Murfreesboro’s sixth annual JazzFest, scheduled May 4, promises far more than a day of world-class entertainment on the historic public square. Local and regional restaurants will showcase their finest specialties and dozens of hands-on activities will delight the younger visitors.Officials with Murfreesboro’s Main Street Organization announce that famed jazz drummer Roy Haynes has been signed…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Library officials have announced the opening of a new Southern Heritage Room. Library manager Mary Robbins said the space will look much different upon the room’s opening May 9 at 1 p.m. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Books by authors William Faulkner and John Grisham may not…

Teacher Feature / By Tracy Neal WHITLOCK Kindergarten teacher Bridget Whitlock grew up in Lexington over in West Tennessee. She met her future husband, Brent, while in college in Jackson and moved here with him when they got married. She started teaching at Morrison Elementary right away and has been there for the last five…

Golfers will converge on the McMinnville Country Club Monday for the annual Motlow College Foundation Golf Tournament.This year’s event, which is sponsored by Blood Assurance, Dr pepper, River Park Hospital and Security Federal Savings Bank, begins at 1 p.m., with 34 teams vying for the lowest score.Proceeds from the event go to the Motlow College…

By Dandy Dave / Columnist Wrestling fans want more variety than the WWF has to offer, and the only place to get it is with the XWF.The XWF has stars of its own that we all know, and new ones that are getting better all the time.A show in New York last week had veterans:…

Tuesday the Warren County Middle School tennis teams played Murfreesboro’s Central Middle at the McMinnville Civic Center complex, falling in both the boys and girls matches. Both teams are now 0-4 on the year.The boys fell 3-6, with Drew Gump defeating Brett Markley 6-1, Henry Hall beating Resse Peletir 6-3 and Hitchcock and Gay teaming…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist A helpful hint for coaches: Double-check those r?sum?s, people!Vanderbilt University finds itself back in the hunt for a women’s basketball coach, after Tom Collen announced he would be stepping down less than a day after accepting the job.It seems Collen, who came from Colorado State, had a r?sum? which stated…

Johnny David Campbell, Lula E. Cripps, Norma Margaret Hickey, Dorothy Jean Vaughn, Linda Ann Brymer Johnny David Campbell, 45Murfreesboro resident and Warren County native Johnny David Campbell, 45, died April 28 in Murfreesboro after an extended illness.A meat cutter with Frank’s IGA and a member of the Baptist Church, he served his country in the…

By Dan Gray / Main Street Question & Answer Heritage Alliance, in cooperation with Main Street McMinnville and Leadership McMinnville Class of 1999, is raising money to restore Hebe, the statue which stands on Court Square in historic downtown McMinnville. Sources for matching grants are being explored, as well as funding from private donations.Q: What…

To the Editor: I just read Sunday’s editorial section. I am appalled! Is Steve Warner still working there? He is the only one I’ve seen at the paper that is so biased as to write such garbage.The article I’m referring to is titled “Hilleary or Bredesen: which candidate has the least sense?” So, by referring…