Carr, known for National Guard duty, dies at 80
CARR Longtime local National Guard administrator J.S. Carr died Sunday at NHC Healthcare. He was 80.Working for the National Guard Armory in McMinnville, Carr guided many young men toward a military career. His tenure lasted around 25 years, beginning in the early 1950s.“When I was young and seeking some direction, he enlisted me in the…
Read MoreOtto to leave River Park for Las Vegas
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard River Park CEO Steve Otto will be leaving the facility May 13. After more than four years as CEO of River Park Hospital, Steve Otto is accepting a position as chief operating officer at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, HCA’s largest…
Read MoreSouthern Baptist president addresses local ministers
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Southern Baptist Convention president Bobby Welch, left, chats with First Baptist minister Fred Bueto Monday. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Dr. Bobby Welch, current president of the Southern Baptist Convention, paid a visit to Warren County Monday night to speak to a group of local…
Read MoreSweeton says U.S. efforts paying off
By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Josh Sweeton is pictured with wife, Jean, and daughters MacKenzie, 3, and Loralie, 1 month. Sweeton began his return trip to Iraq last week. Warren County resident Josh Sweeton is not a celebrity, but he says he feels that way as a member of the National…
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Girl, 11, nearly abducted at store:Mother witnesses nightmarish scene
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A mother watched in horror as her 11-year-old daughter struggled to get away from a stranger who grabbed her in Wal-Mart Monday evening.“It was just scary,” recalled the mother who wished to remain unidentified. “We were at the checkout on the grocery side and she…
Read MoreMarines honor Tennessee first lady with leadership award
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee first lady Andrea Conte received the Marine Corps Leadership Award, recognizing her work in the areas of child abuse and victims’ rights. “The Marines are so strong and confident and so giving in all that they do,” Conte said in a statement Tuesday. “For them to recognize me in this way,…
Read MoreJustices question court’s power to reconsider death penalty case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over when an appeals court loses jurisdiction over cases, taking up the unusual case of a Tennessee death row inmate whose execution was stalled after a court unexpectedly withdrew its earlier judgment. At issue is whether the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals followed the…
Read MoreTeenager wins third ‘Nashville Star’
Erika Jo performs March 15, 2005, during the “Nashville Star” television program in Nashville. Jo, an 18-year-old high school student, became the first female to win USA Network’s “Nashville Star” show. (AP Photo) NASHVILLE (AP) — Erika Jo, an 18-year-old high school student, became the first female to win USA Network’s “Nashville Star” show, besting…
Read MoreFord ranked second for most trips paid by private sources
MEMPHIS (AP) — Only a former Louisiana senator took more trips in the last five years paid for by private sources than U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. of Tennessee, a political watchdog group reported. The independent and nonpartisan PoliticalMoneyLine.com reported that private groups paid a total of $58,651 for Ford’s 60 trips, just behind the…
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