By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A stake out paid off for lawmen recently when they allegedly caught a Dibrell man making methamphetamine in the woods.The suspect, George William Brown, 44, was charged with manufacture of meth when deputies caught him allegedly mixing chemicals in the woods, amongst what officers believe…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SWOAPE New detailed indictments have been leveled against a local man accused of raping a woman in her home last year.The defendant, Marvin Timothy Swoape, 36, was re-indicted recently on six separate counts of aggravated rape for the alleged incidents of May 2002 involving a…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ROBERTS With the $100 she receives from the state each year to purchase classroom supplies, Irving College Elementary teacher Carol Roberts is able to buy a few items, like extra paper, pens, markers and a bulletin board, maybe. But the money is not near enough…

Naomi Fryar, 81East Ridge resident Naomi Ruth Wilhoit Fryar, 81, died Sept. 16 in McMinnville.A member of East Ridge Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest W. (Jack) Fryar Jr.; brothers, Harry, Paul, Forrest (Frosty) and Don Wilhoit; and sisters, Ada Greer, Allie Landers and Clara Christenbury.She is survived by sons…

By George Plagenz / Columnist The trouble with many church services is that there are no surprises. We know in advance what is going to happen: opening sentences, processional, responsive reading, scripture, sermon and closing hymn.But occasionally there are surprises. Take my visit to a Seventh-day Adventist church.We were preparing to receive the Lord’s Supper…

By Jim Mullen / Columnist Charlie and Beverly invited us over for a backyard barbecue. Hamburgers and hot dogs, potato salad and coleslaw — just the ticket for the end of summer. Well, for the end of my summer. The ticket for the end of Charlie and Beverly’s summer was rubbed salmon steak, sliced heirloom…

By James Clark / Columnist I had waited my whole life to hear the question Farmers Market director Mary Cantrell asked me about a month ago.“James, will you help judge a fried pie contest for me?”Will I help? You better head to Vegas and bet “yes” on that one because in this world of constant…

Our Viewpoint It’s difficult to make it through the week without hearing about a ridiculous lawsuit.In Bentonville, Ark., a house burglar named Kenneth Lewis filed a $140,000 lawsuit because the owner of the house shot him in the arm during his attempted burglary.In Camden, N.J., school teacher Eileen Blau filed a lawsuit for “severe and…

In Tuesday action in the Gold and Silver League at Garden City Bowl, Holder Realty had 11 points for first place. Cumberland Bank and Cumberland Lumber tied with eight points each.Crouch Motors has six points, Dr Pepper five points, Jones Twins Beauty Salon four points and Garden City Bowl and Security Federal tied with three…

By Dandy Dave Last night on “Smackdown” we saw two titles change hands. This is news because it is rare that two titles change hands on any show that is not a pay-per-view.The show will be used in the coming weeks to build up October’s pay-per-view, which will feature “Smackdown” stars only.In a great match…