By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Boyd’s Casey Hertwig works the ball downfield while being pursued by the St. Andrew’s defense during Monday’s game at Boyd. Hertwig scored the Broncos’ lone goal, as they were handed a 3-1 defeat by the visiting Mountain Lions. (Rob Nunley photo) Boyd Christian’s soccer team…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Boyd Christian School picked up its first win of the softball season Monday, behind a sparkling pitching performance from Amber Hodge.Hodge fanned five Mt. Juliet Christian batters, and allowed just one base hit, as the Lady Broncos ran their record to 1-2 with a 12-0…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Letters are in the mail advising the more than 2,000 Warren County voters of changes caused by the recent redistricting of electoral districts and precincts.“Every district in the county underwent changes in some form aside from the 7th District which was unchanged,” said Election Administrator…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Scott Gibson of Cumberland Securities tells commissioners about jail financing options Monday night. After arguing about the length of a $6 million jail loan, county commissioners voted to pursue a 20-year wrap-around plan during Monday night’s regular meeting.The decision, reached by an 11-9 margin, came with…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Kayakers will return to Rock Island this weekend for the IR Triple Crown Invitational. In what has become an annual event, the invitational brings hundreds to the area. (James Clark photo) Rock Island State Park will play host to a portion of the 2002 IR…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard vallesse Rodriguez is led from the courthouse Monday after she received a small reduction in her bond. Rodriguez and her 17-year-old daughter are charged with aggravated child abuse. (Duane Sherrill photo) A slight bond reduction came at a price for the grandmother of a critically…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County High School students and staff members are proud of calculus teacher Linda King after she won a 2001 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. (Will Stewart photo) Warren County High School calculus teacher Linda King last week became a recipient…

By Jim Glenn / Social Security The annual Social Security statement is helping Americans with their financial planning, according to a survey by the Gallup organization. Many people actually change their retirement plans as a result of the statement they receive from Social Security in the mail, the survey indicated.As a result of the statement,…

By Beth Furbush / Better Business Bureau News If you own a vacation timeshare – the use of a vacation home for a limited, pre-planned time – be cautious of bogus resale companies who take advantage of anxious sellers in an overcrowded market.Unscrupulous companies typically contact you by phone, mail or the Internet asking you…

Business Puilse / By James Clark Nowadays, the hip trend sweeping the nation is to run for political office, but stress you’re not a politician. It became the so-called “in” thing to do about a decade ago when so many our leaders in Washington were caught in one compromising position after another.I suppose anti-political sentiment…