By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Eastside’s Ethan Womack runs over Warren County Middle’s Andy Southard while bringing the ball upcourt during Saturday’s title game. Eastside entered Saturday night’s championship game with a undefeated season, with their only loss of the year coming at the hands of the Warren County Middle…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The director of Emergency Medical Services position left vacant by the resignation of George Roberts late last year has drawn a relatively small group of applicants. The Safety Committee received only three applications for the job by the cutoff date of Feb. 1.Turning in…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thirty-two people were indicted Friday by the Warren County grand jury.Included in grand jury action:• Chris Markey and Christopher Mendoza were indicted on the charge of aggravated robbery.• Amy D. Brown and Randal Bishop were indicted on the charge of manufacture of meth.• James Chisam…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 39-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Johnny L. Argo was bound over to the grand jury on charges of reckless endangerment with a motor vehicle, evading arrest by motor vehicle and possession of stolen…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) MARTIN The 2003 African-American Athletic and Scholarship Banquet will be held Feb. 22 at the Civic Center.To be honored with a free meal at the eighth annual event will be all local African-American athletes, including team managers, who participate in school or Jaycee…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard G.W. Wiley, facing camera, gives a tearful good-bye hug to, from left, his brother Brandon, mother Bernita and sister Brittany Wiley following a hearing Tuesday. (Duane Sherrill photo) The fate of two brothers accused of attacking their father with a hammer last December rests in…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County teachers are within a month of working under a contract again as negotiators from the school board and the teachers’ union have reached a three-year agreement.The new contract, which still must be approved by the full school board and teachers’ union…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) HALE A state Supreme Court decision to equalize the salaries of state teachers could mean a $6,000 to $9,000 average salary increase for Warren County teachers under one proposed plan, said Director of Schools Dr. Jerry Hale.“We haven’t heard anything official yet, other…

CATHCART Cancer never sleeps and neither will participants in the Relay for Life. The all-night walk-a-thon will take place in Warren County this summer and organizers are eager to begin planning.Relay for Life is sponsored by the American Cancer Society and is the largest cancer-fighting event in the nation. Relay for Life is at least…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard City officials may opt for another public vote to increase the local option sales tax after meeting for an annual planning session.The planning session normally serves as an opportunity for leaders to exchange ideas openly but is not designed as a formal meeting. During the…