Ready for a ‘Wild’ one:Pioneers set to face Tullahoma
By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard A pass slips through the grasp of Warren County’s Jon Creek (80) as Tyler Wolf defends during last Friday’s 45-14 loss to the Cookeville Cavaliers. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Pioneers will be looking to turn things around in Tullahoma tonight, when they face the Wildcats…
Read MoreCommodores on guard against I-AA Richmond
NASHVILLE (AP) — The Vanderbilt Commodores have been saying all the right things about not getting too excited over their historic 3-0 start and how they really are taking it one game at a time. Here comes Division I-AA Richmond to see if that’s really true. Richmond (1-2) went 2-9 last season just like the…
Read MoreGeneral Sessions: Ross hears 73-person court docket
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 73-person arraignment docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court as the afternoon session was canceled due to the funeral of former Circuit Court Clerk Buck Vinson, who was killed in a wreck Friday.Included in court action: Bradley Martin was…
Read MoreStoners face drug charges after letting officer search their car
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A couple pulled over for not wearing their seatbelts faces drug trafficking charges after lawmen allegedly found drugs in both their vehicle and home.The defendants, Bobby Ray Stoner Jr., 36, Tonya Ruth Stoner, 43, are both charged with manufacture of drugs and possession of drug…
Read MoreMan accused of molesting girl serves 10 days in plea bargain
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Reluctance of the teen-age victim to endure another trial prompted a plea bargain Thursday in which a man accused of molesting a young family member will serve 10 days in jail.The defendant, William Jewell Jr., entered a guilty plea Thursday before Circuit Court Judge Bart…
Read MoreTiemans honored in Washington, D.C.
By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Pictured are members of the Tieman family, front row, from left, Rachael and Andreea. Back row, David, Diann, Michael, Marv and Kelly. (Photo provided) Marv and Diann Tieman don’t see what all the fuss is about when they’re praised for adopting children. The Morrison couple says…
Read MoreHoot-n-Holler Farm schedules all-day music fest for Red Cross
By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard When Mike and Kim Pettrey decided to open Hoot-n-Holler Farm, a 40-acre live music venue, they didn’t think they would be helping hurricane victims.“It’s something we wanted to do for a long time,” said Kim. “We wanted to put something in this community where the whole…
Read MoreAngus joins historic downtown church
By AMY FOSTER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard First United Methodist Church pastor Steve Angus has been with the local church for about three months. Steve and his wife, Gretchen, have six children. After just three months at First United Methodist Church, Pastor Steve Angus has settled into his new position in McMinnville.“The…
Read MoreWoman admits false rape charge
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A woman who cried rape now faces charges of filing a false report after police determined she made up the whole story.The suspect, Jessica Lynn Nolan, 26, was charged with filing a false police report after she broke down during questioning by police and admitted…
Read MoreREAD TO RUN:City gets set for 2nd half-marathon
By AMY FOSTER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Local runners Freddie Hoover, left, and Bobby Kirby, center, make their way up a lengthy hill on South Chancery Street during last year’s half-marathon. (Rob Nunley photo) After much success with the 2004 half-marathon, the city of McMinnville is completing plans for the second annual…
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