By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Middle school students, from front, T.C. Casteel, Joseph Piazza and Eric Anderson, inspect the milk machine their class runs at the school. (Will Stewart photo) Vending machine choices at Warren County Middle School got a little bit healthier last week as the school…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 56-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Larry Capshaw was issued an 11-month, 29-day probationary sentence and must pay $750 plus costs for possession of a controlled substance. He was originally charged with tampering with…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Greg Gates, sales center manager of Coca-Cola in Tullahoma, congratulates high school seniors, from left, Kendra Savage, Stephanie Roller and Garrett Martin. Not pictured is semifinalist Erica Cosminsky. A record-setting four Warren County High School seniors have been named semifinalists in the prestigious…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard People facing sentencing in circuit court will now re-pay their debt to society with some elbow grease along with jail time.Under a new policy adopted by the court, those receiving sentences which include split confinement will be required to perform public service work in addition…

Theonia Lefevers Cooper, 84Manchester resident and Cannon County native Theonia Lefevers Cooper, 84, died Feb. 4 at Manchester Health Care in Manchester.A homemaker and a member of McMinnville First Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her husband, J.W. Cooper in 1991.She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and J. Stanley Rogers of…

By Cokie & Steven Roberts / Columnists Two savvy Democratic pros were recently discussing the trade issue in the current campaign. Given the large number of jobs lost under President Bush, said one, Democrats will find the lure of protectionism “irresistible.” Yes, lamented the other, the party “has come a long way” from the days…

By Diana West / Columnist I don’t know whether any self-respecting Victorian matron ever called a leg a “limb” to blinker vice, but I do know that Janet Jackson has described the appearance of her right breast, which — yick — protruded itself between the first and second halves of this Super Bowl XXXVIII, a…

By James Clark / Columnist The news of Carrier’s closing hit most of Warren County like a falling air conditioner. And folks have been quick to talk about how the county will be in miserable shape in the next year to 18 months when Carrier finally does close its doors for good and leave town.I’m…

BABY GIRLAbigail Marie Poe arrived Dec. 31 at River Park Hospital weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces.She is the daughter of Llamile Garcia and Stanley A. Poe Jr. Siblings include Gabrielle, Hannah, Lazaro, Addam and Ryan.Her grandparent are Jorge Garcia, Milagro Ramirez, Carol and Stanley Poe, all of McMinnville.

The Pre-Valentine Gospel Sing is scheduled to take place Feb. 7 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga. Doors will open at 6 p.m.Appearing that evening will be: Gold City, The Crabb Family, Mike Bowling and Testimony.Tickets are available at the Memorial Auditorium box office and Country Place Restaurant in Chattanooga as…