Editor’s Note: This article was written by Joe E. Nunley before the Mt. Zion picnic in 1969: The 54th consecutive Mt. Zion picnic will be held Aug. 2, 1969, the first Saturday in August. This country crossroads sporting only a cemetery, a church, and a rough plank concession stand lies virtually dormant for 364 days,…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County Humane Society animal shelter advocates say it’s not all about the money.In a lesser-known struggle that has taken a back stage to the immediate crisis of funding for the shelter, Humane Society officials say they would not want to return to continue the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard STEPHENS Warren County Memorial Airport will have a shiny new runway within the next few months after a $793,000 project to overlay the aging surface of the 5,000-foot landing strip is complete.According to airport manager James Stephens, the money will be coming from a…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A roll call vote asking members to commit to financing a new school at Centertown will take place during the Aug. 15 meeting of the Warren County Commission.The Commission’s Budget and Finance Committee voted 3-1 yesterday morning to endorse a request of the Education Committee…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard These boys in the village of Ykinipa, Guyana were among the recipients of mission work performed by Kevin Deason and Harold Cook in the interior of the South American nation last month. (Photos provided) It’s common for missionaries to travel thousands of miles to preach…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Eight Warren County Jail inmates have been given extra time behind bars for roughing up a guard while rolling him for his cigarettes.The defendants each entered guilty pleas to the charge of assault on an officer and were given five-day or 10-day sentences to be…

Community Playhouse has set open auditions for the 50th Anniversary Season’s opening show. Auditions for the classic comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” will be held Aug. 1, at 2 p.m. and Aug. 2, at 7 p.m. at the South Jackson Civic Center in Tullahoma. The show will be directed by Glendale Swann.This Joseph Kesselring play…

Descendants of James Monroe and Martha Jane Cantrell Redmon held a reunion July 20 at Keltonburg Community Center. Rickie Prince gave the blessing.As Bernice Cantrell presided reports were offered by Rita Prince, Thelma Redmon and Dot Webb.The group honored the memory of deceased family members including Maggie Adcock Kirsch, Arthur Jones, Jean Jones, Eddie G.…

Simmons Chapel Free Methodist Church in Bradyville provided the setting for the marriage of Brandi Danielle Owen and Daniel Lee Nuckols. Their vows were spoken June 5 with Wendall Van Valin as the officiant.The bride is the daughter of Danny and Sandi Owen. She is the granddaughter of Twila and Carl Underwood, the late Milburn…

Nearly 100 senior adults and friends gathered at the McMinnville/Warren County Senior Center the evening of July 15 to enjoy a picnic-style meal being served at this year’s Golden Age Blast. Marking it’s 16th year, the blast was coordinated again by Warren County Eldercare Coalition.The Senior Center was decorated throughout in a patriotic red, white…