By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Passing liquor by the drink in the upcoming city referendum would bring with it extended hours during which alcoholic beverages could be sold countywide – including beer sales on Sunday.According to Danielle Elks, assistant director of the state Alcoholic Beverage Commission, state law would allow…

James Allen (Buck) Hill, Billy Edward Cutts, Velma Deaton Elrod James Allen (Buck) Hill, 50McMinnville resident and Warren County native James Allen (Buck) Hill, 50, died Sept. 4 at his home after an extended illness.An employee of Calsonic-Yorozu and a member of Charles Creek Baptist Church, he was the son of Mary Cope of McMinnville…

TO THE EDITOR: The Standard seems to take great pleasure in announcing on the front page that there were enough signatures to put the liquor issue on the ballot.Before the Standard gets too congratulatory, many of us see through this veiled attempt at greed. The Standard clearly knows the anti-liquor forces will spend thousands of…

By Jim Mullen / Columnist I am at the video rental store looking at a wall of movies under “New Releases,” and I can’t for the life of me remember the name of the movie that just six months before was such a big thing. One critic called it “one of those old-fashioned comedies they…

By George Plagenz / Columnist Two women are walking down the street in the tree-lined suburb when a man passes them going the other way.“Good evening, ladies,” he says, doffing his hat.The women look at each other, startled.“Must be the minister,” says one. The other nods as they continue on their way.Saying hello to a…

By James Clark / Columnist Here’s yet another item to add to my list of most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard. I believe the list has now reached double digits.The state of Tennessee – in an effort to get tough against parents who fall behind on their child support payments – is now revoking driver’s…

Our Viewpoint Last night was the first meeting of the new Warren County Commission which took place in a specially called session.With almost half of the commissioners serving for the first time (11 of the 24 members are newly elected) the commission definitely has a new look. This is evident in more ways than one.In…

The Arts Center of Cannon County announces the addition of Evan Hatch as staff folklorist. The center is located at 1424 John Bragg Highway, just west of the town of Woodbury.Hatch comes to ACCC from the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi where he earned a master’s degree in…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard Hearth and Nome Quilters Guild will be demonstrating quilting techniques during the fifth annual Antique Quilt Show scheduled Sept. 7 and 8 in Fairfield Village Courthouse, Warren County A&L Fair. Hours for the two-day event helping kick off the week-long county fair are 10…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County High School’s Mario Pezzimenti, left, watches offensive drills during Monday morning’s Pioneer football practice along with teammates Justin Grissom, center, and Jonathan Bratcher. After a halftime accident left him with 10 stitches around his right eye, Mario Pezzimenti had plenty of doubts about…