By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Having started his postal service career here almost 30 years ago, Carl Tucker returned to town earlier this month as postmaster of McMinnville Post Office.A Vietnam veteran with a degree in accounting from MTSU, Tucker’s career with the postal service has spanned 29 years. During…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard River Park nurse Helen Owens, RNC, prepares little Kason Tyler Redmon for the newborn hearing screening tests being implemented by the local facility. The tests will allow for early detection of congenital hearing loss. (Charles W. Johnson photo) An innovative technology to screen newborn…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard PRYOR Though petty squabbles over courthouse parking have taken center stage lately in the ongoing battles between the county and city of McMinnville, the pungent scent of another, and much older, controversy still lingers in the background.Garbage.If a recent letter to County Executive Kenneth…

By Jim Glenn / Columnist If you’re one of the millions of people running a small business, the Social Security Administration has good news for you. Business owners with 20 or fewer employees can now file their W-2s and other wage reports online and avoid the costs of paper versions of the same reports and…

By Beth Furbush / Columnist Coupon booklets may offer you savings on a variety of products and services. But before purchasing one, the Better Business Bureau advises you to consider whether you will be able to take full advantage of the savings offered.Local businesses participate in coupon booklet promotions in hopes they will be able…

Danny James Rains, Robbie Josephine Vandagriff, William Clyde Christian, Jose Daniel (Danny) Menchaca, Bessie Lee Swindell Passons Danny James Rains, 41Nashville resident and Warren County native Danny James Rains, 41, died Jan. 22 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville after an extended illness.A pressman with Courier Printing Company in Smyrna and a member of the Church…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist NUNLEY There, there, little camper. Dry those weepin’ eyes.Because your friendly neighborhood sports editor has come up with a cure for those NFL blues.That’s right. I’ve taken it upon myself to give solace to Tennessee Titans fans, who have been living with the heartbreak of coming oh-so-close to the Super…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Lady Broncos played host to the Lady Knights of Pope John Paul II Tuesday night, and had trouble with the Lady Knights aggressive offensive rebounding throughout the contest as they fell 73-42.Pope John Paul controlled the first quarter, hitting the boards and ripping the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Pope John Paul II’s Tim Galvin (15) and Boyd Christian’s Jay Medley scramble after a loose ball during first-half action of Tuesday night’s game at Boyd. Boyd went up against a much bigger team in Pope John Paul II Tuesday night, and out-scored the Knights…

The National Association of Junior Auxiliaries is currently accepting applications for its graduate scholarship program.Applicants must be pursuing graduate-level studies for one year in fields which address the special needs of children. Those fields include, but are not limited to, counseling, psychology, mental development, mental retardation, speech pathology, exceptional children, remedial skills development, hearing impaired…