Two more meth labs discovered: Investigation leads to bust
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A pair of alleged methamphetamine labs were busted in the city this week, one nabbed at a local motel and the other at a residence on Dogwood Point.The most recent of the raids, which occurred Wednesday, occurred in a room at Scottish Inn motel on…
Read MoreBrown named Morrison principal: Former high school assistant principal to replace Bennett
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BROWN High school assistant principal Ronnie Brown has been selected as the new principal at Morrison Elementary School, a position made vacant when principal James Bennett was recently chosen to take over the reins at Warren County High School.“We had a good selection of applicants…
Read MoreManchester packs them in for Bannaroo: Music festival expected to draw over 70,000
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Middle Tennessee may be experiencing its own Mini-Woodstock as Manchester becomes the site of the first Bonnaroo Music Festival this weekend. The three-day festival is sold out and 70,000 fans will be converging on the area. The event is being held on a 500-acre…
Read MoreLaw change permits drinking and dancing
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Patrons who visit places where beer is sold and music is playing won’t be restricted to wiggling in their chairs or bobbing their heads to the beat after McMinnville city officials changed an old law that prohibited dancing and drinking in the same establishment.Officials passed…
Read MoreWater plant employee in hot water: Robinson fired for forging judge’s signature
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A city employee jumped from the frying pan and into the fire Wednesday when he allegedly forged a judge’s signature in an effort to return to his job with the water department.The suspect, Kenny Daren Robinson, 40, and his wife, Sharon Robinson, 29, are both…
Read MoreJunior League tourney action gets underway
By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Car Concepts’ Adam Fann slides in ahead of the tag to score their second run during Tuesday night’s game. Car Concepts won the game 16-6. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Monday night the junior league boys 9-10 year-old tournament got under way with two games. In the…
Read MoreHappy campers: Pioneer coaches teach football basics
By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Coach Matt Turner watches as Lee Cantrell, left, and August Columbo work on their blocking techniques. Pioneer head football coach Gerald Tidwell and his staff have been busy this week putting on the “Little Man” football camp. The camp started Monday with 20 young men…
Read MoreCorrection
Marty York is running for the Tennessee House of Representatives, not the U.S. House as stated in Wednesday’s edition. The newspaper apologizes for the error.
Read MoreTech Center director examines budget cuts
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A proposed 10 percent reduction in state funds to Tennessee Technology Center in McMinnville has led director Dr. Abraham Pallas to announce a number of “belt tightening” steps for the upcoming fiscal year should the legislature pass a no-new-revenue budget.The proposed 10 percent reduction is…
Read MoreMedley announces run for school board seat
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MEDLEY Saying he wants to be the “voice of the people,” Centertown resident Billy Medley has announced his candidacy for the 5th District School Board seat. Medley ran for the seat in 1998 but was defeated by incumbent Mike Holland.Being in the public eye as…
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