By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard The Arnold Air Force Color Guard presents the colors during the “Tribute to a Generation” event yesterday. At back, Hannah Stacy performs the national anthem as master of ceremonies Thomas Vaughn looks on. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Warren County’s World War II vets turned…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Crime prevention, the National Exchange Club believes, should be more than locking windows and doors. Ideally, it should include an early and fundamental understanding of how the criminal justice system works.In keeping with the national organization’s emphasis, the McMinnville Evening Exchange Club has for a…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 60-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Andy Brian McAmis was bound over to the grand jury on charges of assault on an officer, aggravated assault, domestic assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.• Charles N.…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A good description of where the Urban Forestry Department is located might be that it is the ugly, green building next to city hall, and that’s being kind.While the part most people see when they walk in the front door on Chancery Street seems presentable,…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BLACK As Southerners, we consider ourselves to be among the nicest, most accommodating people around, hence the phrase, “Southern hospitality,” which is used so often it’s become clich?.But nowhere is Warren County’s brand of Southern hospitality more evident than with the Community Greeting Service.Started locally…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Lively Building owner and school teacher Karen Kerce pauses while walking through the second floor of the building, which was basically impassable when she acquired it. (Amy Satterwhite photo) When restorationist Karen Kerce first started working on the Lively Building on East Main Street four…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Sharon Cotten Walker, center, with daughter Kelly Rae and grandson Gage, put up some of the signs purchased to honor those who have dealt with cancer locally. The signs are part of the Relay for Life fundraiser. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Final preparations were…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Shay, left, and brother Shawn Mullican show some of the speed that has been winning races around the region, placing the brothers among the top junior cyclists in the state. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Brothers Shawn and Shay Mullican take time out of a…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard PIERCE Warren County Schools will lose seven teaching positions after a drop in student enrollment caused the state to reduce the county’s funding for the upcoming school year.“But there will be no layoffs,” assured school system human resources director Roy Pierce. “This year we’ve had…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Less than a month after a school bus crash sent 12 children to the hospital, the mother of two of the passengers has filed a lawsuit against the school board and the bus driver.Jenna Roller, mother of students Molly Lawrence and George Roller, filed the…