By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 66-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court including the binding of a case for a woman caught allegedly trafficking meth twice this year.Included in court action: Chad Everett Bond was ordered to serve 45 days of an 11-month,…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Although an exact schedule is not feasible, city officials are warning citizens mosquito spraying activities are on the way.Public Works director Bill Brock said he expects crews will begin spraying for the pests with the chemical malathion within the next few weeks, most likely beginning…

McMinnville resident and McDowell, Mo., native Rev. Marvin Paul Wilhite, 75, died May 25 at his home.A retired minister and carpenter, he pastored several churches in Tennessee and Arkansas before retiring in McMinnville where he was a member of Locust Street Church of God.The son of the late Walter and Stella Elizabeth Baird Wilhite; he…

Centertown resident and Warren County native Douglas Newby, 57, died May 24 at his home.A welder and mechanic and a member of the Methodist Church, he was preceded in death by his father, William Harris Newby.He is survived by his mother, Lorene Newby of Centertown; son, Jason Newby of McMinnville; sisters, Jeri Willene Thomison and…

Actor Paul Newman appears in a scene from the HBO film “Empire Falls.” The two-part movie, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Richard Russo, premieres on HBO at 9 p.m., EDT, Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29. (AP Photo) LOS ANGELES (AP) — “I wish I was 79 again,” quips Paul Newman, who…

CHICAGO (AP) — High school freshman Leslie Meigs has a simple message for kids about the scary disease that struck out of the blue and within hours almost killed her: Get the new meningitis shot. Children who are 11 to 12, students entering high school and college freshmen headed for dorm life should be vaccinated,…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Forget just feeling the burn. Some people tired of the treadmill and frustrated with food diaries are turning to pricey gadgets that can help them see the burn. Companies, including Nike, Polar Electro and Timex, that offer gadgets like pedometers and heart monitors to help people fine-tune their workouts have started adding…

NEW YORK (AP) — Mariah Carey is celebrating her Sweet Sixteenth. The diva notched her 16th No. 1 hit on the Billboard Top 100 singles chart this week with the ballad “We Belong Together,” off the album “The Emancipation of Mimi,” which has sold more than 2 million copies after less than two months on…

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Garth Brooks stole the show Wednesday night when he got down on one knee in front of 7,000 fans and proposed to fellow country music star Trisha Yearwood. She said yes — and the crowd went wild. The occasion was the “Legends in Bronze” event at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace, where…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard WHEELER The third time was the charm for a woman accused of having sex with three teens at a home for wayward boys.The defendant, Tara Wheeler, 22, entered a not guilty plea Wednesday to five counts of statutory rape and five counts of sexual battery…