By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard(McMinnville, Tenn.) Danns Termite & Pest Control owner Dan Stout says his company can handle any sort termite or pest problem. (Will Stewart photo) Ants. Outside of urban areas, it is ants, not cockroaches, which prove to be the most prevalent pest and the one that…

By MELISSA STOVER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Love and romance are in the air, so to all you forgetful males here is the warning buzzer. As I write this, cupid is sharpening his arrows and stringing his bow in preparation for that big day dreaded by most men – Feb. 14. It’s…

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Mary Elizabeth Ewton, 88McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mary Elizabeth Ewton, 88, died Jan. 18 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.A retired beautician with Orchid and Pat’s Beauty Shop and a member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Isham G.H. and Alberta Victoria McGee Ewton, and is survived by…

To The Editor: In a recent Southern Standard, I read Mr. Brian Whitman’s letter to the editor airing his views concerning driver’s licenses for aliens.The entire nursery industry would cease to exist without the labor provided by these illegal workers. If truth be known, any nursery of any size in Warren County, or nationwide, uses…

By Morton Kondracke / Columnist Here’s a harrowing pair of facts for Democrats: In 60 years, no Democrat has ever won the presidency without carrying the youth vote. Right now, President Bush’s approval rating among 18- to 29-year-olds is 62 percent, higher than his nationwide rating.Top Republican strategists admit the youth vote is fluid, but…

By Joan Ryan / Columnist Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1992, driven to run by her frustration with the decline of public schools. Now, after more than 10 years of trying to reform the education system, she has had something of an epiphany.“All the programs in the world…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist Last week I began a three-part series on what people in Warren County want by explaining we must actively recruit high-tech industries and good-paying businesses here so our children won’t move elsewhere to work.Instead of moving on to the other two parts this week, (Warren County’s need for security and…

Our Viewpoint Tennesseans have rolled the dice and brought a lottery to this state. Now that the first lottery tickets have been sold and lotto fever has begun to spread, only time will tell if the gamble will pay off and produce a much-needed boost to Tennessee’s higher education system.What we know so far is…

BABY BOYEli Daniel Brock, son of Tina and David Brock of Spencer, weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces upon arrival Dec. 27 at River Park Hospital.The baby has one brother, Ty McKinley Brock.Grandparents are Debbie Troglen and the late Danny R. Troglen, Nancy Brock and the late Harold G. Brock, all of Spencer. BABY GIRLSusanna Marie…