By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard GILBERT Created just five years ago, the Alliance for Community Outreach has already assisted thousands of people in Warren and Coffee counties with free personal counseling, drug abuse training classes and parenting seminars.“We’re here to help people. We provide a system of support to put…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) In addition to making all kinds of birdhouses and bird feeders, Gene Pegg is also a bird lover. He stocks close to 10 birdhouses in a fenced in portion of his backyard. The fence is one way for Pegg to prevent unwanted animals from…

Seniors and captains from the Warren County High School cheerleaders and Pioneerettes were selected to represent Warren County at this week’s 76th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.The girls can be seen Thursday morning during the parade telecast between 9-9:30 a.m. The Warren County contingent is part of a large group sponsored by the Universal Cheer…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist This college football season has definitely seen its ups and downs. With only one regular season game left for most teams, Tennessee fans can now reflect on the season and only think about the “what if’s.”Tennessee started out with high hopes of playing for the National Championship and, just as…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Local motorcycle racer Lindsay McGregor began a love of motorcycle racing years ago, and first found success on motocross tracks until injuries caused him to switch to sport bike racing. Some people only get one chance to follow their dreams.But one local man is not…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Jail architect Jim Armstrong shows commissioners large-scale renderings of current drawings during the November meeting of the Warren County Commission. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Plans for the Warren County Jail addition continue to move forward with input from the Jail Oversight Committee and Sheriff…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Anyone with Internet access can now receive information on convicted felons through a new public database.The service has been set up by the Tennessee Department of Corrections and Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole. The public can search for an individual who has been convicted…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Share A Christmas Dinner is designed to help families, maybe freeing up scarce funds for a Christmas present or just helping to let people know the community cares.After more than two decades of fund-raising efforts sponsored by the high school’s Interact Club and the Southern…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MOSS Enthusiastic. Outspoken. Republican. Meet Charlie Moss, a relative newcomer to McMinnville known to most local residents as the man who helped make liquor by the drink a reality in the city.Of the many reasons people move to this community, most aren’t of a medical…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard STANFORD One doesn’t have to be a poor parallel parker to know there’s a problem with parking downtown, or at least a perceived problem.Many point to ample parking space behind businesses located on Main Street near the water tower when the subject of downtown parking…