By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard While working on leadership and community service projects, Junior Girl Scout Troops 1119 and 2120 recently discovered that helping others helped them feel good about themselves. They found that doing a deed for someone else as an individual or with a group is worth…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard JC Penney employee Abe Lewis cheerfully makes exchanges for customers Tina Dishman, left, and Clarence Moore, who braved some fairly short return lines at the local department store at Three Star Mall. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Local department store chains say sales were good…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Reese Bishop (23) drives around a defender during the Pioneers’ recent game against Van Buren County. Bishop scored a whopping 26 points Thursday, to lead the Pioneers to a 81-79 victory. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Pioneers faced a tall task Thursday afternoon, when…

Tim Long, who has been preaching in Warren County since 1983, is welcomed by members of Bonner Church of Christ as their new minister.Long has also taught in the Warren County school system for 20 years, having earned his doctorate degree this year.His wife, Charlene, is a real estate agent associated with Donald Hillis Realty.…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard PHILLIPS Hilary Phillips will be among homecoming queens selected to participate in activities in conjunction with the AXA Liberty Bowl Football Classic in Memphis, airing at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 31 on ESPN. The Liberty Bowl is celebrating its 44th year, making it the seventh…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Wondering what to do with that evergreen tree now Christmas is over?The city has an answer and it comes in the form of recycling. Officials are setting up a number of drop-off sites around the city with the ultimate goal of recycling the trees into…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard WATSON He knew in his heart he was meant for the teaching profession, but it took several years after earning his degree in education for Warren County Middle School teacher Jeff Watson to acknowledge his true calling.“I fought it as long as I could. I…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard RIGSBY The search is over as McMinnville native Don Rigsby has been named president of the McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce.The announcement of Rigsby’s selection was made by Chamber Board of Directors Chairman Dr. Jeff McKinley. Rigsby comes to the local chamber after holding the…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard On break from school, college freshman Tiffany Nunley, right, and high school student Tyler Jones work out at the newly renovated Civic Center weight room, where officials have recently installed around $70,000 in equipment. (Amy Satterwhite photo) The McMinnville Civic Center’s renovated weight room is…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard As the search for a killer enters its sixth year, authorities are still holding out hope they may be able to serve justice on the person or persons who killed elderly Rebel Hill resident Lela Mae Adcock days before Christmas in 1996.“It’s still being worked,”…