Paula Hill Name: Paula HillSchool: Eastside ElementaryYears taught: 13.5Subjects taught: ComputerGrades taught: Kindergarten through eighthEducation: Bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Tennessee TechComment: “Keep smiling no matter what. All children deserved to be loved.”

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thirty people were indicted Friday by the Warren County grand jury. Included in grand jury action: • Joshua Biles, Courtney Martin and John Burks were indicted on the charge of aggravated robbery. They are charged with a home invasion in the Westwood neighborhood in which a…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The man who allegedly tied up and raped a 16-year-old girl near Rock Island this spring could face the rest of his life behind bars as grand jurors returned four indictments for the crime. The defendant, Bruce Barnes, was indicted Friday on three counts of rape…

Charles W. Johnson photo Pretty obvious this bunny isn’t hard of hearing, and is nice, soft and furry for petting too as, from left, brothers Preston, Steven and Parker Sheffey found out at the Music City Rabbit Breeders show at the Civic Center yesterday.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard The Industrial Development Board now has two new members appointed by the city of McMinnville, Sandra Haynes and Glen Moore. The new appointments come as a result of the departure of Dr. Abraham Pallas, who moved to Florida to join his wife, Pam, who had…

James Clark photo With Landry Duvall on xylophone, the high school band performs its Pirates of the Caribbean-themed halftime show Friday night.

By AMY SATTERWHITE Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Phil Nesmith, son of David Nesmith and stepson of Kathy Nesmith of McMinnville, stands in front of a Russian-made armored personnel carrier at Saddam International Airport in 2003. It’s been a few months since Phil Nesmith returned from Iraq, but he still can’t shake the feeling.…

Charles W. Johnson photo From left, employee Rogelio Fierro, Kenneth Vickers and his mom Linda are shown in the modern, high-tech milking barn on the dairy farm owned and operated by the Vickers family.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Linda Vickers, left, with son Kenneth, his wife Sandra and daughter Katelyn, 11, operate a family-run dairy farm near the Cannon County line. There are those who say the family run farm is a thing of the past, but that’s not the case for Linda…

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) The championship can wait. Never has there been so much attention on 10th place in NASCAR’s premier stock car series. With two races left in what’s been dubbed the “Race for the Chase,” five drivers are within striking distance of a top 10 position that would make them eligible for NASCAR’s new…