Employee of the Quarter – McMinnville Mayor Royce Davenport, left, names Jeremy Wilson as the city?s Employee of the Quarter. Wilson has worked for the city full time since Aug. 22, 1988. He started out in Parks and Recreation and is currently an employee of the Water and Sewer Department as crew chief of water…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON The third annual Spencer Lively Memorial Blood Drive will be held today in the Magnolia Room of the County Administration Building from 12-6 p.m. The drive will be sponsored and conducted by the Red Cross. Spencer?s mom, Cathy Bennett, says giving blood is something Spencer felt strongly about. ?He got to…

By JAMES CLARK National Guardsman Chris Vickers stands next to a heavily armored ASV while deployed in Iraq. The ASV, equipped with a .50-caliber machine gun, is used in the front and back of convoys for obvious protection purposes. Chris Vickers had a little more than a pair of shoes or a new TV on…

By DUANE SHERRILL In an effort to separate roadways from speedways, McMinnville Police Department will be using a portable radar device to track traffic flow and average speeds throughout the city. ?The radar station motorists will see around the city is there so we can determine traffic flow and where problem areas may be for…

By DUANE SHERRILL The 12-year-old girl who slipped away from school this week to have sex with her adult boyfriend has prompted questions of how a middle school student was able to leave campus for the day and almost get away with it. The girl?s boyfriend, Eduardo Arellano, 18, could face up to 25 years…

By LISA HOBBS KIRBY Alderman Bobby Kirby maintains McMinnville should at least consider a different company for phase II of the downtown revitalization project. Despite Kirby?s objections, McMinnville?s Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 4-2 on Tuesday to proceed with phase II as planned. That means keeping EG&G on board as the project engineer. The…

Show director Stuart Fulkerson will hold open auditions for the upcoming Community Playhouse, Inc. production of the Agatha Christie mystery ?The Hollow” on December 17 at 2 p.m. and December 18 at 7 p.m. at the South Jackson Civic Center in Tullahoma. ?The Hollow? incorporates many of the usual ingredients for a typical Agatha Christie…

By MARGARET HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Red Hat Society member Donna Deaton?s Cheddar-Apple Breakfast Lasagna is featured in the society?s inaugural cookbook. The book showcases over 1,000 recipes, but over 40,000 were submitted. Any lady who has raised five children has to have a collection of recipes, often tried and true and…

By MARGARET HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Red Hat Rockers, from left, Lillie Nunley, Dot Snodgrass, Carolyn Taylor, Jerrel Wood, Faye Stiles, Judy Petitt and Queen Bee Carol Myers prepare for the Christmas parade. Member Muriel Vaughn was unavailable for the photo. The group strives to be involved in community activities, but above…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Dibrell?s Adrian Pena drives the lane for two of his 13 points in the Wildcats? win over Morrison Monday night. The Morrison Eagles were trying to avoid a sweep at home Monday night against Dibrell in seventh- and eighth-grade action. But Dibrell had a big second…