City High School REUNION
City High letterman jackets and newspaper clippings fill the window at Warren County Furniture. The schedule of events for the City High School Reunion, to be held Sept. 1 & 2, are as follows: Friday, Sept. 1 ? 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ? Silent Auction ? Auction items will be on display at Regions…
Read MoreChurch addition on the way
Photo provided A groundbreaking ceremony was held Aug. 17 for First Assembly of God?s multipurpose/recreation building. Pictured, from left, are Keith Bouldin, Tri-State Development; Sammy Lee, pastor, David Patterson and Garry McCormick, trustees; Tyron Argo, treasurer; and Ray Talbert, Homeland Community Bank. The church is located at 112 Club Drive.
Read MoreAll local schools now meeting No Child Left Behind guidelines
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard COX The Warren County School System is now in good standing with the No Child Left Behind act after having met all adequate yearly progress goals for two years in a row, according to director of instruction Bobby Cox. The achievement has put Warren County…
Read MoreWoman fights off attemped abduction
By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ROBLES A Sparta Street man faces kidnapping charges after he allegedly tried to abduct a woman within sight of his own home as her young son witnessed the attack from their vehicle. The suspect, Ramone A. Varas Robles, 48, is charged with assault and kidnapping for…
Read MoreOver 500 expected to attend City High reunion
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard C.N. Womack was principal of City High in 1967-68, his first year as a local principal. He?s spent 47 years in school administration ? and counting. There is a full slate of events this weekend for the City High School reunion, which over 500 alumni…
Read MoreNew city water meters are being installed now
By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Some city residents can expect to see a slight increase in their water bills beginning next month. The water department has successfully completed training and has installed 500 of the new energy-efficient electric meters in residential homes throughout McMinnville. The meters were purchased from Volunteer Utility…
Read MoreCooper pleads not guilty to federal charges
By BILL POOVEY Associated Press Writer Tennessee state Sen. Jerry Cooper, D-McMinnville, right, walks with attorney Jerry Summers, left, and attorney Marya Wegenka, second from left, into the Joel W. Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga yesterday prior to pleading not guilty to charges of bank fraud, mail fraud and fraud conspiracy. CHATTANOOGA ? Federal charges…
Read MoreBullets rip through Crisp Springs home
By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Investigators suspect three teens playing with a gun as the reason bullets were fired into a Crisp Springs house over the weekend. One of the boys, a juvenile age 17, is charged with reckless endangerment for the incident which happened at 5030 Crisp Springs Road around…
Read MoreBryan has wing named in his honor
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard This sign will be placed in the wing of the Virginia Historical Society named after McMinnville native Charles F. Bryan Jr. McMinnville native Charles F. Bryan, Jr., son of the late Charles Faulkner Bryan and Edith Hillis Bryan, was recently honored by the Virginia Historical…
Read MoreWoman killed by semi truck
By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard This tractor trailer hit and killed Pam Rankhorn when she stepped into its path on the bypass early Tuesday morning. A woman out for a midnight stroll was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on the bypass Tuesday morning near Wal-Mart. The victim, Pam Rankhorn,…
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