Area News

By Lisa Hobbs Main Street Live has announced its summer lineup of performers for the fourth annual summer concert series in downtown McMinnville. Starting June 6 and ending July 25, live performances take place every Friday night beginning at 7 p.m. The concerts are held outdoors on the West Lawn of Security Federal. The free…

GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) ‘ On today’s 100th anniversary of Mother’s Day, the woman credited with creating one of the world’s most celebrated holidays probably wouldn’t be pleased with all the flowers, candy or gifts. Anna Jarvis would want us to give mothers a white carnation ‘ she felt it signified the purity of a mother’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ The cost of mailing a letter goes up a penny to 42 cents on Monday, the latest in what are expected to be annual price adjustments by the Postal Service. A new law regulating the post office makes it easier to raise rates as long as the agency doesn’t exceed the rate…

Healthy skin is important. However, unprotected exposure to the sun and bad skin care habits can take their toll on healthy skin. No one is immune to skin cancer. This Wednesday, May 14, from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m., the free Lunch and Learn session will focus on ‘Taking Care of Your Skin: Skin Cancer Awareness…

(AP) ‘ Whether you think love or money makes the world go round, you’ll probably agree that the modern world would grind to a halt without another ingredient: fuel. That fact ‘ together with some unpleasant gas prices at the pump ‘ may be why so many questions about oil, gas and other energy sources…

By Duane Sherrill A drunk father who crashed his car with his 2-year-old child in the vehicle will serve a month behind bars for DUI and reckless endangerment. The defendant, Jason Andrew Johnson, 21, entered guilty pleas before General Sessions Judge Larry Ross to charges of reckless endangerment and first-offense DUI for the wreck, which…

By Lisa Hobbs Eagle Scout candidate William Hale is setting his sights to uncover the historic spring located behind Warren County Middle School. ‘We couldn’t find our way in and we had no idea where the spring was because it was so overgrown,’ said Hale. After slowly making their way through the woods, his group…

By Charles W. Johnson Chattanooga cyclist Chip Clifton cools down after finishing the 55 mile Category 5 race yesterday. He was among the 326 riders in the 17th Highland Rim Cycling Classic. A cool, overcast morning with a mountain of threatening clouds soon turned to sunshine and blue skies for the 17th Highland Rim Cycling…

By JAMES CLARK For a woman nicknamed ‘The Rock’ for her enduring stability, Sally Shelton has sure raised children with plenty of heart. The short essay submitted by Sally’s daughter, Libby Bewick, was selected as the winning entry in the Mother’s Day contest conducted by Southern Standard. All the entries are included on pages 8-A…

By Duane Sherrill Calling the wrong number landed a Bugger Ridge Road man in jail last week after he dialed the wrong number while calling his drug dealer and ended up with an off-duty deputy on the other end of the line. The defendant, Waymon Louis McMahan, 44, is charged with solicitation of drug sales…