By SUSAN NEWBY My great-aunt Fanny! Now I’ve seen and heard it all. With gas prices spiraling up and away, food costs soaring, economic stagnation and industrial recruitment almost non-existent, the city is asking the county to chip in on its multi-million dollar Civic Center renovation and indoor aquatic center complex!

By Duane Sherrill Why are many Warren countians so racist when it comes to Mexicans? Yes, I said the R-word because that’s what people are, down right racist when it comes to Hispanic people around here. Many, and I mean many, Warren countians think they are better than their Mexican counterparts, looking down their noses…

By Jim Mullen There is only one basic rule to follow if you want to lose your shirt in the stock market: Buy high, sell low. It’s easy, anyone can do it. Learn a few simple technical terms and you can start losing money like a financial pro — almost overnight. The first term is…

By Margaret Hobbs With an 11-foot mural of the beautiful downtown park gracing the stage, 68 contestants competed in five Bicentennial pageants Saturday. Events started at 11 a.m. on the center stage of Three Star Mall. The official Bicentennial events were sponsored by the Southern Standard, with publisher Patricia Zechman welcoming the crowd to the…

Tennessee’s Candace Parker has repeated her appearance on The Associated Press women’s All-America team. But the real surprise this year was Connecticut sensation Maya Moore becoming only the second freshman selected to the team announced Tuesday. Courtney Paris of Oklahoma joined Parker as a repeat and Sylvia Fowles of LSU and Candice Wiggins of Stanford…

Memphis guards Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose and Tennessee guard Chris Lofton are finalists for the John R. Wooden award given to college basketball’s top player. The award will be presented April 11 in Los Angeles. Other finalists include D.J. Augustin of Texas, Michael Beasley of Kansas State, Stephen Curry of Davidson, Tyler Hansbrough of…

By Ronald Blum Opening day ‘ version No. 3 ‘ was a soggy affair for much of the country. Yankee Stadium’s 84th and final home opener was rained out Monday, as was the Cardinals’ opener in St. Louis. There were a pair of delays at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs began their 100th season…

By Rob Nunley Ramsey Park will be abuzz with activity ‘ and the old-fashioned sound of an actual ‘crack’ of a bat ‘ this weekend. The annual Dr Pepper Wood Bat Classic, featuring the Pioneers and four other area squads in a round-robin tournament format, begins Thursday evening, and features full days of baseball action…

By Duane Sherrill Just when I thought my NCAA bracket was the ultimate example of bad picking (my bracket entry long since torn to shreds) along comes Wrestlemania on Sunday, really putting my bad prognostication skills into focus. The way I figure it, I went 2-6 picking the results of the show, hitting only the…

By Dale Stubblefield The WCHS Lady Pioneer softball team traveled to Oakland on Monday for a District 7-AAA matchup with the Lady Patriots. Eight errors on the day by Warren County gave the edge to Oakland, as the Lady Patriots defeated Warren County 8-2. Warren County dropped to 2-4 in district play and 4-6 on…