When it comes to teen pregnancy, we’re in bad shape
TO THE EDITOR: I am writing on behalf of the Pregnancy Care Center in McMinnville.Recently the staff of the Pregnancy Care Center had written letters to 62 churches in Warren County asking for a chance to speak in these churches in hopes of gaining prayer and financial support, as well as gaining participation of church…
Read MoreThe Village Idiot: The first Thanksgiving family feud
By Jim Mullen / Columnist Historians all agree that the Pilgrims really did celebrate a first Thanksgiving, but they also agree that it was a one-time event. It wasn’t turned into a yearly celebration until Abraham Lincoln made it official during the middle of the Civil War, some 250 years later. New documents have come…
Read MoreNow Hear This: If you don’t feel old, just wait
By Hope Hines / Columnist Remember, it was just a short time ago that fact today was fiction then. The fact is, a few years ago, I would not be writing this column on my home computer. As a matter of fact, my old typewriter (I miss like an old friend) is considered just a…
Read MoreTaking A Stand: My delivery days a thing of the past
By Duane Sherrill / Columnist There’s a lot to be thankful for this year, foremost of which is I’m not out delivering the paper you are now reading.Each and every year since I’ve been at the Southern Standard, we’ve had what is commonly referred to as the countywide edition where theoretically everyone in Warren County…
Read MoreThere is no shortage of reasons to give thanks
Our Viewpoint As we prepare to be with our families and celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, we should pause for a moment of reflection.Thanksgiving is an annual reminder that our lives are so full of opportunities and so free of many basic needs. The simple things in life we all require to survive – food, shelter, clothing…
Read MoreRed Cross quick to pick up pieces for needy families
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Evidio Ortiz Estrada, left, and his brother, Gerardo, stand where their home used to be after it was leveled by a May storm. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Volunteers with the Red Cross regularly do something many don’t do: they think ahead.If widespread disaster such as…
Read MoreMan shoots himself while driving toward Smithville: Fortunately car doesn’t collide with another vehicle
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A man pulled out a gun and shot himself Saturday evening while driving on Highway 56 North near Gath.The victim, Grady L. Murphy, 24, of Smithville, is under treatment at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga for a single gunshot wound to the chest. He was…
Read MoreHealth care employees put ‘giving’ in Thanksgiving
By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Soleus Health Care clinical director Sarah Davis presents a Thanksgiving box to Otis and Mary Dykes of the Campaign Community. Employees of Soleus each brought items to fill the boxes with everything needed for a family dinner. (Margaret Hobbs photo) When the family of Otis…
Read MoreAs times change, so does shopping: Internet becomes popular venue for holiday purchases
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard With the holiday season right around the corner, most people are already beginning to make preparations for the big day. Or, for the procrastinators out there, they are at least thinking about it.Paramount among those holiday preparations is coming up with gift ideas. As…
Read MoreSmartt move lands partnership with Perdue: Nurseryman is letting his farm go to the bird
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard George Smartt shows some of the automated feeders that will be used in his state-of-the-art Perdue Farms chicken house. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Taking on new challenges isn’t unusual for Warren County resident George Smartt. In fact, he makes a habit of it.Smartt not…
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