By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The estimated $5 million downtown revitalization project is off to a later start than originally thought.While it was first announced work could begin on the first phase of the Main Street McMinnville project this February, that goal was pushed back to either April or May.…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Is your car ready for spring? Probably not. According to the Car Care Council, 90 percent of vehicles inspected last year failed one or more aspects of the inspection.To help you determine your car’s health, Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville will offer free car inspections…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In celebration of Public Health Week, Warren County Health Department will sponsor a children’s health fair Wednesday at its office on Sparta Street.“We want to raise awareness, to let people know what the health department is all about,” said health educator Amanda Jones. “We offer…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Two local men could face up to 25 years in prison for selling cocaine within sight of the West Elementary School campus.The defendants, Fidencio Perez and Jauquin Juarez, were indicted Friday on charges of possession of cocaine with intent to sell within a school zone.…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Just a week after being told he will face vehicular homicide charges as an adult, a local teen was indicted for the death of one his passengers in a crash last year.The defendant, James Nicholas Harrell, now 18, was indicted Friday on charges of vehicular…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard CALDWELL Pioneer fans will see big changes to Nunley Stadium at the start of the upcoming football season, when the second phase of stadium improvements is set to be completed.The improvements are part of a continuing renovation program under way on the middle school campus.…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard America’s job market is continually changing and the trend is moving workers away from the manufacturing sector, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Emily DeRocco said Friday.Responding to local questions about the “outsourcing” of American jobs to other countries and the fact…

KNOXVILLE (AP) — A resolution requiring the University of Tennessee president’s office be relocated to Nashville and the chancellor of the Knoxville campus be given more power is expected before the UT Faculty Senate on Monday. Some predict the proposal will not pass in its present form. “I suspect it may be amended not to…

By DUNCAN MANSFIELD / Associated Press Writer KNOXVILLE (AP) — No backroom deals. No insider candidates. The University of Tennessee is bringing the search for its 23rd president out in the open. After uncloaked secrets forced out the last two presidents, Tennessee’s flagship university is lifting the veil on every part of the process of…

Charles W. Johnson photo This group of 4- and 5-year-olds heads out helter-skelter to get some eggs at the Civic Center Egg Hunt yesterday. The kids had a beautiful day to find the 1,000 eggs scattered around the ball field.