By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A hearing date for a woman literally left holding the bag by her partner in crime has been set for later this month, with the bag in question containing a methamphetamine lab.The defendant, Kimberly Renee Lowry, 43, is charged with manufacture and possession of meth…

By LISA CHAPMAN / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Christmas is definitely in full swing at Beersheba Heights. Residents have decorated their front doors for their annual contest.“Everyone is working hard,” said activities director Debra Lockridge. “By the middle of December, this place will be lit up like a Christmas tree.”If the three sisters…

By LISA CHAPMAN / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville’s ad hoc committee appointed by Mayor Royce Davenport to draft an ordinance governing street vendors downtown is considering a proposal that would widen the sidewalk around “The Hole” to allow for these types of businesses.“We could extend the sidewalk by a few feet just…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Surveillance tape could end up sending someone to jail as the disappearance of a customer’s wallet at Favorite Market has police eyeing a suspect.The surveillance tape, according to lawmen, shows a clerk at the store in possession of the customer’s wallet despite her insistence she…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Santa Claus will be making his second high-profile visit in just over a week when McMinnville’s annual Christmas parade prances through town tomorrow beginning at 2:30 p.m.While this entrance will be less spectacular than the one he made by parachute last week at Three Star Mall,…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Former Mississippi assistant Matt Luke has been hired at Tennessee as the tight ends and assistant offensive line coach, school officials announced Thursday. Luke succeeds Greg Adkins, who was promoted this week to head…

Jaycee basketball scores from Hickory Creek, as provided by league scorekeepers:McBride’s Window Cleaning 32,Volunteer Bearing 12MW 2 10 8 2 — 32VB 4 6 2 0 — 12MW: Ryan Jennings 14, Hunter Mullican 6, Johnathan Reed 6, Harrison Hale 4, Mark Jones 2.VB: Dylan Jones 4, Peyton Collins 8.—Goolsby’s Sausage 23,DWall Drywall 12GS 4 2…

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Reggie Bush as been compared to Gale Sayers and Marshall Faulk. He’s the front-runner to win the Heisman Trophy and already holds the unofficial title of “Most Exciting Player in College Football.” All those accolades are…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Tuesday’s action in the Gold and Silver bowling league saw Cumberland Lumber end the day on top with 32 points. Crouch Motors is in second with 30 points, while Beacon Federal and Dr Pepper Bottling have 29 points each.Jones Twins Beauty Salon has 27 points,…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Tennessee’s tight ends coach Greg Adkins has been promoted to offensive line coach, team officials announced Wednesday. Adkins, who has been on coach Phillip Fulmer’s staff since 2003, also has been the recruiting coordinator…