

The numbers don’t lie. After learning Thursday of the Warren County School System’s decision to halt all outdoor activities until Monday, the Standard’s Dale Stubblefield decided to test the field-level temperature, and purchased an outdoor thermometer for that purpose. While inside his vehicle, the thermometer read 78 degrees farenheit, but after placing it in the…

From left, Lauren Crothers, her brother Trey, and their cousin Reagan Jordan, splash around yesterday in the Barren Fork River in an effort to beat the 98-degree heat. Like the temperatures outside, the three said the river water was pretty warm.

Sweltering in the summer heat, the Warren County band makes a recent outdoor performance. The Warren County School System has suspended all outside school-related activities until Sunday because of the soaring temperatures. That includes activities from band to football practice.

By DUANE SHERRILL Eleven people were sentenced Wednesday by Judge Bart Stanley in Circuit Court Criminal Division. Included in circuit action: ‘ Lisa Fox was given an eight-year sentence for prescription fraud and must pay a $1,000 fine. She will be allowed to participate in the drug court program in lieu of jail time. Should…

Members of the Pioneerettes and Warren County band march in last year’s Viola Valley Homecoming parade. The parade is scheduled to begin this Saturday at 9 a.m.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON The Warren County School System’s second annual Back to School Extravaganza, held Saturday at Three Star Mall, was a great success, drawing what many felt was an even larger crowd than last year. School officials estimated that literally thousands of parents and students took advantage of the information and array of…

By Margaret Hobbs The 41st annual Beersheba Springs Arts and Crafts Festival will be held August 25-26 at the Beersheba Springs United Methodist Assembly grounds in historic Beersheba Springs. Visitors will enjoy browsing the show visiting with 160 exhibitors from several states. Many exciting arts and crafts will be displayed to sell. Venders interested in…