By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard VAUGHT To raise funds for a summer camp for mentally and physically challenged people, the McMinnville Jaycees are holding a benefit magic show this Sunday at Warren County Middle School.Free to the public and children of all ages, the show will feature Dave Vaught, a…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard JOHNSON Saying his client was ambushed by state officials when they took his medical license last week, the attorney for Dr. Welburne Johnson has filed suit, claiming the state’s action was unconstitutional.“This was a star chamber proceeding,” said Hank Fincher of Johnson’s license suspension. “This…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Little George Eaves sits atop a mustang during a recent horse show at the fair. The Eaves family is trying to dispel myths about mustangs by convincing people they can be tamed. (Duane Sherrill photo) Hoping to overcome popular misconceptions associated with an American icon,…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MC GREGOR A pair of local worker’s compensation cases have been struck down by the Tennessee Supreme Court with the justices finding the court acted inappropriately in making its decisions.“We hold that the trial judge failed to perform all the duties of the judge’s office…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard LLEWELLYN City managers and administrators from neighboring towns indicated they earn similar salaries to what McMinnville City Administrator Herb Llewellyn was offered last week.Llewellyn was afforded an increase of $13,400 after members of the city’s Finance Committee voted to increase his pay from $62,600 to…

Callie (Granny) Gillentine, William Chester Womack Jr., Willa Faye McBride, Dan (Buck) Pedigo Callie (Granny) Gillentine, 79McMinnville resident and native Callie (Granny) Gillentine, 79, died Sept. 26 at her home.A retired restaurant owner/operator, she was the daughter of Arthur and Bettie Certain Davenport.She is survived by son, Douglas Gillentine of McMinnville; grandsons and spouse, Ricky…

By George Plagenz / Columnist Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy (Exodus 20:8 and Deuteronomy 5:12).There are several possible reasons why the Sabbath (the word means rest) was instituted in ancient Israel.It may have been in commemoration of the seventh day of creation when God rested. The Israelites probably did not think of…

Annie Lee Barnes, Robert Lynn Wilson Annie Lee Barnes, 84McMinnville resident and Warren County native Annie Lee Barnes, 84, died Sept. 22 at River Park Hospital after a lingering illness.A homemaker and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ, she was the daughter of John and Julie McCormick Jones; and was preceded in death by…

TO THE EDITOR: I am writing this letter in response to Mike Vinson’s article supporting liquor by the drink in McMinnville.He begins by admitting that introducing liquor will be a factor in lives lost and safety. He answers this by stating it is already available down the road in Manchester, so we might as well…