Circuit Court seat interviews scheduled May 1
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A public hearing will be held May 1 to interview applicants who wish to succeed Circuit Court Judge Charles Haston and serve on the bench the four months before an elected judge is sworn into office.Haston, who has served as circuit judge for more than…
Read MoreBoard takes step toward new pool: Resolution to fund facility passes
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In preparation for a new outdoor pool, Allen Barnes of the city’s Public Works Department prepares a construction fence. Parks and Recreation officials expect demolition of the old pool to begin next week. (Amy Satterwhite photo) A new outdoor pool came one step closer to…
Read MoreRamirez to be tried as adult: Teen mother accused of aggravated child abuse
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Saying it was in the best interest of the community, Juvenile Court Judge Larry Ross, Monday, decreed the 17-year-old mother who critically injured her five-week-old son last month will face trial as an adult.With the ruling, the defendant, Anais Ramirez, will be tried on the…
Read MoreNational Library Week begins
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard JACOBS With 22,887 books, the library at Warren County High School is the preeminent library in the county. The school will emphasize the unique features of its unparalleled learning resource this week as it celebrates National Library Week.High school co-librarian Marsha Jacobs said the school…
Read MoreBand autographs guitar for Zahn memorial fund
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ZAHN Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult things we go through in life. Losing a parent or spouse is traumatic, but any parent who has gone through it will tell you that losing a child is especially hard.Paul and Carolyn…
Read MoreThompson sails into harm’s way on short notice
THOMPSON When Navy Dentalman Rusty C. Thompson and the crew of the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) left their Bremerton, Wash., home port on July 23, 2001 they had no idea how the venture would turn out.The crew of 5,500 sailors and marines were sent into the Arabian Gulf to uphold sanctions against Iraq and…
Read MoreFoodland caps help school earn milk money
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard From left, Zack Rubley, Cristian Chaparro, and Danna Wells of Betty Clendenon’s Irving College Elementary School third-grade class enjoy the spoils of a milk cap contest sponsored by Kingwood Foodland. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Milk money. The phrase brings back memories of all those…
Read MoreIncumbent trustee runs for new term
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SLATTON Incumbent Trustee Joy Slatton has announced her candidacy for re-election to the office of Trustee and Tax Collector.A native Warren countian, Mrs. Slatton attend school at Irving College and is the daughter of the late W.H. (Bud) Barnes and Mrs. Irene Barnes. She is…
Read MoreObituary Report for April 17, 2002
Norman Trail Bost, Everett Ray Byars, Marcellus Sutton Norman Trail Bost, 85McMinnville resident and Warren County native Norman Trail Bost, 85, died April 15 at his home after a six-month illness.A retired machinist and dye maker with Powermatic and a trade school instructor with Warren County Trade School, he was a member of Bethlehem Cumberland…
Read MoreTaking a Stand: What’s the use of running twice?
By Duane Sherrill / Columnist Is it really worth it? Is it really worth putting yourself through two elections in one season just to qualify as the Democratic nominee in a local election when you could simply run as an independent?Personally, I’ve never seen the fiscal benefit of having a Democratic Primary for local elections,…
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