Descendants of William M. and Mary E. Milstead Simpson gathered June 2 for a family reunion at Ryan’s Restaurant. Registration, photography and visitation began at 11 a.m.Those arriving for the occasion from out of town included Wanda Downey, Agnes and Cecil Simpson of Pikeville, Justin Steele, Ron and Kristy Simpson of Manchester, Ann Brown and…

In anticipation of McMinnville Garden Club’s 75th-year, Hilda Cantrell displayed one of the lovely invitations for viewing by club members assembled June 3 at The Collection. The luncheon celebration will be an event of July 15 in the Victorian Carriage House, at Historic Falcon Manor.These invitations have been mailed to former members of the club,…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard MC CLAIN Caitlin Mica’ McClain, 9-1/2-year-old-daughter of Mike and Tammy McClain, was crowned winner of the 2002 Warren County 4-H Dairy Princess Pageant. There was a total of 30 contestants vying for the honor this year. The annual contest took place June 15 at…

Results from last weeks training league on Friday night saw Satellite World defeat Bi-Lo 16-6 in four innings. For Satellite World, Jacob Reagan, Marcus Jones, Derek Brumley and Aaron Taylor had three hits each. Christopher Gross, Hunter Chilton, Mitchell Barrett and Lee Roberts had two hits each. Jones, Gross, Barrett and Jordan Harper had home…

Results from the week of June 10th in the Girls Junior Machine Pitch league saw Smarty Pants slip by Shoney’s 14-8. Chancerie Martin for Smarty Pants and Brooke Adcock for Shoney’s each had a homer.Blockbuster edged Love-Cantrell & Cope 18-13. For Blockbuster Ashley Drake and Samantha Paz had homers. Mariah Hall and Haley Jones had…

Four local girls are members of the Penalty Cats traveling soccer team out of Tullahoma. The team is coached by Keith Hamilton out of Tullahoma and have put together a very impressive record over the last six years.Pandy Burck has been a member for six years, Linsey Cornelius and Kati Simpson the last four years…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist STUBBLEFIELD As a weekend golfer and one who finds the maintenance crews following behind me on a round of golf to repair the course I just dug up, I sat and watched this weekend as Tiger Woods dismantled the Black Course at Bethpage. Woods made the longest course in U.…

Berchie Barbara Hayes, Charlie Leftrict, Gracie Pearl Roberts, Lena Mai Gribble, Howard Bailey, Harvey S. Thomas Berchie Barbara Hayes, 101McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Berchie Barbara Hayes, 101, died June 16 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of Oakland Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the…

TO THE EDITOR: Say it ain’t so, Duane. Have they gotten to you? Come back toward the light. It’s not too late! But, it was probably inevitable that you would succumb to the constant drumbeat for an income tax. It would take a superman to withstand the relentless media-driven assault.Here is an idea. Since you,…

By Red Green / Columnist Wives tend to be extra sensitive about germs and bacteria and any unseen microorganisms that can hurt their family members. If a perfectly good T-bone steak gets a little paint on it, or a handful of mashed potatoes drops onto a gravel driveway, they quickly scoop them up and throw…