By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Uprooted: From left, pilot John Black, deputy Danice Taylor and Sheriff Jackie Matheny stand next to marijuana plants discovered this week from the sky. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Lawmen went deep into the sticks Monday to seize a significant patch of marijuana spotted from the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 47-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Eric D. Graves was directed to serve 90 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $700 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for two years for second-offense…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thirty people were indicted Friday by the Warren County grand jury.Included in grand jury action:• Marvin Timothy Swoape was indicted on the charge of aggravated rape.• Eugene Rutledge was indicted on two counts of aggravated sexual battery.• Jerry Biles, Troy Biles and Debbie Merchant were…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BOWLING Tullahoma alderman and civic leader Janice Bowling has announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 4th District House of Representatives seat vacated by gubernatorial candidate Van Hilleary.“I’m running a positive, issue-oriented campaign that focuses on a strong national defense, securing our borders,…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County man who became the first person ever arrested in Murfreesboro with a meth lab was given an 8-year sentence this week.The defendant, William Jacob Barnes, 23, was burned last December when the lab inside his apartment on Northfield Boulevard in Murfreesboro exploded.…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) BONNER Summer vacation is over for students and teachers at Bobby Ray Elementary as they begin the 2002-2003 school year today.“We’re excited,” said principal Bob Bonner. “The faculty is upbeat and anxious to get started. We are all looking forward to another great…

James Clark photo Chris Taylor takes a break on a ledge high atop Main Street to watch the traffic below. Taylor has been busy putting a new roof on the building which was formerly known as Locke’s 5-10-15 store. The roof collapsed about four years ago and the inside of the building is in miserable…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) County Executive Carol Hamblen has a few friendly words with opponent Bob Warren after Monday’s debate. (James Clark photo) Bob Warren says he wants to be the Warren County Executive to carry on a legacy started by his father.Incumbent Carol Hamblen says she wants…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard LLEWELLYN McMinnville residents could see their property tax rate decrease by more than $1 if an option for local property tax relief materializes.However, city residents would have to ask themselves if they trust their government officials to follow through on reducing the property tax rate.…

Irene Frazier Knowles, Clara Lee Savage, Lura Christine Ragan, James Mirt Johnson, Irene Mahar Schedinger, Carlton L. Whitesel, Deborah Lynn Dodd Irene Frazier Knowles, 74Smithville resident Irene Frazier Knowles, 74, died July 15 at Baptist DeKalb Hospital after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the…