By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Calls for service continue to soar as police are still responding to record numbers of calls in the city, according to crime statistics released by McMinnville Police Department this week. The numbers for the first quarter of January through March show there were 3,764 calls answered…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Now that phase 1 of the Main Street project is finished, there have been several events held at Court Square with upcoming events including a prayer meeting and a wedding. With downtown now a popular venue, Parks and Recreation views this as a topic that needs…

Photo provided Recently inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society at Cumberland University are, from left, Courtney Martin, Dr. Charles Collier and Candace Stubblefield. Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society has recently inducted three new members from Cumberland University. Local residents Dr. Charles Collier, dean of the School of Education and assistant professor…

Poetry by Ricky Vinson and James Pack, in front, took first place in a recent contest sponsored by the Literary Club at the Motlow College McMinnville Center. Their poetry will be published in Mosaic, a student journal published by the college. Motlow College students James Pack and Ricky Vinson took top honors in a recent…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard CURRAN Adding another twist to the downtown street vendors story, when the Board of Mayor and Aldermen met to discuss the vendors ordinance Tuesday, a motion was immediately made and then seconded to defer voting on it until the next board meeting. Where?s the twist? The…

Warren County is one of 10 rural Tennessee counties given special attention to help fight childhood obesity. Local residents now have a resource to help obese and overweight children find local, personally directed nutrition services, and it?s all at their fingertips. Sponsored by the Tennessee Dietetic Association (TDA), a new link called ?High BMI ?…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A proposed sign ordinance would limit city businesses to three signs within three feet of the store window. Cheap-Smoke Tobacco Outlet on North Chancery Street is among the businesses that would have to make changes if the ordinance is passed. McMinnville?s Regional Planning Commission has decided…

Cookeville resident Richard R. Officer died Feb. 28 at Civic Center Rehabilitation Center in Birmingham, Ala., after an extended illness. He was a dispatcher for the Algood Police Department and owned and operated The Smoke Shoppe at Cookeville Mall. He was the son of Robert Officer and June Maloney. He is survived by a brother,…

Rock Island resident Otis LaTane Burgess, 79 died May 6 at NHC Healthcare in Smithville. A retired cosmetologist, she was a member of the Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her parents, Otis and Oma Burch McGinnis Burgess. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law John and Susan Whitt of Kentucky, granddaughter Allyson…

WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate gave final approval Thursday to a $70 billion election-year package of tax cuts that will extend lower rates for investors and also save billions for families with above-average incomes. Republicans promised the bill will produce economic gains for the nation ? and hoped it would give a much-needed boost to President…