Kuder test to aid students in planning possible careers
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County students will get a jump in career planning after the school system received a three-year grant from HCA, Inc. to implement the Kuder Career Planning System, the latest in career assessment technology.More than a mere career interest test, the Kuder system gives students…
Read MoreMan gets 90 days for theft, assault
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local man who snatched an elderly woman’s purse from her home while she slept and later slugged a sheriff’s investigator will serve 90 days behind bars.The defendant, Lespaul Beddingfield, 25, entered guilty pleas before General Sessions Judge Larry Ross Tuesday to charges of assault…
Read MoreMarkum still on hot seat for arson
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MARKUM A Smartt Station man accused of burglarizing and burning two homes in his neighborhood just before Christmas was bound over to the grand jury Tuesday.The suspect, Dorris Lee Markum, 28, was bound over by General Sessions Judge Larry Ross following a preliminary hearing on…
Read MoreSheriff’s cars will fight crime, advertise too: Sponsors sought to help defray cost of vehicles
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ROGERS County Executive Kenneth Rogers has come up with an innovative, and some might say potentially controversial, way to help defray the cost of the county’s patrol cars. Rogers’ proposal is to sell advertising space for decals to be displayed on the trunks of…
Read MoreMaking millions of tires: Bridgestone produces 20 millionth tire
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Bridgestone inspector Bob Hoover checks out the 20 millionth tire off the line at the Bridgestone/Firestone factory, a major milestone for the local plant in its 13th year of production in Warren County. (Charles W. Johnson photo) With much fanfare, the 20 millionth tire produced…
Read MoreIf alive, Kumar now a fugitive: Local doctor failed to serve four days in jail
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard KUMAR Missing for over three weeks following an alleged suicidal plunge into the Collins River, prosecutors are taking no chances on the fate of the still missing Dr. Kumar as they plan to seek escape charges against the India native.According to District Attorney General Dale…
Read MoreObituary Report for February 5, 2003
Manuel Harold Madewell Jr., Bertie Gannon, Essie Mae Haley, Roy Kenneth Roberts, Jolene Summers, Estel (Scotty) Ray Scott, Wayne Douglas Sims, James Carlton Anderson, Janice Mae Cox, Ada Gertrude Leverett, Charles Eugene Peppers Sr., Frances Richardson, Joe Darrell Simmons, Beatrice Yates, Thomas Clifton Ford, Laura B. Durham Manuel Harold Madewell Jr., 30McMinnville resident and Tampa,…
Read MoreFight medical errors, not lawyers
By Morton Kondracke / Columnist President Bush may be right to push medical malpractice reform to keep doctors from walking off their jobs, but he should also address a companion crisis: health care quality.Bush repeatedly attacks “junk lawsuits” — and the trial lawyers who file them — but he has taken few steps to prevent…
Read MoreNow Hear This: Flying not as bad as Oakland fans
By Hope Hines / Columnist I had not flown since before Sept. 11, 2001, and hearing all the stories about the difficulties of maneuvering through airport security, I was sure time delays would occur, and other irritations of air travel. I wasn’t overly excited about my flight to Oakland for the AFC Championship game between…
Read MoreTaking A Stand: No motive means no conviction
By Duane Sherrill / Columnist With the acquittal of Thomas Lance for the July 1, 2000 arson death of his friend Lee Neal, we learned a lot about the dynamics of the jury room and what brings about reasonable doubt.I’ve been watching trials for almost 13 years in my time here at the Southern Standard,…
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