Ellinora Vinson and Eva Taylor were hostesses for the Jan. 15 meeting of Vinson’s Crossroads Family and Community Education Club held at 1 p.m. in the Magnolia Room.The devotional thoughts were shared by Naomi Smith, who read Psalms 121 followed by prayer. She also read two poems, “Brighten The Corner Where You Are,” and “January…

Tennessee Association of Craft Artists, a non-profit agency dedicated to educating and exposing people to the art of fine craft, announces that exhibitor applications are available to craft artists for the 33rd Tennessee Crafts Fair. The event is set for April 30, May 1 and 2 at Centennial Park in Nashville.Any craft artist who is…

The marriage of Cora June Wooten and Bobby Joel Leck will take place Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Methodist Church in Quebeck.The bride-elect is the daughter of Cora B. Upton of Bridgeport, Ala. and the late Milton Upton. She is the granddaughter of the late Cora and Willie Whited of Bryant, Ala.,…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist You can always count on something popping up to discuss in your weekly dose of Robservations.Or, as in this week’s case, something popping “out.”After one of the most exciting Super Bowls in recent history, featuring a 300-plus yard passing performance and climaxing with a gut-check field goal, the talk all…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) WCHS coach Chris Turner talks to his team during a time-out late in Tuesday night’s game against Blackman. The Pioneers fell to the Blaze, 55-48. (Rob Nunley photo) A hard-fought loss to Blackman combined with the biggest District 7-AAA upset of the season…

Elvira Elizabeth Holt, 79McMinnville resident and Plankstadp, Germany native Elvira Elizabeth Holt, 79, died Feb. 1 at NHC Healthcare.A homemaker and a member of Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witness in Woodbury, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Freda Schuchmacher; and was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Issac Holt.She is survived by…

By Mike Vinson / Columnist I must admit I got a kick from the pictorial accompanying the feature story “Back to the Front” in the Feb. 2 edition of Newsweek magazine. Standing at lecterns, left to right, the pictorial featured presidential hopefuls Howard Dean, Wesley Clark, Al Sharpton (strategically positioned in the middle), John Kerry,…

By Morton Kondracke / Columnist Under pressure, President Bush has agreed to an independent inquiry into intelligence failures prior to the Iraq war. That’s good — if the probe is comprehensive.The need for an independent panel is clear.Bush faces a massive credibility crisis because of the apparent failure into his evidently false assertions that Iraq…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist This is the last of a three-part series on what the people of Warren County want. The first two installments dealt with our need for good jobs and a safe place to live. The last deals with the need to keep our identity.Let me start out by saying that if…

Our Viewpoint For a Warren County workforce still limping from the loss of several major industries, Monday’s news that Carrier will close was like a kick to the throat. It’s one blow that’s going to leave local workers gasping for air and grasping for answers as they try to figure out how they will earn…