Standard features improved Web site

The computer age is here to stay. As more and more people become comfortable with using a home computer, they are also turning to the Internet as a source for news.

That’s why the Southern Standard has beefed up its Web site and is continuing to make changes to provide you with the most comprehensive local news coverage possible.

For big stories, such as the Pamela Rogers case last week, the Standard posted her plea agreement on its Web site about an hour after it took place. That provides readers a more continuous source in addition to the newspaper’s regular publishing days of Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Useful and informative links have been added for children, sports fans, visitors to McMinnville and local residents seeking specific information on a variety of topics. Additional new topics under the heading of “Web Resources” include links to information about tornadoes, crime prevention, medical emergencies, religion, spelling and definitions, e-commerce, Web design, financial advice and much more.

The Southern Standard’s online edition is a subscription-based Web site with premium content reserved exclusively for our subscribers and a wealth of information for all site visitors. Print subscribers can register for our electronic edition at no additional cost at www.southernstandard. com or www.southernstandard. net.

Southernstandard.com also features links to the Smithville Review (www.smithvillereview. com), the Pioneer Shopper (www.pioneershopper.net) and the Welcome to the Neighborhood homes magazine (www.welcome tohomes.net).

The Standard offers online-only subscription packages at 50 percent off our print subscription prices. A variety of packages are available for advertising your business on southernstandard. com.

Our daily site visits average in the thousands. We offer banners, buttons and text links, and a Web site for your business if it does not have one. To contact our electronic media department, please e-mail [email protected].