Richardson sent back to jail
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Admitting to probation violation charges, Willie Michael Richardson was sentenced to serve the balance of his sentence Wednesday for the wreck three years ago which claimed the life of Ronnie Adcock.Richardson, 22, will be required to serve 30 percent of his remaining seven-year term before…
Read MoreSpangler has charges dismissed on technicality
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Charges against former McMinnville narcotics officer Robert Spangler have been dropped in Smithville due to a faulty search warrant which led to his arrest there last month.However, the veteran lawman still faces methamphetamine manufacture charges in McMinnville for his arrest last year on meth charges.…
Read MoreTennessee DCS chief: Meth problem ‘developing epidemic’
By BILL POOVEY / Associated Press Writer CHATTANOOGA (AP) — Methamphetamine has Tennessee ‘on the brink of a real disaster,’ the chairman of a legislative panel told the state children’s services commissioner Thursday.Sen. Larry Trail, D-Murfreesboro, told DCS Commissioner Michael Miller the state must ‘get on the front end’ of the threat to children whose…
Read MoreReece fights to help the handicapped
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Jimmy Reece, right, and wife Carlene, discuss the potential for more extensive handicapped use of Pepper Branch Park. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Jimmy Reece loves to fish, but in many places, he’s not able to.Suffering from 18 ruptured discs in his back, the 57-year-old has been…
Read MoreSchool board moves forward with idea of bus advertising
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Bobby Ray Elementary students board a school bus yesterday afternoon. If the school board proceeds with current plans, local buses could soon include ads. (James Clark photo) School bus advertising came one step closer to reality Tuesday night as the Warren County Board of Education…
Read MoreSchool system info now just a click away: Aiding parents primary goal of Internet site
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Want to know what specific skills little Johnny will be learning during the fourth grade, or in what cases little Susie can be tested for drugs or alcohol? If so, you’re now in luck.In an effort to better communicate with parents, Warren County school officials…
Read MoreTeacher has meth charges dropped: Not enough evidence available to prosecute Jones
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard JONES Lost evidence and a weak case led to the dismissal of all criminal charges against longtime teacher Rhonda Jones. The dismissal came Wednesday, the same day her boyfriend received an eight-year sentence for the methamphetamine lab found behind her house last year.“An agreement was…
Read MoreObituary Report for July 25, 2003
Myrtle Marie Madewell, 64McMinnville resident and Grundy County native Myrtle Marie Madewell, 64, died July 23 at her home after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of William Thomas and Myrtle Sanders Meeks.She is survived by her husband, Anthony R. Madewell; daughter, Victoria Dunn of McMinnville;…
Read MoreSales tax better than property tax
TO THE EDITOR: I am writing this letter to voice my opinion on the recent issue of a sales tax referendum.As a city property owner, I personally would like to see everyone who uses our services and participates in our programs be offered the opportunity to share in the cost of these services.Property taxes are…
Read MoreDo we still stand for independence?
TO THE EDITOR: Independence Day is sure different than what it was meant to be. “The Constitution sought to fulfill the promises of the Declaration of Independence of 1776, which expressed peoples’ yearning to be free and to develop the talents given them by their Creator.” (Chief Justice Warren Burger)The country was founded on Godly…
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