By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist It seems like the argument over the effects of violent content on television, in motion pictures, and video games, has been going for such a long time. Everybody from Bill (The Gambler) Bennett to the Moral Majority to Tipper Gore has argued about the rawness, brutality, and even hate found…

By Charles Johnson / Columnist Since this reporter/photographer covered the 2003 Warren County High School Prom Friday night, I thought it might be appropriate to devote my column to one of the preeminent chapters in the overall high school experience — the senior prom.Next to the actual graduation ceremony, the prom is probably the most…

Our Viewpoint It wasn’t too long ago that tensions soared over whether McMinnville should build a new city pool.Conversations about the pool dominated coffee shop talk. There were countless letters to the editor. There was even a full-scale debate which aired on public radio and was co-sponsored by this newspaper.But those turbulent waters have settled.…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A prostitute who was allegedly HIV positive was given probation this week after she entered a reduced plea to charges she tried to solicit an undercover police officer for sex.The defendant, Martha Saylors, 34, entered a guilty plea before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to…

The engagement and approaching marriage of Suzanne Lavene Cooper and Nathaniel William Parsley are being revealed. The wedding ceremony will take place June 21 at Arlington Church of Christ.The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Cooper of Rock Island. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. W.T. Dunlap and the late Mr.…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Adam Kilgore gets congratulations from principal Mike Martin moments before receiving his diploma Friday night from Director of Schools Neal O’Neal. (James Clark photo) Of all the things Van Buren County High School principal Mike Martin remembers about the 2003 graduating class, an incident…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MYERS In the wake of the historic rainfall which pounded the county nearly two weeks ago, Warren County is among numerous Tennessee counties now eligible for federal disaster assistance.“Persons who have sustained losses or damage may be eligible for federal and state disaster aid,” said…

Autumn Nebula Long will become the bride of Stephen Matthew Turner in a ceremony planned for June 14 at Rock Island State Park.The bride-elect is the daughter of Benjamin and Donna Long of Apison. She is the granddaughter of Gwen and Melvin Smith of Ooltewah, the late Eugene Lawson of Apison and the late Edna…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard Claiming top honors at the WCHS Black History Club Talent Show are Bethni Spears, left, second; Jason Roberts, third, and Sarah Godwin, first. Comedian and TV personality Terry ‘T.C.’ Cope, a WCHS graduate, served as emcee. (Photo provided) Comedian and TV personality Terry “T.C.”…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard Jennifer Parkins participates in the Twister game as she stretches from one colored dot to another. (Staff photo) Area youngsters participating in Kids of the Community activities were recently entertained by Motlow College Student Government Association. The spring festival was held on the McMinnville…