By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Two victims remain in critical condition following a crash at the intersection of Sparta Highway and Highway 30 Friday afternoon.The two motorists, Kristi A. Lynch, 24, and Terry W. Patterson, 43, were both patients in the critical care units at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) EDWARDS President Bush seems to evoke extreme emotions — you either love him or hate him.This Tuesday, Tennessee voters will decide which Democrat wins the state primary and creeps closer to a chance of defeating Bush for the presidency.The Democratic nomination is a three-man…

By Beth Furbush / Better Business Bureau News Is there anyone who doesn’t have a cell phone? I’m beginning to think not.I know most people today have a mobile phone because I often hear ringing phones and personal conversations while dining in restaurants, watching a movie, taking part in business meetings and even during worship…

TO THE EDITOR: I would like to respond to James Clark’s Business Pulse article from Sunday, Jan. 25, (“If there’s no late fee, the movie is mine”), and clear up some of the misinformation he supplied your readers.While I appreciate the humor in his article and the silly situation he presented of a Blockbuster employee…

By James Clark / Business Pulse I just love it when I get letters to the editor, especially about Business Pulse. It’s proof someone besides my mother actually reads this stuff.For this week’s column I’m going to hold back on too much talk about Carrier because I’m tired of thinking about it and tired of…

M.D. Overton, 76McMinnville resident and Knox County native Melbourn Davis Overton Sr., 76, died Feb. 6.The owner/operator of Valley Feeds, a director of the Chamber of Commerce and vice president of Caney Fork & Western Railroad, he was a member of Noon Rotary and was honored as the first recipient of the Distinguished Citizen Award.…

TO THE EDITOR: Carrier has been a part of our family before I was even a twinkle in my parent’s eyes. Carrier helped put food our table and even put me through college. Just like many people, I have always been a believer in you.That belief ended today. The announcement came as a total surprise…

To the Editor: I am truly saddened and outraged the members of the Warren County School Board have decided to cease recognizing the top 10 for their academic achievements. These students have worked extremely hard for the past four years to achieve this honor and now recognition for their success has been stolen from them.Publishing…

By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist I loved John Bragg.He was my teacher, advisor, friend, confidant, and role model for what a man of unquestioned integrity can do in political life. More than 60 years ago, he graduated from Middle Tennessee State University and fell in love with newspapers and the smell of ink on paper.…

By Will Stewart / Columnist With the possible exception of members of the Ku Klux Klan and other assorted racists and bigots, I think most people would agree that Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents in our history. It is no exaggeration to say that without his leadership ability the United States as…