Rob Nunley photos A pair of ?Pioneer? squads clashed in the 5- and 6-year-old boys coach-pitch league Monday night, when Pioneer Building Supply took on Pioneer Pediatrics at Mansfield Field. Wesley Jennings of Pioneer Pediatrics applies the tag to Building Supply runner Alex Ellis, who hit the dirt just a little shy of reaching second…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard OJ Cummins Big Band Sound will be the first of 13 bands to liven up Friday nights in downtown McMinnville during the Summer Concert Series offered by Main Street McMinnville. Clear your calendars, because it?s back! From June through August, Main Street Live will once again…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville Parks and Recreation and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) have joined to host this year?s Kid?s Free Fishing Frenzy at a private pond which almost guarantees that the fish will fall for the bait, hook, line and sinker. The event will be held on…

Photo provided School Board chairperson Dr. Deborah Watlington, right, presents the school system May Employee of the Month award to Eastside teacher Michelle Lewis.

Tennessee Tech announces graduates About 1,150 graduates walked across the stage at Tennessee Tech University?s Hooper Eblen Center this spring, bringing TTU?s overall graduation total to more than 58,000 since 1915. Tennessee Tech was ranked this year in U.S.News and World Report magazine?s 2006 America?s Best Colleges as a top public university in the South…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard After an audit showed that Rafkin Acquisition Partners, locally known as Charter Communications, has underpaid the City of McMinnville when it comes to franchise fees, Charter subscribers could be asked to make up the difference. The amount the city claims to be underpaid is $21,460 in…

Lisa Hobbs photo After receiving art classes at Senior Center of McMinnville/Warren County, Beersheba Heights held its first art exhibit for residents who attended the class. Held May 26 at 2 p.m., the exhibit will be open to the public for the next week. Beersheba Heights is located at 420 E. Main St.

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard No one who had dealings with reputed Short Mountain marijuana traffickers Morris Roller and Jeff Young is safe as lawmen prepare for the next round of arrests. ?It?s not over,? said Sheriff Jackie Matheny one week after two Short Mountain ranchers were arrested on federal drug…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Parks and Recreation maintenance supervisor Mark Kell uses a blower to remove the bubbles from the fountain in order to get a closer look at the damage. Vandals, dubbed the ?Bubble Bandits,? caused havoc Monday night when an unidentified foam producing substance was placed into two…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Taking Sheriff?s vehicles home allows Sheriff?s deputies to respond more quickly to emergencies and react at any hour of the day or night, even if they are off duty. A rapid response to an emergency is why Sheriff Jackie Matheny said his department will continue the…