By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A volunteer unit designed to connect the average citizenry with law enforcement could be formed as early as this fall after city officials voted Monday to enter into a contract for a federal grant.The grant is designed to help equip a volunteer force of citizens…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) John Mohr barnstorms in his 1943 stock 220 Stearman biplane. His grandfather was a barnstormer, meaning he toured around the country performing aerial tricks, in the early 20th century. Mohr learned to fly from his father at age 5. (Photos provided) When Wilbur and…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A rapist was foiled this weekend by a woman who fought off her assailant when he accosted her after asking to use her telephone.According to McMinnville Police Captain Bryan Denton, the attack happened just after midnight Saturday on Hardaway Street when an unidentified young, white…

Ollie Maie Keathley, 95McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ollie Maie Keathley, 95, died June 15 at River Park Hospital.A homemaker and a member of Locust Street Church of God, she was a home missionary for 40 years.The daughter of Felix and Ella Priest Bratcher, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph B.…

TO THE EDITOR: Everyone loves softball! A lot of people go to the fairgrounds softball field three nights a week to watch or play Warren County Church League Softball.It is a lot of fun for a family ? get a big juicy hotdog and some nachos with cheese, sit down to support your team and…

To the Editor: As a Warren County property owner and taxpayer, I am outraged at the actions of the local judicial system regarding the events caused by this past weekend’s Bonnaroo festival.While local county leaders are foaming at the mouth for another property tax increase, the third in as many years, our judge, Mr. Ross,…

To the Editor: I’m writing in reference to Judge Ross telling them boys that it’s OK to use drugs in his county as long as they are from out of town. He claims they were targeted because they were headed to Bonnaroo and I’m sure it’s true that additional speed traps were in place for…

By Hope Hines / Columnist I came to some of the most important conclusions of my life while “kicking a can.” (It was a Maxwell House coffee can as I recall).There’s something about walking and kickin’ a can that’s magical. There’s hidden, grown-up knowledge in that can, I tell you. Things just come together as…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist It doesn’t take green hair, more piercing holes than a block of Swiss cheese and pants that hang down to your knees exposing your Super Friends underwear to the world to stand out in the crowd.While some folks go to great lengths to get the world to “hey, look at…

Our Viewpoint Since Bonnaroo is held on 600 acres of pasture land in Coffee County, it’s only fitting to say that devising a plan to capitalize on music festival traffic could be a cash cow for Warren County.It doesn’t take much more than a look at the numbers to determine that.Before this year’s Bonnaroo, promoters…