By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 113-person docket was heard in General Sessions Traffic Court by Judge Larry Ross Thursday. Included in traffic court action: Robert L. Popplewell was bound over to the grand jury on charge of violation of habitual traffic offender status and must serve 90 days for violation…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard C. TAYLOR Who doesn?t begin to get nervous when a police officer pulls up? Receiving a tip card instead of a ticket might be a way to ease that apprehension. McMinnville Police Department officers have started handing out tip cards to local residents. The cards are…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Twelve people were indicted Friday by the Warren County grand jury. Included in the tribunal?s indictments: David Driver was indicted on the charge of aggravated assault for allegedly hitting a man in the head with a beer bottle during a domestic incident. James Paul Hill was…

Photo provided Kroger had local Girl Scout Troop 468 bring gifts to the store last week for local housing authority children. Pictured are, front row, from left, Bethany Porter, Kyra Hillis, Jordan Stewart and Emily Grove. Back row, Morgan Price, Mackenzie Pistole, Adam Pistole, Cassie Merrimen and Katlyn Herrin.

Flu season is just around the corner and the Warren County Health Department is ready to offer flu shots this Thursday, Dec. 14, at Westwood Church of Christ. The clinic is from noon to 5 p.m. ?October and November are often the best months to get the influenza vaccine because that?s generally before we begin…

Lisa Hobbs photo Terrie Mullican and Alpha Rhea won the distinctive honor of West Elementary Co-Teachers of the Year after the school?s voting ended in a tie. Every Warren County School can name a Teacher of the Year. From those, one will be chosen as Teacher of the System and move on to compete for…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Despite tougher measures governing alcohol at private parties at McMinnville Civic Center, one 18-year-old managed to fall between the cracks over the weekend as he was arrested for illegal consumption of alcohol during a company Christmas party at the city-owned facility. The arrest of Trent Corbin…

James Clark photo McMinnville?s two Rotary clubs teamed with Tennessee Tech to bring three chemistry professors to WCMS on Monday. WCMS YouthAct Club members are pictured with Rotary members and the professors, front row, from left, Will Marttala, Shelby Marttala, ReAnna Wolters, Grant Seaborn, Cailey Boyd and Beto Maldonado. Second row, Judith Roney, Kevin Dunlap,…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard DENTON Warren County Commissioners had a choice at budget time this year: institute a 17-cent property tax increase, or borrow almost $800,000 in capital outlay notes to fund a number of projects and expenses beyond the county?s budget. Commissioners chose the latter, voting 16-6 to…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A couple flying out of Warren County Memorial Airport was killed Saturday afternoon when their small plane clipped a tree just short of a runway in Maryland. The victims, pilot Timothy Kramer, 49, of College Station, Texas, and Deborah Giant, 50, of Bryan, Texas, were on…