By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) During his halftime speech Friday night, WCHS head coach Gerald Tidwell threw a helmet, which struck junior fullback Mario Pezzimenti, shown in action against Centennial from this year’s season opener. After leading his team in rushing yards through the first half of Friday’s…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard(McMinnville, Tenn.) WCHS head coach Gerald Tidwell addresses his players during a recent practice. An attempt to give his players the motivation needed to fight back from a 22-0 deficit went horribly awry Friday night, and left Pioneer head coach Gerald Tidwell remorseful about his actions…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 53-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in court action:• Anderson C. Gonzalez was ordered to serve 90 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $100 plus costs and have his probation extended by six months for…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Hilda Lytle stands in front of a Tennessee map to promote the program Walk Across Tennessee. The goal of the program is to encourage children and adults to become more physically active. (Will Stewart photo) It sounds impossible, but 140 county residents are currently walking…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Operation Cleanup has netted another alleged drug kingpin, this time targeting a man authorities say sold crack cocaine just yards from Bobby Ray Elementary.The suspect, William (Bro) Miller, 24, is charged with five counts of sale of crack cocaine. Two of the counts involve sale…

By Jim Glenn / Social Security Retirement isn’t what it used to be.Just the other day I read some experts think we may retire from our primary careers at age 60-65 … and then go on to another career doing something else, something totally different, maybe part-time. One poll found two-thirds of baby boomers who…

By Beth Furbush / Better Business Bureau News In tough economic times, consumers often look for ways to supplement their income. The Better Business Bureau warns consumers about help wanted ads that promise large profits for little effort servicing automatic vending machines or display racks.This may sound like an easy way to make big bucks,…

By James Clark / Columnist The economy is less than robust and I realize times are tough. Still it’s difficult for me to believe people would sell their bodily organs to raise a few extra bucks.But that’s exactly what’s happening according to a story I was reading the other day which said there has now…

Don L. Paris, Pauline Scott Stiles Don L. Paris, 51High Funeral Home President Don L. Paris, 51, died unexpectedly Aug. 30 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.A funeral director/embalmer with High Funeral Home and a member of Rotary Club of McMinnville, he was a member of First United Methodist Church.A McMinnville resident and Warren County…

By Amy Jo Stanford / Main Street Question & Answer Q: What’s happening downtown in the next few weeks?A: One exciting downtown event is a gallery exhibit at The Station-Pure Art on the corner of Spring and Morford. Running from Sept. 2 to Oct. 14 will be a 40-year retrospective featuring the work of local…