Public Safety Officers work on volunteer basis
By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Public Safety Officer Norman Elrod uses his two-way radio while patrolling the greenway in the department’s six-wheel John Deere Gator. Elrod is one of six Public Safety Officers who are volunteering their time to help the police department. It was Saturday afternoon and Public…
Read MoreStolen TV may not be so smart a purchase: Potter will prosecute people with ‘hot’ merchandise
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Getting a steal on a high-end TV could land bargain hunters behind bars as lawmen are looking to prosecute people who have purchased stolen electronics from a truck heist last month.According to District Attorney General Dale Potter, several TVs taken in the burglary and arson…
Read MoreBird causes Sunday power outage: Blackout hits restaurants during after-church rush
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BOYD Diners sitting down for their after-church lunch found themselves eating in the dark Sunday after a small bird triggered a blackout which halted power to most of the city’s restaurants.According to McMinnville Electric general manager and CEO Rodney Boyd, the blackout affected 739 customers…
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Read MoreObituary Report for January 14, 2004
Nova June Ware McMahan Myers, 71McMinnville resident and Warren County native Nova June Ware McMahan Myers, 71, died Jan. 10 at her home after a lingering illness.A homemaker and a member of Forest Park Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Allen Bryan and Cleo Curtis Ware; and was preceded in death by…
Read MoreBurst Bush’s immigration inflation
By Diana West / Columnist The president has just served up some domestic policy, a sweeping immigration overhaul, that seems too tough to swallow. Here’s hoping Congress sends it back.Basically, the plan Bush is pitching would confer legal status on millions of illegal aliens who work in this country — and who, by the way,…
Read MoreConservative Advocate: Lookout Mars, here we come
By William Rusher President Bush’s call for a new and ambitious American space initiative, with the ultimate aim of landing men on Mars, has understandably met with a mixed response.Although the project will take decades, thereby spreading the very considerable expense over many years, there is no wholly satisfactory answer to the objection that the…
Read MoreTaking A Stand: High-paying jobs what county needs
By Duane Sherrill I must be a politician’s dream because I’ve figured out what the people of Warren County want and it boils down to three easy things: Family, Safety and Identity. In a departure from my regular format, I’m going to specifically break down these three areas in a three-part column which will extended…
Read MoreVolunteer officers are making this town safer
Our Viewpoint Before McMinnville’s first Public Safety Unit was ever formed, the Standard thought it was a wise idea. Now that the unit is closing in on three months of operation, the newspaper has nothing but rave reviews for the all-volunteer group and the work its doing.As reported in the story on the front page…
Read MoreWho’s New for January 14, 2004
BABY GIRLAmanda and Brandon Stalcup are the parents of a daughter, Elizabeth Nolene, born Dec. 10 at River Park Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces.The baby has a brother, Michael Argo,Grandparents are Elaine Howell of McMinnville, James Hayes of Smithville and the late David and Charlotte Stalcup. BABY GIRLRebecca Diane and Bryce Clayton Shadrick…
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