By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard While cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation have proven effective in combating the deadly disease, they come at a price. Hair often falls out, nails get brittle and skin will sometimes take on an unhealthy pallor.To help women cope with such aesthetic impediments, the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard O’NEAL Yet another effort to close the 1.9-mile stretch of road known as Old Highway 8 failed by a 21-3 vote Monday night as county commissioners agreed with a concerned group of property owners and rejected a resolution to remove the section of highway…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard After a fairly slow start, McMinnville Public Works crews worked at full speed tearing up portions of Main Street late last week as residents got used to traffic changes downtown.Crews started removing large underground foundations that supported traffic signal poles on Tuesday and Wednesday. They…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard A 2000 Chrysler Cirrus driven by Melody Stanley snapped a telephone pole in two Friday afternoon on Short Mountain Road. Stanley was airlifted from the scene to Vanderbilt. (James Clark photo) A single-car accident shattered a telephone pole into pieces and caused a woman to be…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A man angry after an automatic teller machine ate his bank card caused a stir in Wal-Mart Saturday when he offered to make a withdrawal using a sledge hammer borrowed from the store’s hardware department.The customer, Robert Bateman of Ohio, told police he stopped to…

By Joey Wray With Tennessee’s 2004 dove season beginning at 12 noon on Wednesday, Sept. 1, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has made looking for a dove field in Tennessee a little easier.Starting around the middle of August, hunters can visit the agency’s website at www.tnwildlife.org and find a list of public fields on…

The final standings are in, and Crouch Motors has won the summer Gold and Silver bowling league with a total of 42 points.Cumberland Lumber and Dr Pepper battled for second and third place, with Cumberland taking second with 39 points and Dr Pepper finishing the season with 38 points. Holder Realty had 35.5 points, Security…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The long trip to Lincoln County was even longer on the way home for the Lady Pioneers Tuesday night, as Warren County fell in its season opener 5-0 against the Lady Falcons.The outcome of the game was decided during the first 10 minutes of play,…

By Rob Nunley It’s been a hectic week here in the stately offices of your friendly neighborhood sports department.“Tab week,” as we like to call it, is always a busy time. Your dynamic duo of sports reporters has to hustle around the county, pulling together schedules, rosters, team photos and stories for the annual Fall…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Pioneer quarterback Josh Paz fires a pass, with senior receiver Heath Crisp offering some protection, during team offensive drills earlier this week. The Pioneers open their 2004 season tonight at Livingston Academy. (Rob Nunley photo) Almost three years of disappointing trips home can…