Haley Colleen Hitchcock became the bride of Aaron Craig Hale in a recent marriage ceremony solemnized in the Nashville Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The bride is the daughter of Tim and Billye Hitchcock of McMinnville. She is the granddaughter of Leard and Emma Hitchcock of Rock Island, John and Claudda…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Nearly 100 children attend the swim party sponsored by Noon Exchange and Kids of the Community taking place at Gilley Pool. (Duane Sherrill photos) Threatening skies did not deter around 100 children who swam the night away recently at the Gilley Pool in an event…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist Instant replay may be getting a second look by the NCAA this season, as the Big Ten conference has announced plans for limited tests of the measure this season.The idea met with overwhelming support from Big Ten coaches who want replay, similar to that used by the NFL, used by…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County Middle School’s Grant Tate gets wrapped up by Chase Officer during special teams practice Friday at WCMS. The Pioneers travel to White County for their season opener Tuesday. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. A decade’s worth of frustration can…

Mary Lolene Bouldin, 79Gallatin resident formerly of McMinnville Mary Lolene Bouldin, 79, died Aug. 13 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin after an extended illness.A sales clerk with City Drug Store and a member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Alec and Belle Grissom Johnson and was preceded in…

TO THE EDITOR: The McMinnville Main Street program has suffered a serious setback in losing Amy Jo Stanford as its director.Amy displayed a genuine heart-felt interest in the revitalization of downtown McMinnville. That interest was exemplified in many ways, not the least of which was her constant reaching out with positive emotions and enthusiasm to…

TO THE EDITOR: This letter is written in regards to the new WastAway plant. I don’t live directly in the neighborhood where the plant is located. I’m in the neighborhood daily visiting at my parents’ home. I’ve heard there are a lot of complaints from ones living in the area of an odor coming from…

To the Editor: The latest revelations in the princely lifestyle of former UT president John Shumaker underscore the need for sober reflection on a flawed process that has produced two flawed results in a row.Here are two modest proposals for avoiding future Shumaker shenanigans: lower the base salary and recruit more from within Tennessee.Does the…

By James Clark / Columnist It was three years ago when my Cupcake was pregnant that I finally began to learn a thing or two about marriage. It was during that time I devised a little system to determine how to earn points with my pregnant wife.The system was actually fairly simple and, in the…

Our Viewpoint The city of McMinnville needs to trash its reluctance and agree to have WastAway recycle its household garbage.Such hesitation and second guessing is precisely why Warren County is continually losing jobs to other counties. Instead of realizing we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity sitting right here in our own backyard, our elected officials choose…