Man airlifted after vehicle rolls
Duane Sherrill photo Victor Jimeniz is airlifted from the scene Tuesday evening after a life flight helicopter made its landing on Sparta Highway. Jimeniz was injured in a single-car accident when he lost control of his vehicle and it rolled.
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After months of planning, the City High reunion has arrived and will take place today and tomorrow. Just like the city of McMinnville has changed over the years, so have the graduates of City High. It?s been a long time since the school closed its doors in 1969. Pictured below are some City High graduates…
Read MoreCivic Center fees increase today
By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Fees at McMinnville Civic Center have increased. Daily admission to the Civic Center will now be the same for city and county residents. Pictured is John Mason, front, and Patrick Perkins. Mason is an 82-year-old fitness advocate and frequent visitor to the Civic Center. McMinnville residents…
Read MoreCity OKs downtown carriage rides: Move comes after officials placed heavy restrictions on hot dog sales
By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard GARING Carriage rides one, street vendors zero. McMinnville city officials took a look at an ordinance that would restrict carriage rides in the Downtown Historic District, but decided no ordinance was needed. The last ordinance regarding downtown activities ended with several months of debate and ended…
Read MoreR.L. Yates, 59
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County native R.L. Yates, 59, died Aug. 29 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness. A construction worker, he was the son of Robert Franklin and Hallie Wheeler Yates; and was preceded in death by his wife, Norma Jean Yates; and brother, Ray Deen Priest. He is survived by…
Read MorePamela Joyce Rankhorn, 45
McMinnville resident and Chattanooga native Pamela Joyce Rankhorn, 45, died Aug. 29 at River Park Hospital. A delivery person for Papa John?s and a member of Bethel Hill Baptist Church, she was the daughter of William H. Cutts and Imogene Brooks. She is survived by daughter, Ashley Rankhorn of Livingston; future son-in-law, Mike Baker of…
Read MoreLillie Marie Williams Boyd, 90
Rock Island resident and Marion County native Lillie Marie Williams Boyd, 90, died Aug. 29 at River Park Hospital after an eight-day illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Walter A. and Lemma Henry Williams; and was preceded in death by her husband, Roscoe Boyd; grandchildren,…
Read MoreTo some, Alabama?s last-place finish not bad this time
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama finished 50th in another national ranking, but this one is not viewed in a negative light by many state officials. A new study shows that when state, city and county taxes are combined, Alabama ranks last in the nation in taxes paid per capita. ?It?s a significant competitive advantage to be…
Read MoreSurviving pilot had clean flying record
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) James Polehinke had a clean record as a pilot, with no accidents or mistakes, but he made a fatal error as he taxied Comair Flight 5191 down the runway: He made a wrong turn and tried to take off from a runway that was too short. The crash killed 49 people ?…
Read MoreFrist may not have fulfilled medical license requirements
WASHINGTON (AP) FRIST Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist acknowledged Tuesday that he may not have met all the requirements needed to keep his medical license active ? even though he gave paperwork to Tennessee officials indicating that he had. The state of Tennessee requires its licensed physicians to complete 40 hours of continuing medical education…
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