Jane Crane Bragg, 77Franklin resident and Summertown native Jane Crane Bragg, 77, died July 29 at her home.A retired second-grade teacher for 30 years with the Franklin Special School District, she directed social affairs for BGA for 21 years during her husband’s tenure as headmaster. In 1998, at the new BGA campus, she and her…

BABY BOYLeaAnna and Juan Valdivia are the parents of a son, Michael Kaine, born July 7 at River Park Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 14-1/5 ounces.The baby has a sister, Erika Canuto, and a brother, Eathan Valdivia.Grandparents are Frankie Young and Hobert Miller of McMinnville. BABY GIRLMorgan Danielle Vaughn weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces upon…

In lieu of an outdoor picnic, members of Hickory Creek Family and Community Education Club gathered July 10 at a local restaurant to enjoy Chinese cuisine.Beulah McBee and Betty Moore were commended for winning prizes during the Dairy Day food contest. Mrs. McBee was recognized for her main dish entry and Mrs. Moore won for…

Melissa Dawn Lee and Timothy Craig Sprinkles will be married Sept. 6 at The Inn at Harvest Farms Lake, Morrison.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Ken and Glyna Lee. She is the granddaughter of Roeba Jones and the late A.Z. Jones of McMinnville and the late Albert and Lena Lee of Waynesboro.Parents of the prospective…

Cookeville resident Jeff Sanders is the newly appointed coordinator for the Hull-York Lakeland Resource Conservation and Development Council headquartered in Cookeville. Sanders took over the job on June 30 of this year. The Hull-York Lakeland RC&D services 14 counties in the Upper Cumberland Region which includes Macon, Clay, Pickett, Fentress, Overton, Jackson, Smith, Putnam, Cumberland,…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Two teens are charged with theft after police didn’t buy the excuse that their dog ate the key which was used to gain entry to a local attorney’s office.The suspects, Charlie Dawes, 19, and his 16-year-old younger brother whose name was not released due to…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Speeders may soon be paying a higher price for their lead foot as the city council prepares to double the cost for safe driving school.In a measure which passed recently on first reading, the board of mayor and aldermen voted to increase tuition for safe…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard FOSTER Parents home schooling their children are often at odds on how to provide them with extracurricular activities. Solving this dilemma locally is T.E.A.C.H. Co-op.Created in January under the guidance of local home schooling parent Debra Jones, T.E.A.C.H. (Training Excellent Attitudes in Christian Hearts) Co-op…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Meals on Wheels Director Martha Pepper, right, delivers a birthday cake, as well as a lunch, to Catherine Biles. Biles is one of the 130 clients the program serves in Warren County. (Charles W. Johnson photo) It’s hard for many of us to believe…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local man was airlifted from the gorge near Rock Island Sunday after he slipped and fell from atop Great Falls.The victim, Matt Kooiman, 24, who had just moved here from Arizona, suffered severe leg injuries as a result of his fall Sunday afternoon.According to…