By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The orange flag indicates a high terror alert outside Warren County Administrative Offices. With the terrorist alert elevated from yellow to orange, authorities are being extra cautious over the holiday season.The raising of the threat level was made this week after the Department of Homeland…

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Frances Mai Brewer, 97McMinnville resident and Warren County native Frances Mai Brewer, 97, died Dec. 22 at her home after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of William and Delia Fults Scott; and was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold M. Brewer Sr.; son…

If you want to have a chance at the $25,000 prize vault, the entry form in today’s edition of the Standard on 12-A is your last chance.With the NFL season ending this weekend, so will the Standard’s popular promotion where readers were encouraged to pick the game winners. In exchange for their prognostication, readers who…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Brandon Honeycutt of Cub Scout Troop 423 prepares boxes full of supplies and gifts to be sent to troops in Iraq. The Dibrell group recently undertook the mission of making Christmas merrier for the servicemen overseas. (Photo provided) Hoping to provide some holiday cheer to…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Seven years have come and gone since her mother was found murdered inside her Rebel Hill home, but Judy Pierce continues to hold out hope the murderer will still be brought to justice.“I just can’t give up,” Pierce said from her home in Alabama. “It’s…

By MELISSA STOVER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Hickory Creek Elementary classmates, from left, Haley Johnson, Allie Golden and Aaliyah Holmes take a bow at the close of their assembly program called “Twas the Night Before Christmas” and “Remember to Say Thank You.” (Margaret Hobbs photo) Children all over the world have been…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard J.B. Reynolds stands with his great-grandson Andrew Haynes, 10, who Reynolds credits with helping to save his life after a four-wheeler accident on a mountain near Dark Hollow Road. (Charles W. Johnson photo) The holidays represent many things to many people. Certainly it’s a…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Santa congratulates Rita York next to the 2003 Chevy Cavalier she won Monday night. (James Clark photo) When it came time to draw for the winner of a 2003 Chevy Cavalier Monday night at Three Star Mall, Rita York had nine tickets in her…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ESCHENBACHER Christmas Eve has arrived and Santa will make his much-awaited visit in less than 24 hours. With that in mind, local children were asked the all-important question: Were you naughty or nice this year?As might be expected, the question brought about one-sided answers as…