It was a dog-gone good day at Midway?s Fourth of July pet show. Joining in the festivities is Baby, who?s showing off why Chihuahuas are No. 1 when it comes to putting out fires. Baby is held by his owner, Lorraine Kirby. There?s an abundance of red, white and blue on Amber Spurlock?s entry in…

The float called ?40s Wash Day captured third place in the Morrison parade to commemorate the town?s 150th birthday. As communities around Warren County decorated and dressed in their finest red, white and blue, and braved the summer heat to celebrate the Fourth of July, Morrison joined right in. But this small-town community with the…

By Margaret hobbs Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard KELSEY GROSS Viola Valley Homecoming organizers are announcing their third annual Little Miss Viola Valley Pageant. The pageant is for girls between the ages of 4-7 years old. Pageant contestants must be sponsored by a Viola resident or business. Little Miss Viola Valley Kelsey Gross, daughter…

Margo Howard Dear Margo: I am 28 years old, and have never had a good relationship with my mother. We just started talking again about two years ago and have gotten pretty close. Well, she let me use a few of her credit cards to buy furniture and some household things for my new home.…

McMinnville resident and Overton County native Stella Mai Burks, 87, was born March 16, 1919 and died July 6 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Vernatus Bilbrey and Cordelia Davis Carmack. She was married to Isaac Mitchell…

Northcutts Cove resident Speeker L. Myers, 66, died July 8 at his home. A U.S. Army veteran, he was the son of Clifton and Abby Schieser Myers; and was also preceded in death by sister, Adell Myers; brothers, Cordell, Billy and Earl Myers. He is survived by his wife, Jackie Myers; sons, Jack ?T,? Carlos…

McMinnville resident and Van Buren County native Lector Ora Reese, 98, was born Feb. 5, 1908 and died July 4 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired textile industry employee and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Titus and Mary Maude Dillon Barlow. She was…

Everett Royce Northcutt, 71, of McMinnville died Saturday, July 8 at his residence. Born on July 10, 1934 in Warren County, he was a former employee of Hobbs Tire Shop, a retired employee of Carrier, and a member of Unity Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by parents Dee and Mabel Smartt Northcutt,…

MEMPHIS (AP) Judge McCraw Weber said he will likely rule this week on whether Mary Winkler is granted bond. A small-town preacher whose wife is charged with killing him took part in accepting suspicious checks from Canada and Nigeria that were deposited in the family?s bank accounts, a defense lawyer said Thursday. “As a family…

PITTMAN CENTER, Tenn. (AP) Adams Rick Adams jokes that he uses the “Andy Griffith Show” as a good training film for new police officers. Even the Pittman Center mayor and the vice mayor compare the town to the fictional Mayberry. “But we don’t have problems in Pittman,” Adams said. “Mayberry had a lot more crime…