By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Grand jurors returned 22 true bills of indictment during their regular September session.Included in grand jury action: Edward Miller was indicted on the charge of failure to register as a convicted sex offender. He is accused of moving here from out of state, where he…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard An issue of safety has run head-on with a family fed up with vandalism with neither side ready to give as a Doyle Frazier Road couple is taking on Morrison Post Office.“I have to drive several miles now to pick up my mail,” said Donna…

Jerry Blankenship, center, receives the David E. Laird, Sr. Memorial Award from 2004 recipient Michael Marshall, left, and 2004 SNA president Wayne Sawyer. (Photo provided) Jerry Blankenship, general manager of Little Creek Nursery, has been awarded the 2005 David E. Laird, Sr. Memorial Award by the Southern Nursery Association.The award, established in 1974, is designed…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Ambulance and fire personnel prepare to pull Hope Spencer from the wreckage of her car following a crash which injured her and her friend on North High Street Tuesday afternoon. (Duane Sherrill photo) Two teens were injured Tuesday in a crash on North High Street…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Vanessa Panter and her daughter Jasmine Ware have traveled to Tuscaloosa, Ala., as American Red Cross volunteers. (James Clark photo) The images of flooded streets and ravaged towns made a lasting impression with Jasmine Ware and her mother, Vanessa Panter. So much so, the two traveled…

By AMY FOSTER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The 52nd annual Warren County A&L Fair is just two days from opening day and fair president Steve Grandey guarantees this fair will be even better than last year’s event.“While we do offer top-flight entertainment and attractions each year, it is our commitment to the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Ronnie Perry owns this cabin in Campaign and will be allowing a New Orleans family, rendered homeless by Hurricane Katrina, to live there rent free. (Charles W. Johnson photo) McMinnville restaurateur Jimmy Zavogiannis, his wife, Lisa, and local businessman Ronnie Perry are well aware…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard McMINNVILLE CIVIC CENTER The Red Cross has contacted the city of McMinnville to check on the Civic Center’s availability as a disaster shelter for some of the thousands of Hurricane Katrina victims who have poured into Tennessee.While the Civic Center remains a possibility, local Red Cross…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Store owner Jess Whitlock stands next to the gas pump that shows the price will be doubled to $3.50 per gallon, not $7. (Duane Sherrill photo) A local retailer is being sued by the state for allegedly gouging customers at the gas pumps by charging…

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