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Family Features Instead of spending another night at a noisy, crowded restaurant, why not partner with a group of friends to take turns hosting a delicious meal at home? Cooking clubs, often called supper clubs or dinner clubs, are a great way to bring people together for a night of good food and good company.…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 50-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court. Included in traffic court action: ‘ Marcelino Sandoval was directed to serve 45 days of an 11-29 sentence, pay $650 plus costs and lose his license for three years for second-offense DUI and driving on a revoked…

The Southern Standard earned two first-place awards for its feature writing and sports reporting Friday at the annual Tennessee Press Association banquet in Nashville. Among the features included in the Standard’s winning entry was a story on the trip to Africa made by local residents Ricky Minton and Jamie Dowdy, and a story on the…

By DUANE SHERRILL A man says he was awakened by his girlfriend beating him repeatedly on the head with her shoe, only to start stomping his groin once he had disarmed her. Meanwhile the woman says she was kept up all night by her boyfriend and his partying friends when she had to work the…

By LISA HOBBS After hearing from both Hart Freeland Roberts, Inc. and James C. Hailey and Company, the city’s Finance Committee gave Hailey their node of approval. ‘I think HFR is an excellent company,’ said Alderman Bobby Kirby. ‘I think they are an excellent firm but nothing I’ve heard has changed my mind about James…

By DUANE SHERRILL Just under two months after she went to jail for her role in the Myers Lane triple murders, Clementine Myers is a free woman, her debt to society paid on time served. However, given the possibility murder conspiracy charges could be resurrected against Myers at any time, freedom could be fleeting. Myers,…

By LISA HOBBS The dream of an indoor pool located in McMinnville may become a reality. Elected officials are expected to vote on a resolution Tuesday night that could end in the city getting a $500,000 grant for building an indoor pool adjacent to McMinnville Civic Center. Parks and Recreation director Carlene Brown will be…

By DUANE SHERRILL A local man was killed while his passenger escaped injury when their truck crashed and overturned on Rocky River Road in neighboring Van Buren County early Saturday morning. The fatally injured victim, Andrew Southard, 24, of McMinnville was driving the Ford F250 pickup when it left the road and overturned around 3…

McMinnville resident and Grundy County native Tom Moran, 74, died July 19 at his home after an extended illness. A retired bridge construction employee and a member of the Church of Christ, he served his country in the U.S. Navy. The son of the late Mark Wilson and Marie Meeks Moran, he was preceded in…