Technicality keeps Gallagher out of race
By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A man denied entry into the school board race feels election officials were too strict by disqualifying his entry because he failed to sign an inside page of his qualifying petition. ?It was splitting hairs,? said Terry Gallagher who had hoped to take on Mike Holland…
Read MoreTech, Motlow offer local students four-year degree
Charles W. Johnson photo These are the first Warren County graduates of the TTU 2+2 program in partnership with Motlow State Community College. Pictured are, front row from left, Emily Hancock, Stephanie Ward, Stephanie Majors, Angela George and Jillian Morton. Second row, Motlow director Melody Edmonds, instructor Nancy Kolodziej, Jennifer Carter, Amy Raymond, Tammy Crittenden,…
Read MoreRoss hears 63-person docket
By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 63-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court. There was only arraignment court Tuesday in regular Sessions Court. Included in traffic court action: ? Christopher Rue was directed to serve 30 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $50…
Read MorePool attendance hits record high
By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard With temperatures May 27 reaching a record high of 91 degrees so did the attendance at the McMinnville Gilley Pool. Throughout the day, the pool had 1,028 people escaping the rising heat for a cool dip in the pool?s water. ?The only complaint we got was…
Read MoreRelay for Life begins tonight: Fund-raiser to honor victims, fight cancer
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Relay for Life luminaria chairperson Delia Walker shows an example to Bobby Ray student Trayton King. A candle will be placed in the bag and lighted for a special candlelight ?Luminaria? ceremony scheduled for 10 p.m. at the event. When the fourth annual Relay for…
Read MoreMAIN STREET PROJECT: Over $4M spent on Phase I
By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard These distinctive streetlights are a highlight of the extensive downtown revitalization project which is said to have cost in excess of $4 million. With the first phase of the Main Street project looking complete, curiosity is getting the better of some taxpayers about the final price…
Read MoreCity Administrator search narrowed to six applicants
By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard And then there were six. Currently that?s how many applicants are left with any hope of occupying the recently vacated city administrator position. That number is promising to decrease even more before the matter gets handed over to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for a…
Read MoreBeating the heat
Charles W. Johnson photo Bobby Ray third-graders were treated to a cool water spray from a McMinnville Fire Department truck yesterday as a reward for collecting the most aluminum cans this semester. The recycling program, initiated by PE teacher Nathan Davis, helps fund the purchase of athletic equipment at the school.
Read MoreBarnes to serve eight years for rape
By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The man who bound a teen-age girl hand and foot with duct tape and raped her at Rock Island back in 2004 will serve eight years in prison. The defendant, Bruce Barnes, 40, entered a no-contest plea Wednesday before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to the…
Read MoreRuth Virginia Mullican, 76
Ruth Virginia Mullican, 76 of McMinnville died May 31, 2006 at River Park Hospital. Born on July 2, 1929 in Warren County, she was a retired employee of Magnetek Century Electric and a Baptist. Mrs. Mullican was preceded in death by parents Willie and Emma Lee Melton, her husband Walker Forrest Mullican, sister Sara Craven,…
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