By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Local Volunteer football fans got a treat recently when former UT fullback Dr. Andy Kozar regaled attendees at the latest meeting of the Warren County UT Alumni Association with tales of legendary UT coach Gen. R.R. Neyland, for whom Neyland Stadium and Neyland Drive…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Saying America has not taken care of its fighting men and women, Congressman Lincoln Davis called Monday for the United States to provide for those who put themselves in harm’s way.“We don’t take care of our troops,” Davis said during Memorial Day services at the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A city employee was injured Tuesday afternoon while trying to move a huge downed tree from the Barren Fork Greenway after it was toppled by high winds over the weekend.The victim, Paul Williamson of the city water department, suffered head injuries when he was struck…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Civic Center could be seeing some changes – about 4,000 square feet of them and more – after a committee approved a request for expansion last week.Proposed is to add 3,000 square feet to the weight room as well as 1,000 square feet of…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard An exhaust unit is being blamed for a fire Tuesday morning which forced the evacuation of WastAway on Belmont Drive.According to WastAway President Floyd Bouldin, the blaze was contained to the exhaust unit thanks to the sprinkler system installed throughout the building.“The sprinkler system did…

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McMinnville resident and Warren County native Willie Albert Jordan, 80, died unexpectedly May 30 at his home.A cheesemaker with Tennessee Valley Cheese and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was the son of Etta Jordan Rigsby of McMinnville and the late Homer Knox Jordan.He is survived by his wife, Bea McAfee Jordan;…

Lucky resident and DeKalb County native Huie Myrtis West, 88, died May 31 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.A farmer and a member of the Assembly of God, he was the son of the late Andrew and Belle Jones West; and was preceded in death by his wife, Mattie Williams West; son, Robert Leslie…

Donelson resident Harold Dennis DeWeese, 56, died May 29 at Alive Hospital following an extended illness.An employee of DWC Construction Company and a member of Pennington Bend Church of Christ and a U.S. Air Force veteran, he was the son of James Clarence and Joyce Mathis DeWeese. He is also survived by special nephew, Billy…