By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 77-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Steven Alley was bound over to the grand jury on charges of reckless endangerment with a motor vehicle, theft over $1,000, evading arrest, manufacture of drugs and vandalism.•…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville Noon Exchange Club has received one of the highest honors conferred by the national organization, earning the E.W. Sprague Award for the best club in the Tennessee district.The award, presented to Noon Exchange President Carrie Huckeby at the district conference at Fall Creek Falls…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Many people take their right to vote for granted, but that’s often not the case for those suffering from mental illnesses.This year, Harmony House supporters hope to change the perception that those with a mental illness will shy away from voting. They offered an exercise…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A memorial fund has been set up to benefit the family of the FedEx driver killed last week when he fell from his moving delivery truck on Sparta Highway.The victim, Brad Madewell, 27, died Saturday, one day after he fell from the passenger side of…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Lincoln Davis, right, talks with Harry Dunn during his trip to McMinnville Tuesday afternoon. (Duane Sherrill photo) After visiting all 24 counties in the 4th Congressional District over the past 15 months, Lincoln Davis, standing on the steps of Warren County Courthouse Tuesday, announced his…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard EASTMAN This month, former McMinnville resident Dr. Donald Eastman will complete his first year as president of Eckerd College, a nationally recognized liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Fla.A 1963 graduate of McMinnville City High School, Dr. Eastman went on to graduate magna cum laude…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BLACK Former sheriff Mason Black has announced he will mount a write-in campaign for the office of sheriff in the August general election.“I have had numerous friends and just good Warren County voters for the past several months urging me to be a candidate for…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard JUSTIN Community activist and CHEER Mental Health founder Nelma Justin received the first-ever Let Service Light the Way Award given by the McMinnville Breakfast Rotary Club Tuesday night at its annual officer installation banquet.The Let Service Light the Way Award, which will be given annually,…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) BEATY The chickens are coming.Perdue Farms has announced it has selected the Warren County area as the location for over a dozen chicken breeding facilities.“This is growth and diversity,” said county extension agent Dale Beaty. “This is going to help provide income for local…

By DUANE SHERRILL and WILL STEWART / Staff Reporters for the Southern Standard MAGNESS A veteran high school teacher and her boyfriend were arrested Wednesday evening after lawmen reportedly discovered a meth lab near her residence.The suspects, Rhonda Ann Jones, 47, and Kevin Waymon Magness, 34, are both charged with felony manufacture of meth. Jones…