TODAY, MAY 14 Decoration will be held at Fuston Cemetery. Donations for upkeep may be sent to Ralph Griffith, 309 Garfield Street, McMinnville, 37110. MONDAY, MAY 15 A representative with Social Security will be at the Senior Center for deadline of enrollment in the Medicare Part D Plan. FRIDAY, MAY 19 The Warren County Family…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Ten people were sentenced Wednesday in circuit court criminal division by Judge Bart Stanley. Included in circuit court action: ? Brandon Braden was ordered to serve 93 days of a four-year sentence and perform 60 hours public service work for prescription fraud. ? Bradley Martin must…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard WISEMAN Attorneys made their final arguments Friday in the motion for a new trial in the wrongful death suit brought against River Park Hospital by the family of Jewell Wayne Barkes, which resulted in a $7.2 million settlement, the largest award ever assessed in Warren…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Scottie Weiss, 34, of Radford, Va., came in well ahead of the field to take first place in the pro class of the Highland Rim Cycling Classic yesterday. The Highland Rim Cycling Classic raced into town this weekend with riders from an estimated 20 states…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard Travis Hoover sits on the shoulders of Justin Morton during a Court Square rally Friday afternoon supporting Christian values. Not all Warren County teens are experimenting with sex, drugs and alcohol. Some are not afraid to stand up and support a Christian lifestyle and about 50 of…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard BLANTON A convicted sex offender already serving time on multiple forgery charges escaped from Van Buren County Jail last Sunday and is still at large, according to Van Buren County Sheriff Donnie Evans. Joel Blanton, 25, was serving time for forgery convictions in both Warren…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard City animal control officer Faye Prater removes the dog owned by E.W. and Ova Graves from their home Friday morning. ?Shocked? and ?numb? were words friends and family members used to describe their feelings after a murder-suicide claimed the lives of a husband and wife Thursday night.…

Pottery is stacked to the ceiling at Decoration and Handcrafts Isis on Chancery Street. Pictured are, from left, Delores Serna, Isis Almaguer and Guadalupe Vazquez. Congratulations for finding today?s Business Pulse hidden all the way back here behind the Mother?s Day greetings. What I find interesting is when the Standard published special pet greetings in…

Pam Cantrell photo Buffy Gaither has joined the friendly sales staff at McMinnville Ford located on Manchester Highway.

Things that have been learned from mom: ? My mother taught me about RELIGION. ?You better pray that will come out of the carpet.? ? My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. ?If you don?t straighten up, I?m going to knock you into the middle of next week!? ? My mother taught me about LOGIC.…