By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard This bridge which spans Mountain Creek on Highland Road will be named Monday in memory of Betty Ann Grissom Hill. Hill’s children, Chad Hill and Betsy Hill McBride, can be seen playing near the bridge many years ago. (Photo provided) The late Betty Ann Grissom…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard DAVENPORT Members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed a $20.6 million budget for fiscal year 2002-2003 Monday in their regular session as well as a continuing budget if the state’s budget problems aren’t solved before the city’s fiscal year ends June 30.The action…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SMITH Saying he wants the community to join law enforcement in the war on crime, veteran lawman Michael (Doc) Smith has announced his candidacy for sheriff in the Aug. 1 general election.“The drug problem cannot be solved by the sheriff’s department alone. It’s going to…

By James Clark / Columnist For those wondering what the Southern Standard would do for an encore to our annual Pig Day, you now have your answer. Today, the Standard is celebrating the first official day of summer with what we’re calling Banana Day.On the surface, this might not sound like non-stop excitement, much the…

Our Viewpoint Safety precautions can make summer more funSince today is the first official day of summer, it appears appropriate to issue a few safety precautions which would be worthwhile for each and every one of us to follow.Kids have been out of school for several weeks and that means most of them are spending…

Country music superstar Mark Wills’ Loving Every Minute concert tour comes to lake Winnepesaukah’s Jukebox Junction Stage June 23 with shows at 3 and 8 p.m.Loving Every Minute unfolds as a collective of heartfelt songs filled with universal themes to which we can all relate. “One of These Days” lets him get inside its blue-collar…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard On hand for Carrier’s $35,000 donation are, from left, Father Jim Bretl, Steve Koebel, Woody Woodiel, Teresa White, Habitat president Randy Garrison, Carrier plant manger Dave McCarthy, Richard Greenwood and David Gann. Habitat for Humanity of Warren County received its largest contribution to date yesterday…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard This past weekend at 122 E. Main Street, about 15 workers could be seen scraping old wallpaper and re-tiling flooring for display windows, but what could not be seen as easily was the idea that motivated them.Along with a fresh coat of paint, volunteers planned…

The NWA-TNA got started on Wednesday in Huntsville, Alabama. The Jerry and Jeff Jarrett owned group had a great beginning. Mike Tenay was the lead play-by-play man with help from Don West and Ed Ferrera.The Jarretts have signed some very big names to their outfit. For the old timers, Dory Funk Jr., Harley Race, Ricky…

In the girls jr. fast pitch softball tournament Ben Lomand Telephone knocked the number two seed McKinley’s Chiropractic into the loser bracket with a 13-12 win. For Ben Lomand, Rachel Dix scored three runs, Marissa Mikkola, Katie McCorkle, Laken Dotson and Kristie King scored two runs each. Holly Rhea and Maria Holland scored one run…