By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Failure to stop while she was ahead may have sealed the fate for a pair of dogs which City Judge Tim Reed decreed Monday must be killed because they are a menace to the community.Judge Reed’s decision in the case of a pit bull and…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SULLIVAN Admitting he killed a total stranger for $800 by beating him to death with a tire tool, Eric Sullivan was given 35 years in prison Tuesday for the murder of Louie Johnson.Sullivan, 40, entered a guilty plea to charges of second-degree murder and especially…

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is preparing for the extra traffic generated by Manchester’s annual Bonnaroo music festival. The 2005 festival occurs June 10-12, but plans for handling the increased volume of traffic will be put into operation before the festival begins.The area in and around Manchester will experience much heavier levels of traffic…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thirty-one people were indicted recently by the June session of the Warren County grand jury, including a mother who claimed her teen-age daughter had disappeared.The defendant, Carolee Bouldin, is charged after she allegedly told authorities her 15-year-old daughter had disappeared after she dropped her off…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Judgments totaling $27,000 were directed against an embattled Cherry Lane couple who remain in a feud with the city and neighbors over their dogs.However, the hefty judgment against Brian and Erin Caldwell had nothing to do with their dogs, but instead involved them posting a…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Two Hispanic bands are scheduled to offer a taste of Mexico to Warren County as the second installment of the Main Street Live concert series continues Friday night.Verchiz and Juan Tejas y su Groupo are expected to take center stage at Security Federal Savings Bank,…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard City workers have mowed the state right of way on the bypass twice since purchasing a $60,000 tractor for the job, but have yet to receive a contract for this summer’s upcoming work.McMinnville urban forester Nick Kuhn has informed city officials of the situation, saying…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Several vehicles were damaged Monday afternoon when strong winds lifted the roof off Spring Street Motors. The cars were uninsured. (Duane Sherrill photo) Wind severely damaged Spring Street Motors Monday afternoon, lifting off the dealerships roof and dumping it squarely on top of vehicles in…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Preservation Council member Wade Renstrom found an 1816 Spanish reale and a campaign button from the William Henry Harrison presidential campaign in 1840. (Amy Satterwhite photo) While most people know the expression, “Two bits, four bits, six bits a dollar,” treasure hunter Wade Renstrom has…

Duane Sherrill photo The driver, Cory R. Warden, told deputies he was traveling down Nola Lane Monday morning when a bug flew in through his window and hit him in the face, causing him to lose control of his vehicle and slam into a brick mailbox. He and his passengers escaped serious injury.