By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard DAVIS Moving forward with their plans to replace all the old city water meters with more efficient electronic water meters, city officials are in the process of obtaining funding to do just that. Water system revenue and capital outlay notes totaling $1.2 million will be used…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Cutting-edge technology helped save a couple from the wilderness Sunday night when they called 911 by cellphone after crashing their four-wheeler deep in the woods in the southern portion of the county. ?It?s a real success story for the technology we have here,? said 911 director…

Mrs. Minerva Wells Eversole, 88, of McMinnville died Saturday, June 24 at NHC Healthcare. Born March 25, 1918 in Hazard, Ky., she was a homemaker, member of Little Samuel Memorial Baptist Church and attended Cumberland Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Eversole was preceded in death by her parents, William and Scytha Drake Wells; husband…

Spencer resident and Crossville native Milton Wilson, 68, died June 24 at his home. A nightwatchman with the Van Buren County Highway Department, he was the son of the late Joe and Willie Bouldin Wilson and was preceded in death by brothers, Ernest, Hayden, Shirley, Homer, Dibrell and Howard Wilson. He is survived by his…

McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Leonard Ray Young, 66, died June 24 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness. A self-employed nursery worker, he attended the Baptist Church and was the son of Chris and Cleo Luna Young. He was preceded in death by brother John Young. He is survived by wife Pam Myers…

McMinnville resident and West Point, Miss., native James Cook, Jr., 85, was born June 6, 1921 and died June 23 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. An aircraft builder at AVCO for 30 years, a veteran of the United States Army, having served during WWII, and a member of the Smartt Church of…

McMinnville resident and East Prairie, Mo., native Charles Edward (Chuck) Whitmire, 79, was born Jan. 28, 1927 and died June 22 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following a lingering illness. A retired clerk with Kingwood Foodland and a veteran of the United States Navy, he was the son of the late John Talmen and Bertie…

ATLANTA (AP) A jury convicted 79-year-old Lena Driskell of murder Friday in the shooting of her 85-year-old former boyfriend, rejecting her plea of insanity. The judge sentenced her to life in prison plus five years for the death of Herman Winslow. Defense attorneys said she would not be eligible for parole for 30 years. After…

Chuck Shepherd Ronald Blankenship, a shoe repairman in Birmingham, Ala., finished second in June’s Democratic primary for sheriff and was placed in a run-off, when the Birmingham News discovered details of an apparently shady past: faking his death in connection with an insurance policy, assault and passing bad checks. Blankenship’s defense, a week later: It…

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) Gov. Phil Bredesen, left, and Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn answer questions after announcing Nissan North America will move its corporate headquarters to Tennessee. Tennessee’s top tax incentives aren’t just for the biggest investors anymore. Lawmakers last month voted to create more generous tax inventive offers for smaller ? though still…