Work to start on jail improvements
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Jail architect Jim Armstrong provided the Southern Standard with an artist’s rendering of how the finished Warren County Jail expansion should look upon completion. Barring further problems, work on clearing land for Warren County Jail expansion could begin the first of next week, according…
Read MoreChoking ex-wife, cutting teen among charges King faces
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local man faces aggravated assault and burglary charges after he allegedly violated a restraining order, broke into his ex-wife’s apartment and cut a teen-ager who came to her aid.The suspect, Willie Bob King, 55, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, aggravated burglary,…
Read MoreVoters to decide who leads our county: Polls open at 8 a.m. Thursday for election
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard WARREN Polls open at 8 a.m. at all 21 precincts Thursday as Warren countians decide who will lead the county for the next four years.“With early voting as heavy as it’s been, I think we’re going to have a big turnout,” said Election Administrator Donna…
Read MoreParents can choose: Make meth or keep children
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard WALLEY Parents may now have to choose between their children and their meth lab under a new state law which allows child protective agencies to permanently remove children from a home where meth is being produced.The law makes having a meth lab inside the same…
Read MoreRogers and Hamblen are dead even: Poll shows judicial race close between Stanley and Newman
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A race which came down to 20 votes in 1998 looks to be just as tight again with a Southern Standard poll showing incumbent Carol Hamblen and Democratic rival Kenneth Rogers dead even.The poll, which sampled more than 200 registered voters over a two-week period…
Read MoreIs airport funding in jeopardy?: Perry’s project has airport officials nervous
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The dark green strip of land adjacent to the main runway of Warren County Airport is where Ronnie Perry plans to build a grass runway if he can’t obtain access through the county airport fence for personally owned aircraft. According to Warren County Airport…
Read MorePioneer three-a-days begin Monday
By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard TIDWELL The Warren County High School football team is ready to hit the field — and ready to hit each other.First-year coach Gerald Tidwell and the Pioneers will begin a week of three-a-day practices Monday, with action in full gear getting underway Monday at 6:30…
Read MoreMeth found during routine traffic stop
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A traffic stop led to charges against a Lowery Lane man Friday, when lawmen reportedly found six grams of meth in his vehicle.The suspect, Scott Michael Dewey, 33, was wanted on unrelated charges and was pulled over on Sparta Street by deputies Friday evening.According to…
Read MorePreventing suicide the goal of concert
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Two weeks before Eric and Mandah Kern were married this May, their roommate and best friend committed suicide. In retrospect, they say, the warning signs of a person considering suicide are painfully obvious to them now, but at the time they just weren’t aware of…
Read MoreMain Street Q&A: Photo exhibit is one Main Street attraction
By Amy Jo Stanford STANFORD Q: What’s happening on Main Street this summer? A: One of the most exciting events on Main Street this summer is the Digital Fine Art/Photography exhibit by Joe Beasley and Carol Caldwell. For those of you who haven’t caught the exhibit yet, it’s great!Located at the Station-Pure Art, 200 North…
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