Dorothy Leann Hamblen will become the bride of Dustin Marsh Long during a nuptial ceremony planned for June The Inn at Harvest Farms Lake. Date for the wedding was listed in error as the couple’s engagement was being announced in the Sunday edition of this newspaper. We regret any inconvenience may have caused.

The third annual June DairyDay Baby Show will be an eventof June 19 at the Three Star Mallcenter stage, announces ErikaBetschart, June Dairy Monthchairperson. The contest ispresented by the Warren County4-H Clubs in conjunction withseveral other June Dairy Dayactivities. Registration for the baby showwill be held from 9 to 10 a.m. atthe site with the…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Scientists are again calling onthe young and old to participatein a firefly project that helpsresearchers in a variety of scientificexperiments. Organizers for AnalyticalLuminescence Lab in Baltimore,Md., are asking participants toturn in a particular type of lightningbug in the name of science – andcash, which equates…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Bluegrass fans who are lookingfor an alternative to the massivecrowds and snarled traffic at theBonnaroo music festival thisweekend can take a short trip inthe other direction, specifically toGolden Mountain Park in Spartaand hear one of the legendarybands in the genre, as well as anacclaimed…

By JANICE M. HOWARD / Style Editor for the Southern Standard As recent high school graduateJesse B. Langston contemplateshis future, music steps into theforefront of his plans for furtheringhis education and establishinga long-term career. Langston became interested inplaying clarinet as an eighth-graderat Dibrell School. Hisintroduction to the instrumentcame five year ago in church. Itwas there…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A patriotic day at the CivicCenter is planned for Friday inhopes of showing communitysupport for soldiers of the localNational Guard unit who willreport to active duty. Plans are for the Civic Centerto forego admission fees at theGilley Pool Friday for morethan 100 soldiers and theirfamilies,…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard As anyone who resides in the Middle Tennessee area probably knows by now, one of the largest music festivals in the South, and the nation for that matter, is about to begin in Coffee County. It’s time for the third annual Bonnaroo Music Festival.As…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MATHENY After a court showdown ended with the dismissal of numerous tickets issued to Bonneroo-goers last year, Sheriff Jackie Matheny said his men will again be maintaining a high profile this week with thousands of travelers expected to pass through Warren County.“It would be a…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard REED Everything they do — every weekend drill, every weapons qualification, every push-up and everything in between — has led to this.Come Monday, the men of I Troop, McMinnville’s National Guard unit, and the entire 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment will be mobilized for active duty…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The driver was killed and his passengers injured Saturday evening when a Jeep plunged down a ravine off Old Highway 8, ejecting all four victims as it rolled.The fatally injured driver, Eli Todd Brown, 27, was found dead at the scene by rescue crews. His…