By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville Police Department Lt. Larry Sharpe has been on the job for almost 30 years. (Amy Satterwhite photo) McMinnville Police Department Lt. Larry Sharpe has worked enough years to be able to retire, but deciding when that should take place is a tossup.Some days, the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Habitat for Humanity is still busy building homes here in Warren County according to organization spokesperson Kay Ramsey. As usual, Habitat, an organization which builds homes for purchase by deserving low income families, has been able to pull upon the financial and volunteer services…

Charles W. Johnson photo Stephen Felty, 12, gets the chance to settle down into the cushy seats of Anthony Rogers’ 1927 T-Bucket custom rod at the McMinnville Cruisers Car Truck and Motorcycle Show Saturday.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard A series of attempted child abductions in Warren County has focused attention on how this type of problem has been proliferating in rural areas, leading several local organizations, educators and law enforcement entities to make an effort to educate the public about this and…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard County Executive Kenneth Rogers is pictured with one of the four surplus used Jeep Cherokees the county purchased from the state. (Charles W. Johnson photo) A tip from chief investigator Herb Rowland led to a major bargain for the county when he advised County…

Warren County High School graduates toss their caps in the air to conclude graduation ceremonies Friday night at Nunley Stadium. The Class of 2005 had about 340 members. (Margaret Hobbs photo) For around 400 high school seniors, Friday night was not an end, but a new beginning as graduation ceremonies were held for high schools…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Minister Michael Shaver shows two knife wounds on his face. He received two deep gashes to his shoulder and two more to his stomach. The director of Ray of Hope Street ministries was attacked at his Hobson Street mission home Friday evening by a knife-wielding…

NEW YORK (AP) — As an abrasive anti-hero, Dr. Gregory House is hardly unique. But the sort of rotten attitude he radiates is typically the product of a tortured psyche — think Andy Sipowicz’s wrath on “NYPD Blue.” “House” is quite a different matter. One of the season’s unlikeliest new hits, it’s a medical drama…

DALLAS (AP) — Maybe playing video games isn’t just for kids. When stroke victims played virtual reality games in which they imagined they were diving with sharks or snowboarding down a narrow slope, their ability to walk eventually improved, researchers reported in a small study. Doctors called the findings promising, especially since the patients had…

By LINDA A. JOHNSON / Associated Press Writer People whose hearts beat too fast during rest and too sluggishly during exercise have a greater risk than others of dropping dead suddenly from a heart attack, a study suggests. The research, believed to be the first on sudden death in healthy people, relied on simple stress…