By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Four months after being acquitted by a jury for his alleged role in two convenience store armed robberies, former serial robber Daniel Whited has been indicted by a federal grand jury on weapons charges.Whited, 46, was served with a federal indictment this week charging violation…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard High school band members attending special music camps this summer include, from left, Jay Koelbl, Hannah Tilton, Megan Tucker, John Weitzel and Joseph West. Not pictured, Jesse Langston. (Will Stewart photo) While many of their classmates are settling into a summer of leisure, six members…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Of the 38 paintings Mike Galligan has had on display at The Station-Pure Art, this one, called “The Processional,” has drawn a lot of attention, he said. The exhibit is open through today. (Amy Satterwhite photo) After wrapping up his first public exhibition displaying recent…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A pair of jail inmates face drug smuggling charges after trying to carry drugs into the Warren County Jail concealed in unusual locations.The inmates, Jamie Jones and Dustin Ray McKillip both face charges of introduction of drugs into a penal institution as result of separate…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Vendor Mary Crys Bain gives farmers’ market browser Beth Myers some tips on flowers offered at the Bain’s family booth Wednesday. Vendors say since the pavilion was completed this spring, business has picked up significantly. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Farmers and other vendors selling their wares…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard ROGERS The county’s Budget and Finance committee voted Tuesday night to recommend an 11 cent increase in the county property tax for approval by the full commission when it meets June 30 to vote on the county’s 2003-2004 budget. The current property tax rate…

William M. (Bill) Davis, 83McMinnville resident and Warren County native William M. (Bill) Davis, 83, died June 18 at NHC Healthcare after an eight-month illness.A retired attorney and a member of the Church of Christ, he served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War.The son of James Harrison…

By Joan Ryan / Columnist For hours after seeing “Bruce Almighty,” I was still thinking about him. Or rather Him. God.In the movie, God is played by Morgan Freeman. He presents himself to Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey), who sees himself as a modern-day Job. He’s been passed over for his dream job as a TV…

By James Clark / Columnist I’m still trying to figure out how 24 people got drug charges thrown out of court just because they were going to Bonnaroo. I guess if you’re headed to a big enough event, you’re granted immunity.Now I’m left trying to determine where we draw the line. There is, after all,…

Our Viewpoint When it was suggested many months ago that McMinnville police officers might not be able to direct traffic after Sunday church services, or lead the way during funeral processions, there was cause for concern.In small-town America, these are long-standing services we expect from our police officers, although they are far from a primary…