Jim Shemwell turned in his letter of resignation as head coach of the Warren County Senior High School boys basketball team. Shemwell?s record in 1979-80 was 2-22, while in the 1980-81 season it improved to 14-13.(April 1, 1981)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A mumps epidemic is sweeping across Iowa in the nation?s biggest outbreak in at least 17 years, baffling health officials and worrying parents. As of Thursday, 245 confirmed, probable or suspected cases of mumps had been reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health since mid-January. The federal Centers for Disease…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard Matt and Mary Winkler are pictured with two of their children. The life of a preacher?s wife is not always the ray of sunshine it may appear, says Benny Benjamin, a 30-year preacher and longtime grief counselor. ?Being a preacher, I know the pressures a preacher?s wife…

Charles W. Johnson photo Singer, songwriter and accomplished musician Michael Johnson performed at Songwriters Night with Jacky Jack White and Friends Friday night. Johnson is probably best known for his chart-topping hit ?Bluer Than Blue.?

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard Scott Willet portrays Jesus Christ as he carries a giant cross down Chancery Street yesterday afternoon. About 50 people participated in a three-mile, interdenominational Jesus Walk. After yesterday afternoon, Scott Willet knows just a touch of the pain Jesus Christ experienced. Walking barefooted and carrying a roughly…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard TURNER After drug testing students for around a decade, the school board wants to implement random drug testing for all Warren County teachers. The proposal, which has been discussed with the teachers union during ongoing contract negotiations, has not been greeted with open arms. ?We?re not for…

CLEMONS Local attorney Phillip Terry Clemons is announcing his candidacy for the office of District Attorney General for the 31st Judicial District of Warren and Van Buren counties. Clemons believes the people are ready for a change, and deserve a tough, hard-working, and dedicated district attorney who believes in justice, meted out with fairness and…

McMinnville resident Frank (Buddy) Tittsworth, 56, died March 31 at Murfreesboro Medical Center after a sudden illness. A truck driver for B.J. Smotherman and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Napolean and Emma Puckett Tittsworth. He is survived by daughter Dawn Tittsworth of Nashville, sons Toby and Hank…

McMinnville resident Frances Irene Bain, 70, died March 30 at Vanderbilt Medical Center after an extended illness. An employee of Batesville Casket Company for 22 years, she was a member of Providence Baptist Church and was the daughter of the late William Troy and Minnie Denny Self. She was also preceded in death by husband…