By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Tammy Adams, shown holding one of her six children, Dalton, says charges of child neglect deeply hurt her family. Child neglect charges were dismissed this week against a Warren Street couple accused of raising their children in inadequate conditions.The defendants, Lucky and Tammy Adams, had…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard LANCE Battle lines were drawn during opening statements in the Thomas Lance murder trial as prosecutors contend the defendant intentionally set the fire that killed his friend while the defense maintains the fatal blaze was the result of accidental means.The trial, which began Wednesday afternoon,…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard GAWEL No proven academic benefits, higher operational costs, and lack of day care options were some of the many concerns voiced by educators, parents and other community members at the school board’s Tuesday night alternative calendar public forum.“I see no valid reason to change,” said…

Greg Darnbush, Barbara Jean Simons Lemons (Barbie Doll), T.F. (Buck) Mayfield, Frankie Lee Scruggs, Bonnie Charlene Pinegar Flint, Kenneth Vaughn Welch Greg Darnbush, 36Rock Island resident and Warren County native Greg Darnbush, 36, died Jan. 27 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.A forklift operator with Findley Industries and a member of New Union…

TO THE EDITOR: I am writing this letter regarding the Warren County Commission meeting last Tuesday. I would like to commend the commissioners who are proud of the Ten Commandments. These are the laws we live by, and they are willing to stand up and be counted as those who want this very important document…

TO THE EDITOR: I wanted to take this opportunity to comment on James Clark’s column in the Jan. 24 edition of the Standard. I support the Bush Administration’s policy on Iraq. Saddam Hussein is an evil man. That alone does not justify going to war, for there are more than a few evil tyrants in…

By Morton Kondracke / Columnist While politics and life proceed more or less as usual in America these days, they shouldn’t. That’s because the foreign policy challenges of 2003 are so grave, six months from now we may be living in a different world, for better or worse.How the confrontations with Iraq and North Korea…

By Joseph Perkins / Columnist I made a rare visit to downtown San Diego this week to enjoy the $15 parking and $8 cocktails, to celebrate the Super Bowl being in town.I was sitting in an outdoor cafe next to a group of folks who looked like they might have attended last week’s “peace rally”…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist It’s a frightening prospect when a teen-age kid, who’s never been in any trouble before, suddenly attacks his father with a hammer, nearly killing him.It makes a person really wonder what can cause something like this to just come out of the blue, without any real warning. I mean, if…

Our Viewpoint The Tennessee General Assembly is back in session. If you know of a problem currently facing state government, take a number. Problems of greatest importance will be addressed first.It’s still early in the session but lawmakers and new Gov. Phil Bredesen are already singing their version of the “Budget Blues.” It’s a song…