Students recycle Christmas trees
By INGRID CANTERBURY / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Recycled Christmas trees were turned into mulch courtesy of the city’s Urban Forestry Department and Boyd Christian’s National Honor Society.Friday morning student volunteers visited the three drop-off sites and loaded Christmas trees into their trucks. According to urban forester Nick Kuhn, the trees would be…
Read MoreNew River Park treatment enables people to eat again
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard River Park Hospital speech language pathologist Joy Dowdy, left, administers a procedure called VitalStim to help stroke victim Donald Sherrell regain his ability to eat normally as his wife Geraldine looks on. (Charles W. Johnson photo) River Park Hospital is now providing a relatively…
Read MoreUrban forestry set to cut down courthouse trees
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Local residents may be concerned when they see the majority of the trees around the courthouse cut down during the next phase of Main Street, but according to urban forester Nick Kuhn there’s no reason to worry, it’s all part of the plan. The…
Read MoreSoldiers’ families record greetings
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Brooke Herrin sends holiday greetings to her husband, Jeremy Herrin, who is serving with the Marines in Afghanistan. She is joined by his grandfather, Ben Herrin. Bill Zechman records the message which will be sent overseas and aired on WCPI. With their loved one sending…
Read MoreSolomon does his job so city residents aren’t without water
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SOLOMON Most people would never guess there are 200 miles of water lines running through the city of McMinnville.But Gary Solomon, aka “Moose,” knows all too well the intricacies of the city’s water system. As a 19-year water department employee, he is one person of…
Read MoreCourthouse entrances soon to be blocked by Main St. construction
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard WARREN COUNTY COURTHOUSE Spring may not be all rosy at the courthouse this year as Main Street construction threatens to cause a few headaches as work proceeds around the historic structure.“We discussed holding court in different places but we realized it would be very hard…
Read MoreWilkinson co-host of radio showthat airs on Nashville’s 99.7 WTN
By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Dibrell resident Richard Wilkinson, left, and Murfreesboro resident Rob Clutter co-host the 99.7 WTN radio call-in show “Under the Roof.” When Dibrell resident Richard Wilkinson put down his hammer long enough to pick up a radio microphone, he became an instant success.The longtime construction worker now…
Read MoreLocal PE teachers devoted to exerciseas childhood obesity now a weighty issue
By INGRID CANTERBURY / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Are local physical education teachers concerned about the lack of emphasis on physical activity in the face of rising obesity rates among children? You bet.Larry Underhill, one of four PE teachers at Warren County Middle School, said they remain committed to exercising the body as…
Read MoreSudafed to be sold without meth ingredient
By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard POTTER Sudafed will begin hitting store shelves next month without the active ingredient used in the production of meth. It’s a move District Attorney Dale Potter says will greatly help the meth problem which has ravaged Warren County in recent years.Pfizer, the maker of Sudafed, has…
Read MoreSocial Security: Social Security can’t do it all
By Tim Beavers Are you actively planning and saving for your retirement? Too many Americans are not.I was recently surprised to read in one of our Social Security publications that, even today, about one in three older Americans relies on Social Security for 90 percent or more of total family income.The average monthly Social Security…
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