By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Senior midfielder Linsey Cornelius races past Cumberland County’s last defender on her way to the first of three goals during Monday’s soccer season opener. (Rob Nunley photo) Linsey Cornelius recorded a hat trick, and Kirby Broom added a pair of goals as the…

Accu-Router, Inc., located in the Mountain View Industrial Park in Morrison, will complete 10 years of operation at the end of this month. Accu-Router manufactures high-performance CNC routing systems and premium high-speed spindles used thereof. Key markets served include upholstered furniture, power boating, aerospace, automotive plastics, and office furniture. A primary application is the machining…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) For some McMinnville residents, it takes more than one drug conviction before they learn their lesson. That’s why the most recent undercover operation by McMinnville Police Department and the 31st Judicial Drug Task Force targeted repeat offenders.“This roundup targeted people with previous convictions who…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) CONTE In Tennessee, anyone who suspects a child is being sexually or otherwise abused is required by state law to report their suspicions to the authorities. To do so is especially important for school personnel, who have a greater chance than most to…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Although some said it wasn’t likely to be implemented until fall, McMinnville officials approved a water rate increase Monday on first reading.Officials have blamed past stagnant rates as the reason for recent increases in general, but said the latest increase is designed to support three…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Marv and Diann Tieman enjoy an August afternoon with the three children they have adopted from a Romanian orphanage. From left are Rachael, 8, the newest addition to the family, Marv, Andreea, 6, Diann, and Michael, 13. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Romania, like most…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard(McMinnville, Tenn.) MC DUFFIE Brandy Hand doesn’t know former McMinnville narcotics investigator Robert Spangler. That’s why she was so stunned to pick up the newspaper and read she was arrested with Spangler on meth charges last week.“You can imagine going to school one day, picking up the…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Law officials say Auto Expression on Chancery Street has been a hotbed for drug activity. (James Clark photo) One person has been arrested and two more have been indicted in relation to drug activity at the auto clean-up shop on Chancery Street.Donald Crisp Jr.…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard DAVENPORT McMinnville officials are paving the way for a referendum on increasing the city’s sales tax, citing it as an alternative to high property taxes for city residents.Up until this point, an increase to the city’s sales tax has only been an idea and was…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard Amateur photographer Jacob Basham, an eighth-grader at Warren County Middle School, had asked for a camera when he was as young as three. Although he didn’t receive his first camera until later, his interest in photography has continued to grow over the past few…