Registering to vote just became easier
By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern As if registering to vote wasn’t easy enough, election officials will be taking the process on tour around the city, leaving those who remain unregistered for the upcoming November election without excuses. “There’s really no excuse for not being registered to vote,” said Election Administrator Donna Yates.…
Read MoreAt school with grandmom
Will Stewart photo Tina Mears, right, assists her granddaughter, Eastside Elementary School first-grader Kylie Willard, with some school work during the school’s observance of Grandparents’ Day.
Read MoreHumane Society president gives county an ultimatum: Says animal shelter won’t reopen unless oversight committee is eliminated
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard According to Humane Society president Andy Anderson, as far as she’s concerned, the county will have to eliminate the oversight committee set up to watch over the Humane Society before the animal shelter will reopen its doors. “This is like an ax hanging over our…
Read MoreJones formally announces bid for mayor
By AMY SATTERWHITE Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Former alderman Rickey Jones says if he becomes McMinnville’s next mayor, voters will get “a change of priorities and mayoral policies” and he will be accountable to the people. Jones, who was a city alderman from 1997 to 2002, said he also wants to focus upon…
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Zero Gravity is just one of the many fair rides that offers fast-paced spins.
Read MoreBring go-carts to fairgrounds
Duane Sherrill Some folks may call this crazy but why don’t we do something with the fairgrounds the other 51 weeks of the year? As everyone in the county knows, the second full week of September is traditionally the biggest week of the year around the whole county as everyone who can walk, limp, stumble…
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It all comes down to economy
Cokie & Steven Roberts Even with its leader benched by his heart surgery, the Clinton team is back in the presidential campaign. The question: Can these sharp political operatives save John Kerry from himself? The candidate has sharpened and simplified his message ever since the men who helped engineer Bill Clinton’s victory in 1992 came…
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Volunteers the reason fair continues to thrive
Our Viewpoint We were treated to rising country star Dierks Bentley and his unique country music sound on Monday night. Last night was the charming Little Fairest of the Fair pageant featuring 82 contestants. Up next is a full lineup of baby shows this afternoon. There’s the Fairest of the Fair beauty pageant Thursday night.…
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