By MARGARET HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard International Day guest speaker Paulette Estes, at left, describes some interesting facts about Spain to Marilyn Randall. The Warren County Family and Community Education Clubs spent their annual International Day honoring Spain. Having lived in Spain for six years, Paulette Estes was chosen as the guest…

By Margaret hobbs Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard With the deadline of June 14 fast approaching, officials are encouraging all young ladies in grades four through six to enter the annual 4-H Dairy Princess Pageant. The 6:30 p.m. pageant will culminate a day of dairy activities at Three Star Mall Saturday, June 24. Applications…

PHILLIP DOUGAN Philip Dougan has been called as interim pastor of First Baptist Church, Smithville. Brother Dougan served as interim pastor at west Main Baptist Church in Alexandria in 2004-05. He has pastored local churches and served as substitute teacher in high school for several years. He is a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and…

By MARGARET HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Dairy month chairman Lauren Lytle, left, and 2005 Dairy Princess Sarah Colangione exclaim the importance of three dairy products daily. They are encouraging all to participate in June Dairy Month activities during the month, especially Dairy Day at Three Star Mall on June 24. The month…

Southern Standard readers are invited to extend happy birthday and anniversary best wishes to friends and loved ones through this weekly column. Please submit your messages by our noon deadline each Thursday. No more that three wishes to any individual, please. Happy Birthday Wishes: June 8 ? Leah Danielle Talbert, happy 17th birthday to a…

Margo Howard Dear Margo: When I married my husband 11 years ago, I was aware of his penchant for looking at pornographic movies and magazines. He likes to watch them with me and without me. Having grown up in an all-female family, I was never exposed to pornography. I find the movies distasteful and degrading…

James Clark photo McCain Smock gains speed while riding his skateboard on the Civic Center exercise trail. The rising Warren County Middle School eighth-grader has several nifty skateboard moves.

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Before going into McMinnville City Hall for a formal interview Friday evening, David Rutherford, second from left, stops to have a chat with, from left, Alderman Michael Chrisawn, Mayor Royce Davenport and Vice Mayor Patti Nunley. Is McMinnville ready for an experienced city administrator and planner?…

Photos provided Four of the 51 students completing the nursing program at Motlow College this spring are from Warren County. The graduates participated in the college?s annual pinning ceremony, held this year at Franklin Road Baptist Church in Murfreesboro. Since its beginning in 1973, there have been 1,172 Motlow nursing graduates. Sandra Farnsworth, left, and…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard NEAL Republican nominee Mike Neal has announced his candidacy for the office of Warren County Court Clerk. Neal, a life-long Warren County resident, said he believes his business and law enforcement experience, as well as communication and public service skills and personal integrity, qualify him for…