By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard BOYD Country Club Market, a local convenience store that was the center of controversy when its owner, Zack Ayoub, had his beer license suspended for 90 days for first offense of selling to a minor, may be the center of controversy again when customers…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Timothy Lee Jordan, 18, died unexpectedly Jan. 6 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga.A student at Warren County High School and a part-time worker with Jordan Transmission, he was the son of Charles Randall and Joann Tanner Jordan of McMinnville and is also survived by brothers and sister-in-law, Chris…

Bates Hill resident Ralph M. Todd, 81, died Jan. 1 at his daughter’s residence in McMinnville.A retired carpenter, farmer and a member of Ivy Bluff Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Wiley and Mabel Mason Todd; and was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Sullens Todd; son, Stanley Todd; sisters,…

By Thomas Vaughn The debate over Social Security continues to rise, fueled now by the Bush administration’s latest proposal to partially privatize it for younger workers. Unfortunately, more heat than light is being shed on this controversy.When appeals to our emotions trump evidence and logic, we the people, are left to sort through both misinformation…

BABY GIRLJaiden Stephanie Denese Taylor weighed 7 pounds upon arrival Nov. 19 at River Park Hospital.She is the daughter of Natasha Taylor and Tommy Hodges and is the sister of Jordan Taylor, age 2.Grandparents are Linda and Waymon Butcher and Sherry Carter, all of McMinnville, and the late Bill Carter of Sparta. BABY GIRLCrystl Lynn…

Community Playhouse will hold pre-audition workshops for its spring production of the Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman Broadway hit musical, “Hello Dolly.”Workshops will be held Jan. 15 at 9 and at 11 a.m. in the rehearsal hall at the South Jackson Civic Center in Tullahoma. Open auditions are slated Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. and…

Little Shop of Horrors, the classic musical based on the 1960 Roger Corman film, is coming to Tennessee Performing Arts Center from Jan. 25 through 30 with an all-new production.The show includes such well-known musical numbers as “Somewhere Seymour” and the title song.The spectacular, planet-panicking plant designed by The Jim Henson Workshop? and Martin P.…

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Heath Daniel were married in a recent, double ring ceremony at Concord Road Church of Christ in Brentwood. The bride is the former Jessica Susan McGregor. (Photo provided) The marriage of Jessica Susan McGregor and Ryan Heath Daniel was solemnized in a recent evening ceremony taking place at Concord Road Church…

Morrison Elementary third-graders, from left, Morgan Dyer, Chase Hullett and Sam Hickey, find a comfortable seat for reading as they get back into the grove at school. Students attending public schools in Warren County, with the exception of Bobby Ray Elementary, were beckoned from sleep by a clock’s early alarm Tuesday morning as they prepared…

Monday, Jan. 107th- & 8th-grade basketball, WCMS at Morrison, 6 p.m.7th- & 8th-grade basketball, Eastside at Centertown, 6 p.m.7th- & 8th-grade basketball, Irving College at Dibrell, 6 p.m.Boyd high school basketball, at Monterey, JV 4:30, Var. 6 p.m.WCHS freshman basketball, at Riverdale, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11WCHS basketball, at Cookeville, 6:30WCHS wrestling, at Page vs.…