Bouldin, Gilbert, Mansfield honored by Chamber
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Recipients of Chamber of Commerce awards Monday night are, from left, Carolyn Mansfield, Volunteer of the Year; Floyd Bouldin, Free Enterprise Award; and Linda Gilbert, Distinguished Citizen. (Will Stewart photo) Described as a dynamic businessman for his revolutionary company, WastAway, Floyd Bouldin was awarded the…
Read MoreBlue Cross and HCA still can’t reach an agreement: River Park extends grace period through February
By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) While contract talks between HCA and Blue Cross Blue Shield are awaiting mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, River Park Hospital has decided to extend the grace period to its patients with Blue Cross insurance.River Park CEO Steve Otto said yesterday the hospital will continue to waive out-of-network…
Read MoreMen injured severely after truck collides with tree
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A pair of local men remain in intensive care after the truck in which they were riding struck a tree on Fuston Cemetery Road in the pre-dawn hours Saturday.The driver, Tyson Scott, 24, is listed in stable condition in the intensive care unit of Vanderbilt…
Read MoreDr. Wiley urges leniency for sons: Teens will face sentencing in Juvenile Court
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BRANDON WILEY Saying Brandon and Gregory Wiley Jr. pose no apparent threat to the community and noting their spotless prior records, Juvenile Court Judge Larry Ross declared Monday the teens will be allowed to remain in the juvenile justice system for the hammer attack on…
Read MoreCommissioners vote down idea of moving Ten Commandments
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard KIRBY A plan to send the Ten Commandments to a so-called Public Forum Room in the basement of Warren County Administrative Offices was soundly defeated during the latest county commission meeting.The Rules and Procedures Committee had held an earlier meeting to come up with…
Read MoreLance’s murder trial to begin Wednesday:Prosecutors say he set trailer fire to kill his friend
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard NEAL Jury selection will begin Wednesday in the case of a man accused of killing his friend by setting his trailer on fire in summer of 2000.The suspect, Thomas Gregory Lance, 24, is charged with first-degree murder for the July 2000 death of Joseph Lee…
Read MoreWhat do we watch when Super Bowl is over?
By James Clark / Business Pulse Today’s Super Bowl is hardly the matchup I envisioned. I had high hopes the Titans would be in today’s big game, and I would be in San Diego covering it.But, as that great Rolling Stones song goes, you can’t always get what you want. That means I’ll have to…
Read MoreObituary Report for January 26, 2003
Gary Lewis (Rabbit) Johnson, Tom Luna, William Clyde Christian, Janice June Chavez, Dick Creighton, Danny James Rains Gary Lewis (Rabbit) Johnson, 43McMinnville resident and Cannon County native Gary Lewis (Rabbit) Johnson, 43, died unexpectedly Jan. 24.A member of Brown Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, he was the son of Eunice Johnson of McMinnville and the late…
Read MoreMedia Musings: Letters to the editor a vital forum
By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist You may be an avid reader of letters to editors and even take up your own pen now and then to tell the readers your thoughts on matters great and small. It is a old and honored art and one that may pass away in the digital age. Hopefully, that’s…
Read MoreVinson’s Variety: Rev. Al Sharpton is plenty sharp
By Mike Vinson / Columnist First, let me say Rev. Al Sharpton possesses some qualities I find admirable, namely a fervency of the soul. It’s little wonder, with entertainer James Brown, the recognized Godfather of Soul, having been Sharpton’s surrogate father since Sharpton was 16-years-old.And, yes, I do feel Sharpton is more a self-serving opportunist…
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