By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard HOLLANDSWORTH McMinnville police Lt. John Wayne Hollandsworth knows how to treat people.That’s what co-workers and supervisors said of Hollandsworth when he retired from the force after 26 years of police service and four years of military service that counted toward his police retirement, making 30…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A deadline has been issued in the sole remaining case stemming from the 1999 triple murders on Myers Lane.In an announcement sent this week to attorneys in the case of suspect Clementine Myers, Judge John Turnbull set an April 25 settlement deadline. In the statement,…

TO THE EDITOR: We know a lot of work went into making the Love Story celebration come together so perfectly. We say thank you for the way your organization honored the people who had been married 50 or more years.The stories with pictures in the paper were really special, and the reception with the gifts…

TO THE EDITOR: I wanted to respond to the Southern Standard editorial of Feb. 14 about gas prices and the profits that are made in the oil/gas industry.When gas prices go up, everyone is affected. But what many people don’t realize is that when gas prices go up, it doesn’t mean your local convenience store…

By George Plagenz / Columnist Q: The Bible is a great source of inspiration, but it is not a history book as some ministers seem to think. It bothers me when I hear pastors take literally the stories of creation, for example, and Jonah and the Whale. — R.B.C., Albuquerque, N.M.A: Some ancient stories, it…

By Hope Hines / Columnist All my life, I’ve been living by rules. Usually somebody else’s.First there were mama’s rules. And since mama ruled daddy, I learned real quick who made all the rules, in all the houses, in the world.Then my teachers had rules. Every Sunday the preacher shouted out rules. In sports I…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist Rock concerts aren’t what they once were, back in the days of peace, love and rock n’ roll, when everything was groovy.The realization hit home Friday evening as the wife and I were attending the Bon Jovi concert in Nashville. The tickets were a 38th birthday present from my wife…

Our Viewpoint The news coming from Nashville yesterday is news local teachers should greet with ice cream, cake and a celebratory dance.Gov. Phil Bredesen, showing his determination to uphold a Supreme Court mandate, has said Tennessee’s poorer counties will get “tens of millions” of dollars in an effort to equalize teacher pay.This is a long…

Tennessee Performing Arts Center has announced that tick, tick? BOOM!, a new musical by Jonathan Larson, the 1996 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner for Rent, will premiere in Nashville as part of the national tour of the off-Broadway musical starring Christian Campbell, Wilson Cruz and Nicole Snelson. The production, coming to the James K.…

Whether you know him as the Chairman of the Board, the Sultan of Swoon, Ol’ Blue Eyes or The Voice, there’s no doubt that Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century.On March 8, South Jackson Civic Center will entertain the audience with the Springer Theater production of My Way, A…