Fourth holiday first test for tougher DUI law
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Motorists who drink and drive during the July 4th holiday may be the first to feel the teeth of the state’s new drunk driving law, after the legal limit officially dropped to .08 Tuesday.Last year, 16 people were killed on Tennessee highways over the Fourth…
Read MoreTraffic redirected for fireworks: Annual event always draws a crowd
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MELTON With thousands expected to attend the Dr Pepper fireworks show at McMinnville Civic Center, police will be re-directing traffic around the event Friday night.According to McMinnville Police Chief Joe Melton, vehicles will be directed counter-clockwise on the streets directly adjacent to the Civic Center…
Read MoreHigh school irons out dress code
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BENNETT Students at Warren County High School have grown accustomed to wearing an array clothing and body jewelry, from concert and Hard Rock Cafe T-shirts, to nose, tongue and eyebrow rings.But that’s soon to change.Saying he wants to promote a more positive atmosphere at the…
Read MoreFour airlifted after wreck: Head-on collision triggered when car crosses center line
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Four people were critically injured Sunday afternoon in a head-on crash on Old Rock Island Road near Eastside.The victims, all airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center by LifeForce helicopter include Kendra Savage, 17, and her brother, Daniel Savage, 13, Lisa Musick, 45, and her son, Dylan…
Read MoreUnique crafts a fixture at Smithville Jamboree
By DENNIS STANLEY / Publisher/Editor for the Smithville Review Over half the country will be represented at the craft portion of this year’s Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree.Craft coordinator Emma Jean Dudney said crafters from Tennessee and as far away as Oregon, California and New Mexico have signed up and will bring a wide variety of one-of-a-kind…
Read MoreSmithville Fiddlers Jamboree cranks up for 32nd annual event
By DENNIS STANLEY / Publisher/Editor of the Smithville Review SULLIVAN Downtown Smithville will make a complete transformation this weekend from a small, rural community into a beehive of activity as the 32nd annual Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree kicks off Friday morning.Hundreds of musicians and crafters representing half the country are expected. And thousands of visitors from…
Read MoreCounty officials can’t settle on new budget
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard SMARTT Plans by county officials to pass a 2003-2004 county budget before the end of the fiscal year were thwarted when state auditors pointed out it was technically illegal to do so.Officials had previously moved the regular county commission June meeting date from June…
Read MoreAldermen endorse 11-cent property tax increase for city
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard NUNLEY City officials meeting on their 2003-2004 fiscal year budget said Monday they need more revenue and offered either a property tax increase or a sales tax increase as the options.Members of the Finance Committee formally approved an 11-cent property tax increase recommendation to the…
Read MoreMoores charged with stealing competition’s signs
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard RYAN MOORE The vice president of Supreme Building Products and his younger brother have been arrested for allegedly stealing their competition’s advertising signs.The suspects, Ryan Moore, 23, and Reece Moore, 20, are charged with theft and are free on bond awaiting a hearing on their…
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