By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) There’s no way of knowing how many heads of hair O.C. Panter has cut during his 44 years as a barber. We do know his shop is usually full of customers and his scissors don’t get much of a rest.However that changed a bit…

By James Clark / Business Editor The press release which came across my desk from the Tennessee Department of Workforce Development said the state was preparing to throw a birthday party. The party was for the state’s oldest worker, a woman by the name of Flossie Tate – who is now 90 years old.The birthday…

By Joan Ryan / Columnist I must be a masochist for writing this, given the deluge of hate mail it will unleash. But the ban on “partial-birth abortion,” which passed easily through the Senate recently, is a terrible piece of legislation. It is disingenuous, manipulative and dangerous.No one will disagree that an intact dilation-and-extraction abortion,…

Though the chance of a terrorist attack on Warren County is probably slim, local Boy Scouts are currently working on their preparedness skills, much like their official governmental counterparts. Troop 631, under the tutelage of Scoutmaster Kelly McVey and assistant Scoutmaster Matt Davis, performed a mobilization drill Thursday as a part of the troop’s affiliation…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Area businesses, county government and Tennessee Technology Center in McMinnville have teamed up to help the Class of 2003 become the workforce of tomorrow.These institutions have donated scholarships totaling $5,500 which will be available to graduating seniors from the Technology Center’s seven-county service area, center…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Four local students and teachers were honored as outstanding in the fields of math, science and technology earlier this month during MTSU’s second annual Breakfast with Champions.Recognized were Warren County High School students Sarah Hoover and Brittany Rodriguez and calculus teacher Linda King, as well…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The McMinnville-Warren County Senior Center, Inc. wants to get the word out on the wide range of services the facility offers local seniors. Director Cheryl Mingle says the center provides more than just a place for seniors to gather and socialize, though that is…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Sheriff’s deputies found a third alleged meth lab in a week’s time recently at the 305 South Arrowhead Drive residence of Virginia Estell Andrews.Andrews, 40, was subsequently arrested was on charges of manufacture of schedule II drugs (methamphetamine) and violation of probation.Officers made the bust…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard David and Kathy Hayes of Morrison Fishing Hut decided to put aside competition and get together with other local outdoor oriented businesses to show their wares at the Outdoor Show being held this weekend at Three Star Mall. Stores, manufacturers and craftsman joined in…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) The Red Cross recommends stocking up on basics for disaster supply kits. A display at Bi-Lo features some basic products that a smart to include such as peanut butter, canned foods, flashlights and prescription medicines. Disasters can strike anywhere at any time.That’s the message…