Tackett wants out of plea agreement
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard TACKETT With the ink scarcely dry on a plea agreement which took 14 years to put together, the man serving time for the 1990 robbery and shooting of Paul Walker wants a new deal.The defendant, Roger Dale Tackett, 32, has filed a petition for post-conviction…
Read MoreJoin us for Banana Day this Friday
Join us this Friday, June 17 for our Banana Day celebration and free ice cream sundays for everyone from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join us this Friday, June 17 for our Banana Day celebration and free ice cream sundays for everyone from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Read MoreStandard sports writers tops in state
NUNLEY The Southern Standard sports department was honored by its peers on Friday at the annual awards ceremony marking the end of the Tennessee Sports Writers Association convention.Sports editor Rob Nunley was named the Division III winner of the Gary Lundy Writer of the Year Award, while he and sports writer Dale Stubblefield finished first…
Read MorePumping water, pumping iron:Fireman use weight room to get in shape
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Shift Lt. Trevor Gribble does a pull up at the weight room. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Two years ago, McMinnville’s firemen weren’t exactly at the top of their game when it came to attitudes about physical fitness.My, how things have changed. Once easily fatigued and slightly…
Read MoreCasey wins Breakfast Rotary award
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Evelyn Casey was honored by the Breakfast Rotary Club with its top service award. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Retired teacher Evelyn Casey received the McMinnville Breakfast Rotary Club’s prestigious Let Service Light the Way Award Tuesday.Now in its fourth year, the award is given by the…
Read MoreBonnaroo offers eclectic mix
By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Dress was casual, and often outlandish, Friday night at the Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester. Costumes included a grape creature and a stalk of broccoli. (James Clark photo) Richard and Jaleh Browder didn’t have any question where they were going for their honeymoon. The San Diego…
Read MoreFormer youth coach faces child molestation charges
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard DI CHRISTINA A longtime youth basketball coach has been indicted for molesting a 12-year-old girl back in 2001, around the same time Warren County was lauding him as the best cook in the county.The defendant, Mark DiChristina, 39, is charged with two counts of aggravated…
Read More13-14 Babe Ruth: Walker Nursery downs Sundrop
By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In 13-14 Babe Ruth action last week Walker Nursery rolled past Sundrop 8-1 and Rotary slipped past Walker Nursery 2-0 for its first win of the season.Sundrop’s only run came in the fourth inning, while Walker Nursery scored two in the first, one in the…
Read MoreArmchair Quarterback: It’s a boring time for non-baseball fans
By Duane Sherrill / Columnist It’s pretty sad when, like a junkie, a man has to hold on to little things like arena league football and NFL Europe to hold him over until football season begins.But, with the NBA already into its championship series (Spurs in 6), all we will be left with is baseball…
Read MoreBraves, Yanks advance in 9-10 tourney
By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The 9-10 year-old Cal Ripken tournament continued on Thursday evening, with the McBride’s Window Cleaning Braves and Covenant Academy Yankees both advancing with first-round wins.The Braves downed the Cohutta Water Reds 4-0, scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth to seal their victory.Mitchell…
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