By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Three nursery workers were robbed at gunpoint as they worked in a field off Bethany Road.According to Sheriff Jackie Matheny, the robbery happened in a field located off Bethany Road which runs off Nashville Highway. The victims, all Hispanic, told lawmen they were in the…

By DENNIS STANLEY / Publisher & Editor of the Smithville (Tenn.) Review It’s that time of the year again. The temperature is high, tents have been up for days between city hall and N. Congress Blvd., and it’s getting close to July 4.That all means that this weekend downtown Smithville will make its annual transformation…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard FURLON BRYANT With her own words tying her to the crime, Jeri Bryant has been charged with first-degree murder for the slaying of her husband earlier this month at their Baker Mountain Road home.Bryant, 55, was preparing to surrender herself to authorities last night in…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Friday night in the 5-6 coach pitch tournament on the Jim Mansfield Field saw Dr. Himelwright defeat Stewart’s Pharmacy 19-9.Himelwright scored one run in the first, six in the second, six in the third, one in the fourth and five in the fifth. Stewart’s scored…

By James Clark / Columnist There are many ways to spend a Saturday morning, and it’s safe to say competing in a triathlon is probably not the most enjoyable. That is unless agonizing pain is your idea of fun.Now I’m not going to say yesterday’s triathlon made my body ache more than any other athletic…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard If you want to go out for a jog, ride your bike around town and get a few laps in at the pool you have to be a fitness enthusiast.But if you’re going to enter the McMinnville City Triathlon you better be more than an…

By Chuck Shepherd / Columnist Gerardo Flores, 19, was convicted of murder in June in Lufkin, Texas, in the death of the 5-month-old fetus of his girlfriend, Erica Basoria. Flores admitted that he had stood on Basoria’s stomach several times at her request to induce a miscarriage, but Basoria had told authorities that she had…

James Clark photo The Retired Seniors Volunteer Program is proud to honor Bob Koster as its Volunteer of the Month. Koster volunteers his time to make Meals on Wheels deliveries three times a week and often takes a long route. Pictured, from left, are Meals on Wheels director Martha Pepper, Koster, and RSVP director Sue…

The Warren County chapter of the American Red Cross announces sign-ups for the 2005 summer Learn to Swim classes will be June 30 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at McMinnville Civic Center.As in previous years, classes will be available for those age 6 and older, while adult classes are for those 15 years and older.…

Audry Amaya will be handling the TENNderCare program for Warren County out of the local health department. The program offers a variety of services for TennCare-eligible children, including wellness checkups. (Charles W. Johnson photo) If you were a child in the 1950s, you may remember being sick and the doctor coming to your house to…