By Dale Stubblefield Some of you may have missed several of my top-notch stories last week in the Southern Standard, and I know it may have been very difficult for some of you. But last week, yours truly took some much-needed vacation time, taking the family on a little journey. It’s been a long time…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Monday night’s Warren County Commission meeting featured a somewhat bizarre situation concerning a possible phone scam involving the Harrison Ferry water project reported to County Executive John Pelham during the meeting. ‘Something that has troubled me greatly was told to me during the break,’ said Pelham after returning from a 10-minute…

By James Clark Director of Schools Dr. Jerry Hale was given a gold watch yesterday after an announcement that he is Superintendent of the Year for the Upper Cumberland region. The announcement came during an in-service program at the middle school for all teachers in the Warren County School System. ‘Not only does he give…

By LISA HOBBS Those who missed the first Citizens Police Academy offered by McMinnville Police Department will be getting a second chance. The next course is scheduled to begin Aug. 30 and continue until Nov. 15. The course will offer insight into how officers perform their duties and how the department serves the community while…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Pictured are, from left, Corker, Ed Porter, Terry Hines and Steve Bennett. In the aftermath of a disaster that Warren County nurserymen are reporting is the worst in their memory, United States lawmakers are paying close attention to the concerns of a number of agricultural businesses, collectively known as the Green…

By DUANE SHERRILL Wadding creeks and climbing bluffs, deputies pursued a 17-year-old escapee for miles Tuesday before snagging him in a creek bed. The teen, whose name was not revealed by lawmen because he is a juvenile, walked off this week from a Department of Children’s Services facility in Nashville. The exact nature of his…

By JAMES CLARK DUGGIN Back in the 1960s, Tom Duggin’s vision for a thriving shopping center away from downtown McMinnville was not embraced. In fact, according to Duggin, our own Chamber of Commerce rallied against the idea. ‘Back then, Main Street was the only business district in town,’ said Duggin. ‘That’s where all the money…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON As expected, the County Commission voted overwhelmingly to pass a budget with no property tax increase for the fifth consecutive year. With 23 of 24 commissioners present, the official vote was 21-2 to set a tax rate of $2.31 for fiscal year 2007-08, exactly the same as last year’s rate. The…

Spencer resident John Leland (Buster) Bouldin, 84, died July 16 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville after an extended illness. A surveyor with the state of Tennessee and a member of the Church of Christ, he served his country in the U.S. Army as a private during World War II and was a member of the…

McMinnville resident and Danby, Vt., native Evelyn Dorothy Krofssik, 84, died July 12 at NHC Healthcare after a short illness. A homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church, she was the daughter of Edward and Agnes Champagne Beauregard, and was preceded in death by her husband, Morris Krofssik in 1997. She is survived by…