Flu bug can’t pin Pioneer grapplers
By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County wrestler Donnie Roach controls his opponent during a recent Pioneer home match. Roach finished second in the 135-pound class at last weekend’s Tullahoma Invitational. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Warren County High School wrestling team has been very successful this year, and continued its…
Read MoreTraffic Court: Judge Ross hears 17-person docket
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 17-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in traffic court action:• Jose Garcia Rodriguez was ordered to serve 180 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $650 plus court costs and forfeit his driver’s license for two…
Read MoreWCPI offers Christmas music tomorrow
Local church and school groups will offer the community a Christmas gift of music and drama Thursday by way of public radio WCPI 91.3.“When Love Came Down,” a new musical centered on the nativity of Christ and performed earlier this month by the adult choir of First Baptist Church, will be broadcast at 10:30 a.m.…
Read MoreSanta visits 5-day-old baby
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Santa greeted one of River Park’s youngest patients, 5-day-old Cierra Shadrick, during a visit to the hospital Monday. Looking on is hospital volunteer Pat Julian. Cierra is the daughter of Bryce and Rebecca Shadrick. (Charles W. Johnson) During a holiday visit at River Park…
Read MoreUnited for children: Group doesn’t have big funding, just a big heart
By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Members of Young Men United, holding toys to be distributed to children tonight, are, front row, from left, Charlie Boyd, Steve Grayson and Robert Harris. Back row, Nelson Ramsey, Calvin Smith, Ronnie Reedy and Robert Wood. (James Clark photo) When it comes to giving…
Read MoreSocial Security dedicated to quality, convenient Internet services
By Jim Glenn This year, Social Security’s Web site, found at www.socialsecurity.gov, has been ranked as one of the very best overall in government. That’s great news for the millions of people who either use or have been thinking about using our Web site to conduct business.According to Brown University’s annual report on state and…
Read MoreDon’t get swindled during the season of giving
By Beth Furbush / Better Business Bureau News Total charitable giving in the United States came to $241 billion in 2002, or about 1 percent more than in 2001. That’s not so bad given the slow economy and taking into account the many unscrupulous solicitations which end up benefiting only Mr. Greedy rather than the…
Read MoreBUSINESS PULSE: This year, drink your turkey and gravy
By James Clark If you’re ever looking to get in the holiday spirit, stop by the Standard office the Friday before Christmas and help us deliver a couple hundred Share boxes. The boxes, which weigh roughly 60 pounds, were packed with enough food to last a week so the recipients can enjoy a Christmas feast…
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Read MoreObituary Report for December 21, 2003
Mildred Kathryn Greene, 82McMinnville resident and Springfield, Ohio native Mildred Kathryn Greene, 82, died Dec. 19 at her home after an extended illness.An assistant buyer with a retail department store, a missionary and a charter member of Pleasant Community Church of God, she was the daughter of Thomas and Claudia Adams Matlock; and was preceded…
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