Steps taken to give city administrator pay raise: Aldermen, other city officials, would also benefit
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard LLEWELLYN McMinnville’s newest aldermen may be getting more than they bargained for if elected in November.City officials, in a Finance Committee meeting last week, recommended a salary increase for aldermen from $200 per month to $400 per month and recommended increasing the mayor’s pay from…
Read MoreTeen still critical after Wal-Mart accident: McDonald suffered two skull fractures from falling safe
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A teen-age Wal-Mart employee injured by a falling safe Thursday remains in critical condition but family members say she has made improvement recently.The victim, Amy E. McDonald, 19, remains in the trauma intensive care unit of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where she was…
Read MoreThe View from Here: Time with friends is time well spent
By Amy Satterwhite / Columnist Some time ago, I interviewed four women who have remained friends for more than 50 years.It struck me as a good human interest feature back then because of the strength of their bond and the time that has elapsed since they first met, and I guess still does strike me…
Read MoreGrant money should be awarded to local station
Our Viewpoint It’s disappointing to learn the Nursery Crop Research Station here in McMinnville appears to be on the receiving end of a million-dollar snub.It will be a million-dollar snub if Congress goes through with its plans to award a $1 million grant to the University of Tennessee instead of awarding it to TSU’s research…
Read MoreArmchair Quarterback: So far, NFL full of surprises
By Duane Sherrill / Columnist The surprises this year in the NFL are coming fast and furious as, in the words of former Vice President Al Gore, “what should be up is down, and what should be down is up, meaning everything is upside down.”Speaking of upside down, what’s up with the Iron Curtain Pittsburgh…
Read MoreFreshmen blanked at home
By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Tullahoma’s freshman football team put a damper on Pedro Paz’s return to the gridiron Thursday night.The Wildcats dominated the line of scrimmage in the first half, rolling to a 20-0 halftime edge and holding on to hand the freshman Pioneers a 27-0 loss at Nunley…
Read MoreSmith turns in 100-yard second half
By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Pioneers shut the Cavaliers out in the second half and scored on a long run by Preston Smith. (Dale Stubblefield photo) For the second week in a row, Pioneer running back Preston Smith turned in Warren County’s biggest offensive highlight.Smith, a sophomore transfer from…
Read MoreCookeville storms ahead early to win
By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Cookeville High School fullback Stevie Buckner (41) bulls his way forward for first-down yardage while Warren County’s Tyler Boyd (49), Ramsey Black (42), Brandon Sharpe (84) and Jonathan Bratcher try to bring him down. After a half-hour lightning delay, Cookeville’s football team made up for…
Read MoreSenior Night celebration:Lady Pioneers top district foe Oakland
By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Lady Pioneer soccer seniors, from left, Katie Simpson, Trista Robinson, Linsey Cornelius, Lacey Griffith and Brittany Patterson pose together before the final regular-season home game of their high school careers Friday night. (Dale Stubblefield photos) The Warren County Lady Pioneer soccer team celebrated Senior Night…
Read MoreMotorcyclist loses control, hits Ford truck
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A motorcyclist was injured Saturday afternoon when he lost control and ran into an oncoming truck on Caldwell Street.The victim, Randall Pendergraph, 24, was airlifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville by LifeFlight helicopter. He suffered a severe leg injury in the crash.According to…
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