By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville police officers answered more calls than ever before, setting a record mark during the first quarter of 2005 when officers responded to an average of 36 calls per day.A total of 3,275 calls were answered by city police during the first quarter (January through…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Street maintenance supervisor Danny Tittsworth has worked 31 years with the city of McMinnville. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Any given week, Danny Tittsworth and his crew have a general idea of the work they will be doing, but they can never tell for sure.That’s Tittsworth’s approach…

Charles W. Johnson photo Sisters Brittany, left, and Bethany Porter get their kites ready for some high-flying fun at a chilly, but wonderfully windy, Kite Day Saturday.

By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The third time was the charm for students in Eastside School’s History Club.After competing — and winning — at the regional and state levels for two years, the club has advanced to the National History Day Competition in Maryland. The event will be June 12-16.Earning…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard CLARK A Swann Street couple has been bound over to the grand jury on charges they were running a crack house next to a church.The alleged crack dealer, Charles Clark, 27, was bound to the grand jury on the charge of sale of cocaine while…

Trooper Donnie Clark, left, receives congratulations from Captain John Eldridge with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for his 10 years of service with the Tennessee Department of Safety. Trooper Clark is always striving to make the highways of Tennessee safe.

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 59-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross, including the case of a man recently extradited from Florida to face robbery charges here.Defendant Eddie Leroy Taylor, 38, waived his right to a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury on…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard LLEWELLYN Unless they malfunction, things like toilets, water meters and overhead lights usually aren’t thought about much, but city officials are doing just that in an effort to reduce overhead costs.An engineering company specializing in cost reduction and increasing revenue told city officials Tuesday it…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BRETL Father Jim Bretl of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church sees the election of Pope Benedict XVI as a catalyst for uniting people of the faith, but doesn’t foresee much theological change in the near future.The leader of McMinnville’s only Catholic church, which serves roughly 500…

Duane Sherrill photo A Morrison fireman steadies Ramone Sanchez as emergency crews use the Jaws of Life to extricate the man from the wreckage of his vehicle. The 24-year-old victim escaped serious injury when his car ran off rain-slicked Old Shelbyville Road near Crisp Springs Road, struck a utility pole guy wire and overturned around…