A reunion of the John Cunningham and related families will be held June 22 at Vervilla Community Center, beginning at 10 a.m. This is the 13th year the relatives have been gathering for the annual event.A catered barbecue lunch being served at the noon hour will replace the traditional covered dish meal provided by attendees.…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard For those who love all things with motors and wheels, downtown McMinnville was a wonderland of chrome, leather and exotic paint jobs for the McMinnville Cruisers’ second annual Car, Truck, and Motorcycle show. The event drew over 200 antique and classic cars with entrants…

J. B. Smith will take over as the 2002 Warren County Lady Pioneers freshmen basketball coach. Coach Smith held try-outs for the freshmen team last week and has picked his squad and is ready to hit the court.“I am very excited about this team. We have a lot of talented young ladies who have shown…

Freshman basketball coach Stan Jacobs filled his team of 15 players from 24 boys who showed up to tryouts last week. Jacobs held a two-day tryout and made his final cut last Friday.“We had a good group of kids that showed up at tryouts this year and there were some hard choices to make out…

By Bernard Smith / Columnist SMITH How many of you NASCAR fans have either watched a race in person or on television and thought, “Man, I’d love to do that!” Well, for a price you can. There’s a whole bunch of different ride-along or driving schools in the South. I think they’ve even got some…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard County Executive Carol Hamblen, far right, signs the 1101 Growth Plan map which was passed in 11th-hour meetings Thursday. The wheels of government may turn slowly in Warren County, but they run true. After more than a five-year process, the county passed an 1101…

Reporter Duane Sherrill holds the Standard’s plaque for best newspaper in the state. DICKSON — For the third straight year, the Southern Standard has been honored as the state’s best newspaper in the large, non-daily division.The presentation came Friday afternoon at the Tennessee Press Association’s annual awards banquet. Joining the Standard as winners in the…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard JONES After 42 years with Warren County Schools, federal programs director Donald Jones will retire at the end of the month.Jones began his career with the local school system in 1959 as a teacher at Central High School. He remained there for the next 10…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A company that has the potential to offer up to 150 new jobs within three years of locating in Warren County is expected to return to the area in July, industrial recruiter Jim Gray told members of the Industrial Development Board Friday.At the meeting, Industrial…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard CHRISTOPHER Facing charges she tried to hire a hitman to kill her husband last month, Tresia Christopher was the target of stinging innuendo Tuesday when prosecutors questioned her about the murder of a former husband a decade ago and the mysterious disappearance of her grandchild’s…