By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local man faces drug trafficking charges after police caught him with 60 grams of cocaine. The suspect, Stephen A. Waller, 31, is charged with possession of cocaine for resale and possession of marijuana. He is being held under a $175,000 bond. According to police reports,…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Shonda Taylor is the first female firefighter in the city of McMinnville. She has been with the department since March 29. Helping people and doing her best to save other?s property is how Shonda Taylor, 28, sees her job at McMinnville Fire Department. Taylor has recently…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County residents are invited to participate in the third ?Tarp the Truck? event this Thursday, May 11 at the fairground convenience center beginning at 8 a.m. According to county litter grant coordinator Mary Lou Ward, the program, which is funded by a grant from…

NASHVILLE (AP) The parents of Pamela Rogers, the former teacher who admitted to having sex with a 13-year-old boy and then allegedly violated probation by sending him sexually explicit videos of herself, say their daughter is a ?good soul? who began having emotional problems after her marriage failed. “Like everyone, she wanted a fairy tale…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In his first appearance downtown in almost two years, ?The Hot Dog Man? Brian Curran was a big hit Friday evening. The enjoyment of the moment was overshadowed by the fact it only lasted two hours, as his presence coincided with the special performance by Kyle…

James Clark photo A black Honda driven by Jamie Anderson was traveling toward McMinnville on Old Shelbyville Road when she collided head-on with a white Pontiac Grand Am driven by Lisa Green. The noon-time crash occurred just past the intersection with Shangri La Lane. Both drivers were taken to River Park for non life-threatening injuries.…

BEATY Ten Middle Tennessee high school seniors who have overcome hardships to find success in their young lives were honored for their perseverance last week during the eighth annual Neill-Sandler Strive for Excellence Banquet at MTSU. The 10 students, who were nominated by their schools and school systems, have recovered from tough times. In spite…

SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) A Gwinnett County high school suspended a junior for singing a song in class that referred to shooting a teacher. Beth Anne Cox, a junior from Peachtree Ridge High School, was suspended for singing: ?On top of Old Smokey, all covered with blood, I shot my poor teacher with a .44 slug.?…

WASHINGTON (AP) High pump prices are pinching the pocketbooks of seven in 10 Americans, a financial hardship that more middle- and higher-income drivers say they are beginning to feel, an AP-Ipsos poll found. With gasoline prices topping $3 a gallon for regular unleaded in many areas, people say they are driving less, cutting short vacations…

WASHINGTON (AP) HAYDEN President Bush?s CIA nominee, Gen. Michael Hayden, canvassed Capitol Hill on Tuesday addressing Republican and Democratic concerns about a military officer running the civilian agency and about his close ties to the warrantless surveillance program. In a break with the White House, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., said he was surprised by…