By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Hopes a serial robber’s spree may be stopped were premature as a suspect detained for questioning in Morrison Friday was apparently not the man known to authorities as the Rodeo Robber.The unidentified man was stopped by the highway patrol Friday morning after he entered a…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard(McMinnville, Tenn.) HERRIN First patrol cars, now school buses?Four months after County Executive Kenneth Rogers proposed selling advertising space on sheriff’s patrol cars, the school board is now considering a similar proposal for school buses.Such a program could put $150,000 a year into school system coffers…

By Morton Kondracke / Columnist President Bush is making an “I care” trip to Africa early next month, but a real test of his concern will be the level of U.S. involvement in making peace in Liberia, America’s only “colony” in Africa.“The French have stood up to the plate in Cote d’Ivoire” (Ivory Coast) by…

By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist It’s big news time from the Supreme Court and one of the most curious decisions is about libraries and filters. The Court supported Congress’s decision to require libraries to equip computers with anti-pornography filters.Officially, the court ruled the Children’s Internet Protection Act, passed in 2000, didn’t violate the First Amendment…

By Charles Johnson / Columnist Information. It’s quite the catchword these days. In fact, many pundits are calling this the Information Age. Funny thing is, it seems like it wasn’t that long ago we were talking about the Industrial Revolution, and though most sources seem to list the Information Age as the immediate successor to…

Our Viewpoint In this day of budget cuts and scarce funding, just about every government agency has been crunching the numbers to try and figure out ways to squeeze out more money.Our local school system is no different.In recent years, we’ve seen our school system hire a substitute teacher service in an effort to save…

Baby GirlLori and Tim McIntosh of Smithville welcome the birth of their daughter, Emma Kathryn McIntosh. She was born at River Park Hospital May 30 weighing 8 pounds, 1 1/2 ounce. She is the couple’s first child.Grandparents include Glenn and Judy Foster of Woodbury and Alton and Jannie McIntosh of Greeneville. Baby GirlEmily Nicole Johnson…

Voted one of the South’s most popular summer events, Gatlinburg readies itself for the 28th Annual Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair. Over 180 craftspeople will be exhibiting and demonstrating their crafts at the Gatlinburg Convention Center this July 18 through 27. During these dates the Gatlinburg Convention Center transforms into an enormous multi-level community of craftspeople from…

Grab your banjos and shine your dancing shoes — the 26th Annual Uncle Dave Macon Days old-time music and dance festival is set to kick off July 11-13 in Cannonsburgh Village located in historic Murfreesboro.The festival was established to honor the memory of Uncle Dave Macon. He was born in Smartt Station, lived near Murfreesboro…

Marcy June Collins and James William Martin were married in an outdoor ceremony taking place May 24 at half past 6 o’clock at the McMinnville home of the bride’s parents.The bride is the daughter of Duane and Martha Collins. She is the granddaughter of E.D. Creel and the late Louise Creel of Cullman, Ala., and…