By James Clark If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind business, look no further than Three Star Mall where you can find Set in Stone. ‘What I have to offer, you can’t get anywhere else in this town,’ said store owner Jeani Spitzer. ‘I’m getting visibility and people are stopping in to see what I have…

By James Clark I have new information to report about the Oriental restaurant that will be locating in Cumberland Plaza at the spot formerly occupied by CiCi’s Pizza. The owners stopped by the Standard office on Tuesday to tell me they are ready to start remodeling work. It turns out the information I obtained from…

By James Clark After nearly 12 years as manager of our local Wal-Mart, Steve Phillips has landed the job as manager of the newest Wal-Mart in Murfreesboro, the one closest to Woodbury. Steve said 85 people from around the United States applied for the position. ‘I’m excited about it, but at the same time it’s…

If you plan to enjoy a few beers at a Super Bowl party and then drive home, McMinnville Police Department is encouraging you to make other plans. Police officers will be conducting saturated patrols to concentrate on impaired drivers during Super Bowl weekend Feb. 1-3. The saturated patrols will be conducted inside McMinnville city limits.…

By DUANE SHERRILL A father faces domestic assault charges after his 16-year-old daughter claims he went too far in spanking her during a family argument ‘ a spanking the father says his daughter is blowing way out of proportion because she wants to go back and live with her mother. The defendant, John T. Cox,…

By DUANE SHERRILL A Rock Island teen was killed Saturday morning in a high-speed crash near Eastside School. The victim, Benjamin Ross Dove, 18, was pronounced dead on arrival at River Park Hospital on Saturday, killed when he was thrown from his car when it crashed and rolled off Old Rock Island Road, the former…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON DAVIS Warren County reached another milestone in the Harrison Ferry Mountain water project Friday with the official ceremony to award $1.75 million in federal financing. Congressman Lincoln Davis said he is impressed with the team effort that went into securing project financing, and proud to be able to offer assistance. ‘Due…

By Lisa Hobbs Would the community be better served if city government took the funding from non-profit organizations like Meals on Wheels and spent it on companies that might generate new jobs and a positive attitude? Insanity is doing the same thing day after day after day, while hoping for a different result. That was…

By James Clark Probably the most frequent business-related questions I’ve been asked in recent months pertain to the old A.O. Smith building. The questions go something like this: ‘ ‘Whatever happened to that business Billy Wood, Rickey Minton and David Hill were starting in the A.O. Smith building’? ‘ ‘Did the deal fall through’? ‘…

By James Clark Perhaps I’ve talked, at one time or another, about the greatest law ever to be passed in my lifetime. It’s the smoking ban in Tennessee restaurants. If I live to be 92, I doubt I’ll ever see a better law passed. For those of you wondering at home, this smoking ban isn’t…