By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard MORRIS Jim Morris’ inspirational story of beating the odds in pursuit of a lifelong goal was so powerful, it made the silver screen.And this spring, he’ll share his story, and its running theme of “never give up on a dream,” here in McMinnville.Morris, whose story…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 23-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in court action:• Jose A. Hernandez was ordered to serve seven days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $360 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for one year for…

Families in Crisis is planning a second annual fund-raiser that will allow participants a unique look into the past.The organization will present “Riverside Retrospection” Saturday with a series of half-hour tours available to the public at Riverside Cemetery beginning at 10 a.m., with the last tour starting at 2 p.m.The historic cemetery is known as…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Seven current and former Warren County High School students have been recognized by the College Board for their exemplary performance on the rigorous Advanced Placement exams.The Advance Placement, or AP, program is a national program which allows high school juniors and seniors to take college…

Elizabeth Faith Snyder is one of the local March of Dimes WalkAmerica Ambassadors for 2003. Shown with little Elizabeth are, from left, Chris, Leanette, Dee and Cameron Snyder. (Photo provided) Elizabeth Faith Snyder, daughter of Christopher and Leanette Snyder, will be one of the ambassadors representing the March of Dimes in the Warren County area…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County’s neediest children are being shipped to other counties for foster care, and the Department of Children’s Services wants to change that.That message comes from regional DCS Foster Parent Recruitment Unit supervisor John Meadows, who said based upon department data, 46 of the 80…

MARTIN The document setting policy for county employees may be in for a major revamp and redistribution according to a recent meeting of the Policy and Personnel committee, the legislative committee responsible for the content of the county’s Policy Manual.Committee chairman Michael Martin indicated the manual hadn’t been revised for some time.“It’s really outdated,” Martin…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Kindergarten registration for all county children entering school this fall will take place next Thursday and Friday at the Civic Center.As in recent years, registration for all children entering next school year will be held at a central location so that all of the school…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Billboards are usually used to promote commercial products or services, but several of these advertising signs around town will soon be promoting the virtues of saving sex until marriage instead.The billboards, which were designed through a contest featuring high school art students, will be seen…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard One year was much like another as the crime rate varied little from 2002, according to the McMinnville Police Department’s crime report for the first quarter of this year.However, one area of progress is being lauded by authorities as juvenile arrests dropped to a three-year…