By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard RUTHERFORD City administrator hopeful David Rutherford took one more look at the city of McMinnville on Tuesday. Unlike his last visit with city officials, Rutherford described this one as more relaxed but still as busy as the last. Included in the day was time spent with…

Park Reruns: Park Reruns can be submitted by mail at P.O. Box 7050, McMinnville, 37111 or by e-mail at [email protected]. THIS WEEK?S RERUN: Park Theatre times in the early 1950s. I went to the Park Theatre a lot on Saturday morning to see double shows. It was hard for us to get a quarter for…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MELTON A man who mugged his former roommate after his wife lured the victim into a rural graveyard will spend seven years in the state penitentiary. The defendant, Mark Melton, has been sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to serve seven years on charges of…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 60-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court. Included in court action: ? Aaron R. George was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of conspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphetamine. ? Jeffery Dennison was given an 11-29…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard Jeanne Hagar, the new principal at Boyd Christian School, is proud of the new hardwood floor in the Bronco gym. After leading Boyd Christian School?s athletic department for almost a decade, Jeanne Hagar now has an even bigger challenge. Hagar has been named the new principal at…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville?s arboretum could become a tourist attraction if certified as a Level 2 Tennessee Arboretum. Seasonal worker Cerissa Tittsworth, left, and horticulturist Patrick Haller from the Urban Forestry Department work to get McMinnville Civic Center ready for review. McMinnville?s Tree Trails Sunset Hills Arboretum continues to…

James Clark photo McMinnville fireman Mike ?Moose? Troglen paints a fire hydrant on Mullican Street, one of the city?s approximately 670 hydrants. Troglen and Brandon Powers have been busy painting hundreds of hydrants.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Even though a quarter of the Warren County Commission seats changed hands in this year?s election, it was not nearly as big a change as in the 2002 election when a whopping 11 commission seats changed hands ? almost half of the 24 positions. Apparently…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BARNES After crunching the numbers, McMinnville?s Board of Mayor and Aldermen agreed Tuesday night that not even a 19-cent tax increase will be enough to ease the strain on the city budget. As it stands, city residents are looking at a 25-cent tax increase after a…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard City officials conduct mosquito spraying every summer in an effort to keep down the adult mosquito population. The spraying must be done during cool and damp evening hours to increase the chances of getting rid of the pesky creatures. With mosquito spraying taking place in McMinnville,…