By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard LLEWELLYN In an effort to improve communications with constituents, city officials said they want to offer an outlet for citizens to provide feedback and let them know what types of services they should, or should not, be offering.Mayor Royce Davenport said the idea of sending…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard WOODLEY Darrell Taylor is a member of a growing sector of the workforce in America. He’s a corporate dropout.“I’m a Fortune 500 dropout,” he says, “Accounting degree from the University of Michigan, MBA from the University of Dallas, but I always wanted to run…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BORDEN Lawmen made the biggest crack cocaine bust in Warren County history Wednesday afternoon when they seized 80 grams of the substance during a raid on a Cedar Street residence.The suspects, David Wayne Biles, 29, and his girlfriend, Amanda Borden, 21, are both charged with…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Bobby Ray kindergarten student Rachel Pedigo, left, meets Navy First Class Petty Officer Scott Hertwig as teacher Ginger Moore, center, looks on. (Amy Satterwhite photo) There’s no way Warren County native and Navy First Class Petty Officer Scott Hertwig could have imagined when he joined…

By George Plagenz / Columnist With the controversy over teaching evolution in public schools is heating up again, it may be a good time to resubmit a proposal I first made 20 years ago.The debate centers on the place that evolution, creationism and the Johnny-come-lately theory of “intelligent design” should have in the public-school curriculum.My…

By Mike Vinson / Columnist I put the receiver to my ear: “Hello.”“Mike-Mike! You’ve got to get our here, right now!” encouraged the voice on the other end. “Well ? OK ? what’s ?”“Just be quiet and listen to me. Get dressed and get out here to Jack’s as fast as you can. I’ve got…

By James Clark / Columnist I wouldn’t want to be the person responsible for rejuvenating Elvis’ image.That’s the task the Elvis industry has set out to conquer in the face of a diminishing fan base. Elvis merchandise – which has sailed briskly along for years – now finds itself cruising in the slow lane.There’s only…

Our Viewpoint Bouldin and Lawson unveiled its new spin-off company earlier this week bringing promising news on more than one level.For starters, the new company called WastAway could provide an eventual relief for what’s becoming an overwhelming problem in some parts of the country – garbage.We all create household garbage and all require a place…

Piano virtuoso Alessio Bax, is certain to shine April 26 and 27 In Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville as he joins guest conductor David Lockington and The Nashville Symphony for a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. The piece with its many, furious technical difficulties, is perhaps best known as the centerpiece…

Jennifer Barnes, a 1998 graduate of Warren County High School, will appear on television Saturday as a member of the University of Memphis Dance Team. The squad recently competed in the NDA Collegiate National Champion-ship held April 4 and 5 in Daytona, Fla., receiving second place honors from a field of the nation’s top 25…