Charities need support, church group says
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard The First United Methodist Church invites the public to a Mission Fair to be held this Saturday, May 20, from 10 a.m. to noon in the church?s outreach building. The purpose is to increase awareness of all the local 501(c)(3) and state-run charitable facilities that…
Read MoreBrewers get national recognition: Local business owners grace magazine cover
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Gary and Donna Brewer are on the cover of the May edition of Play Meter. Warren County?s Brewer Amusement Co. is the epitome of the American mom-and-pop business. Owners Gary and Donna Brewer, with the help of their extended families, have taken their coin-operated game…
Read MoreAll beer customers may have to show ID
By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Whether a person looks 21 may soon be a thing of the past as the state legislature is close to requiring universal carding for anyone trying to buy alcohol in Tennessee. ?We are for anything that streamlines the process,? said McMinnville Police Capt. Bryan Denton whose…
Read MoreHurray! Summer vacation is here
Bonnie Collier There are two words almost every student loves to hear ? ?summer vacation!? Daydreams of sleeping late, playing baseball or softball, swimming, or just hanging out fill the heads of children at this time of the school year. Educators and parents know, however, that sometimes children become bored during the summer months without…
Read MoreHospice seeks companions for terminally ill
By Skeeter Flowers Special to the Southern Standard Sometimes we hear the words ?I could never do that?, or ?That work is too depressing.? But then some remarkable person comes forward to tell us they would like to volunteer to help the terminally ill and their families as part of the Lazarus House Hospice team.…
Read MoreHales willing to serve their country
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard U.S. Marine Pfc. Chad Hale, left, and his father Charles show the medals awarded posthumously to Chad?s grandfather, Leveorn Hale, who served in Pacific campaigns during WWII. Chad is being deployed to Iraq in the near future. When Warren County native U.S. Marine Pfc. Chad…
Read MoreFour hurt in crash when car pulls into oncoming traffic
By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard City officer Todd Rowland radios in a report from the scene of a three-vehicle accident on Highway 70 Bypass Monday morning, which sent four to the hospital, as one of the injured is attended to in the background. Four people were injured Monday morning a three-car…
Read MoreFine young scientists
James Clark photo Winners in the Eastside science fair are, front row, from left, Katelyn Glenn, Jaeden Pyburn and Olivia Witt. Back row, Torrye Rigsby, Alec Ferguson, Travis Barnes, Dillon Mason and Samantha White. Not pictured is Briana Herzog.
Read MoreVerizon denies offering customer phone records
NEW YORK (AP) Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday joined fellow phone company BellSouth in denying key points of a USA Today story that said the companies had provided records of millions of phone calls to the government. Verizon has not provided customer call data to the National Security Agency, nor had it been asked to…
Read MoreMiami tops list as worst road rage city
NASHVILLE (AP) Stressed Miami drivers speed, tailgate and cut off other drivers so frequently that it has earned the city the title of worst road rage in a survey released Tuesday. Norwalk, Conn.-based AutoVantage, an automobile membership club offering travel services and roadside assistance, also listed Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles and Boston among the…
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