Dillard Thomas Dickson, 79McMinnville resident and White County native Dillard Thomas Dickson, 79, died June 13 at River Park Hospital.A retired pipe fitter with AEDC, a member of the Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Union, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, he was the son…

TO THE EDITOR: I was very shocked when I read in the Friday, June 6 newspaper, and also heard on the local news, where an off-duty policeman had his 4-year-old son and a 17-month-old baby in his truck by themselves while he was looking at a recreational vehicle. Didn’t he know it’s not safe to…

By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist Somehow, in my mind’s eye, I thought I saw the ghost of the great Sea Biscuit running alongside Funny Cide at the Preakness, the hope being that once again a horse would become a symbol around which we could gather during a time of trouble and war.In so many ways,…

By Charles Johnson / Columnist Since today is Father’s Day, I thought I would go into the history of how the holiday to honor dads came about, and let you in on what some wise and famous people had to say about fatherhood and their own dads.According to one of the many websites dedicated to…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MATHENY If he’d have taken I-24 instead, 18-year-old Erik Wielgos of Bartlett, Ill., would probably be having the time of his life at the Bonnaroo music festival right now.As it happened, he missed the festival all together after being given bad directions which took him…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County officials recently received a letter from the state informing them that the county’s present resolution addressing its employee safety program falls short of current state safety regulations and needs to be rewritten. The packet from the state also included a sample resolution…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Bonnaroo was back, and so was business.That was the word from some local retailers benefiting from Manchester’s music festival after they saw hoards of people from across the United States traverse through Warren County while on their way to Bonnaroo, much like last year.Wal-Mart noticed…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard ROGERS A meeting between members of the Purchasing Committee and county Road Superintendent Harold Glenn intended to address a recent letter imposing a $1,000 per month discretionary spending limit on the highway department failed to materialize Tuesday when Glenn was unable to attend.The meeting…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard TWRA officers Roy Cannon, left, and Joey Wray check out some of the plastic sheeting which appears to have been dumped from the Highway 8 bridge into the Collins River during recent flooding. Concerns over a large deposit of plastic sheeting left hanging on…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Enrollment in Warren County Schools has dropped by 152 students over the past two years, a decline which if it continues could result in teacher layoffs and a reduction in state funds.“We’re not laying off anyone now or planning any layoffs. Our numbers are still…