James Clark photo Two-year-old Aaron Davenport, left, and his brother Matthew, 1, enjoy a sunny Tuesday afternoon playing outside. As is usually the case with brothers, Matthew wants the toy Aaron is riding.

Motlow College officials announced this week that 556 students attained academic honors on the college?s dean?s list and honor roll for the spring 2006 semester. To be included on the dean?s list, full-time students must have a GPA of 3.5 to 4.0. The honor roll requires a GPA of 3 to 3.49. Motlow students, according…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Giving back to the community while cleaning a little of it is what several misdemeanor violators will be doing Saturday, June 17 while washing cars compliments of Judge Larry Ross. ?It?s free,? said Holly Bain of PSI, one of the probation officers who will be overseeing…

Three Warren County residents received scholarships from the College of Business Board of Trustees at Tennessee Tech?s 31st annual College of Business Scholarships and Awards Banquet. Leah Cunningham received the James W. Arnet Endowed Scholarship. Cunningham is a sophomore at Tech majoring in basic business. Brandon McGee received the Michael Cowan Scholarship. McGee is a…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard James Martin stands next to the 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS he won May 27 in Las Vegas. The car was delivered to McMinnville on Monday. There?s a saying that goes, ?What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.? For McMinnville residents James and Deborah Martin, they?re glad…

Bill Zechman photo State Rep. Charles Curtiss welcomes Bobby Ray Elementary School fifth-grade students, from left, Bliss Zechman, Andrew Crouch and Alex Walker, to Capitol Hill recently when the trio served as pages for the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Baird graduates from University of the South Rebecca Ruth Baird of McMinnville, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Wade Baird, was awarded a bachelor of arts degree in psychology at the University of the South?s 2006 commencement ceremonies held in All Saints? Chapel on the Sewanee campus May 14. The University of the South is…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Bluegrass music will be performed this Friday night as Main Street Live continues with the husband and wife duo of Jim and Inge Wood. Jim is a six-time Tennessee fiddle champion. A husband-and-wife duo of Jim and Inge Wood are scheduled to offer a taste of…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Two men who were systematically stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment from the old Powermatic building in Westwood face felony charges. The defendants, Royce Cothren, 34, and Stephen L. West, 47, are charged with theft over $10,000, burglary and vandalism. ?They were taking…

Tom Duggin photo/ Smithville Review The famed General Lee soars high above Tennessee Motor Speedway during the grand finale of this past weekend?s DukesFest. This jump, made by stunt man, Cory Eubanks, set a new world record of 202 feet. Eubanks was a stunt man on the original ?Dukes of Hazzard? TV series, which ran…