By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County’s EMS and rescue squad now have the capability to more effectively handle wilderness rescues with the purchase of two John Deere Gators through a Homeland Security grant. County Executive Kenneth Rogers feels the vehicles will be able to serve multiple functions for…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In an effort to reduce traffic accidents, McMinnville police officers have cracked down on speeding and other moving violations. As a result, they are writing far more citations. (Duane Sherrill photo) Never before have so many tickets been written in McMinnville than in 2004, something…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A lifetime ban from Wal-Mart or any other store may be unenforceable, according to District Attorney General Dale Potter, who said while the intent is good, the legal footing may be shaky.Lifetime bans for repeat shoplifters from various retail stores have become more common as…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Times are tight. You’re living paycheck to paycheck, just barely making ends meet. Then the hot water heater goes out at home, and the alternator needs replacing on the family car. Where’s the money going to come from?That’s where check advance and title loan companies can…

By James Clark Cupcake is at home recuperating, the baby is doing well, and I appreciate all the nice folks who have asked about the new addition to our family. I’m just glad we had the safe confines of River Park Hospital for Cupcake to give birth.A Missouri lady wasn’t as fortunate when she gave…

McMinnville resident and Wheatland, Wyoming native William McKinley Seales, 79, died Jan. 14 at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro after an extended illness.A retired architect with the U.S. State Department and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he was the son of William McKinley and Iva Mae Hoy…

Spencer resident and Warren County native Mary Etta Rigsby Martin, 52, died Jan. 13 at Ft. Sanders Park West Medical Center in Knoxville after an extended illness.A phlebotomist and a member of Laurel Creek Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her mother, Alyne McCoy Rigsby.She is survived by daughters and son-in-law, Kandy and…

McMinnville resident and White County native Joe Earl Cannon, 74, died Jan. 12 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.A retired employee of Magnetek and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Chat Cannon of McMinnville and the late Ann Breedlove Cannon; and was preceded in death by brothers,…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ewin Gray (Willie) Wilson, 75, died Jan. 13 at River Park Hospital.A retired General Motors employee and a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 4190, he served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.The son of the late Huston and Bryna Jones Wilson, he is…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bennie Mae Stanley Haston, 102, died Jan. 14 at River Park Hospital after a brief illness.A teacher with Van Buren and Hamilton County schools and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Benjamin L. and Lela Woodlee Stanley; and was preceded in death…