By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ROGERS Local officials are already scrambling to get a head start on trimming the county’s budget following announcements from Gov. Phil Bredeson that he plans to reduce the state budget by 9 percent, with a substantial portion of that coming from cuts in state-shared…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard WOLFORD In recognition of Black History Month, Magness Library is sponsoring two events spotlighting the contributions of African-Americans to our literature and music, as well as their endeavors in defense of our nation.First will be an open house at the library starting at 6…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A Treemont man found out meth does not mix well after he tried to conceal some of the illegal narcotic in a fruit drink when police walked into his room.The suspect, Douglas Rogers, 46, is charged with possession of meth and faces additional violation of…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Encouraging female students to enter higher paying, professional fields is the goal of a pilot mentoring program started Monday at Warren County High School.The program is sponsored by the Tennessee Economic Council on Women, a state agency created by the General Assembly five years ago…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard DAVENPORT McMinnville’s total state-shared taxes amount to just under $1.5 million, and city officials are already looking at ways to combat less revenue by revisiting a referendum on the local option sales tax.City leaders said they fear the state will withhold around $126,000 in Hall…

Are you ready to count the pigs for your chance at $100? You will get just such an opportunity this Friday as the Standard celebrates Pig Day for the third straight year.As tradition calls for, Friday will be the ever-popular count the pigs edition of the newspaper. Count the number of times you see the…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Pregnancy Care Center director Jennifer Mcilwain demonstrates the size of a fetus at 26 weeks. Mcilwain and volunteers say their message reflects a pro-life philosophy but also reaches out to all pregnant women in need. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Volunteers at the Pregnancy Care Center know…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MARTIN Since its inception eight years ago, the Christopher Todd Boyd Scholarship Fund has provided $20,000 in college scholarships to promising African-American students.“This is quite an accomplishment overall. I only wish we had been able to get more than $2,800 for this year’s winners,” said…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard JONES The defense for a local care-giver accused of killing an elderly man by neglect is asking the court to dismiss murder charges against her on the eve of her trial set to begin Thursday.In a motion to dismiss second-degree murder charges against Doreen Jones,…

Casting has been completed for the Nashville return engagement of Broadway’s smash hit musical Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. It is scheduled March 4 through 9 in Andrew Jackson Hall.Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the…