By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard After narrowing the applicants for McMinnville city administrator down to two, the Finance Committee will be interviewing one of the finalists this Friday and the second one Monday. The first applicant to be interviewed is David A. Rutherford from Springfield, Ga. The other finalist is David…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Cumberland Caverns president Roy Davis was one of the driving forces behind opening the cave to the public in 1956. He remains with the tourist attraction today. For not being located in a tourism area, Cumberland Caverns has managed to thrive for five decades as one…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ADCOCK There are no solid leads to the identity of the Bubble Bandits who vandalized two fountains May 29, although tips are coming in daily to McMinnville Police Department and each one will be investigated. ?We have leads we are looking into,? said investigator Derwin Adcock,…

J. Dale Beaty Extension Leader If you want to take advantage of the cost share grants available from the state of Tennessee during the next few months you need a BQA certification from the Tennessee Cattlemen?s Association. I mentioned in the paper last week how the State Department of Agriculture is again offering cost share…

Baby Boy Tiffany and Sonny Roach announce the birth of their son, Ethan Riley Roach. He arrived May 10 at River Park Hospital weighing 8 pounds, 13 1/2 ounces. He is welcomed by brother, Baily Keith Roach. Grandparents include Karen and Mike Allison of Orlando, Fla. and Wilburn and Diane Roach. Baby Girl Madison Gail…

Patty McGiboney Hash, 60, of Rock Island died Wednesday, May 31 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Born on June 19, 1945 in Warren County, she was preceded in death by her father, Orion D. McGiboney and was a self-employed child care provider. Ms. Hash was a member of Friendship The Baptist Church. Survivors include…

McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Kimberly Peterson, 47, died Sunday at NHC Healthcare after extended illness. A retail clerk, she was the daughter of the late Jim Homer and Dean Murphy. She is survived by sons, Kenny Scott and Kyle Johnson, both of McMinnville; daughter-in-law, Jeanette Scott of McMinnville; and sister, Linda Adcock of…

Altamont resident Kenneth Hobbs, 58, died June 4. The son of Walter and Geneva Sanders Hobbs, he was preceded in death by brother, Clinton Hobbs; and sister, Joanne Ware. He is survived by daughter, Cynthia Hobbs of Altamont; son, Ethan Hobbs of Altamont; stepsons, Brandon and Josh Hobbs; brother, Danny and Sandra Hobbs of Altamont;…

McMinnville resident and Grundy County native Freeman Elton Killian, 80, was born Feb. 14, 1926 and died June 5 at his home following an extended illness. A self-employed nurseryman and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Mack and Earline Cathcart Killian. In addition to his parents,…

Cumming, Ga., resident and Warren County native died unexpectedly May 20. A retired horticulture teacher with the DeKalb County, Ga., school system, he was the son of the late Richard and Lala Turner Tittsworth. He is survived by his wife, Linda Pedigo Tittsworth; son, Lee Tittsworth of Cumming; sister, Elladean and Glendon Cantrell; nephew, Wayne…