Our Viewpoint As the nation recovers from the shock of Saturday morning’s space shuttle tragedy, one of the next logical questions is what happens next?One of the obvious answers is the United States, and NASA, need to work toward overcoming this disaster and continue with the monumental challenge of exploring what exists in the vast…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Boyd Christian School’s varsity basketball squads took a pair of tough losses on the road Monday night.The Broncos and Lady Broncos traveled to Hendersonville for a non-district doubleheader with Pope John Paul II, with the Lady Knights prevailing in the girls game 59-22 and winning…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A Rocky River man and two of his friends face narcotic charges after a canine search in the parking lot of Warren County Jail reportedly yielded drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle in which they arrived.The paraphernalia charges were the least of the worries for Rex…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard WATLINGTON Warren County teachers continue to work without a contract as negotiations between the school board and the teachers union are stalled due to a disagreement over teacher planning time.The three-year contract, already ratified by the school board, is very similar to the previous three-year…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard West Elementary student Haley Griffin, 7, had to miss school yesterday to visit Dr. Bryan Chastain because of a stomach ache. Her temperature is taken by nurse Tina Walker. (James Clark photo) Upper-respiratory infections, strep throat, the flu and flu-like symptoms have combined to cause…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A recent article on World Net Daily, a Web-based news service, has given County Executive Kenneth Rogers reason to believe the current exhibit of the Ten Commandments in the County Administration Building, in the context of an historical display, is on more solid ground…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MADDUX A Red Cross blood quarantine in the Tennessee Valley Region is causing local organizers to step up efforts to help give the gift of life.The director of the Warren County Chapter of the American Red Cross, Debby Maddux, said in response to the quarantine…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard TROTMAN Unlike the events of Sept. 11 and the Challenger explosion in 1986, the response to Saturday’s space shuttle accident has been comparatively low key in most county schools.“Honestly, we’ve not even talked about it,” said Bobby Ray Elementary principal Bob Bonner. “It was two…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thomas Lance talked to the Standard on Monday about the emotional turmoil he endured over the last two years. Lance was jailed for allegedly murdering his best friend. (Duane Sherrill photo) For two and a half years, an eight-by-eight cell was home for Thomas Lance,…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Saturday night at Boyd the junior high teams took on Mt Juliet Christian. The Lady Broncos fell 53-34 in their matchup, and the boys came out on the losing end of a 47-33 contest.The Lady Broncos jumped out early in the first period, as they…