By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local man has been indicted for allegedly molesting a teen-aged girl.The suspect, Frank Cherry, 66, was indicted by the Warren County grand jury on the charge of sexual battery by an authority figure.According to arrest warrants against Cherry, the defendant allegedly admitted to molesting…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County Girl Scouts traded in their thinking caps for some thinking skates last week at Hot Wheels Skate Center, as they celebrated Girl Scout Thinking Day.The annual event is in honor of the founders of Girl Scouts, including the American founder of Girl…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Five people were arrested as a result of a pair of meth busts carried out by the Warren County Sheriff’s Department over the weekend.The first bust was made Friday when sheriff’s deputies, in the process of serving a warrant at 127 Lance Street, detected the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Local animal lovers, do you know a child who has shown kindness or concern for animals? Well, now you have a chance to nominate that child for the 10th annual Be Kind to Animals Kid Contest.The contest is sponsored by the American Humane Society…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Area road crews have been busy working atop Harrison Ferry Mountain to prepare a stretch of road outside Spencer for improvements. (Photo provided) A proposed four-lane highway to Woodbury is still in the works despite budget woes that have most state departments trimming 9 percent from…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ARMSTRONG Jail architect Jim Armstrong has met the Jail Oversight Committee’s deadline by providing a complete – and approved – set of plans Monday, thus avoiding a threatened termination.Armstrong brought along some formidable backup in the form of Tennessee Correctional Institute personnel including Peggy…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Accused baby shaker Anais Ramirez is seen during the first day of her trial on charges of aggravated child abuse. (Will Stewart photo) Presenting an expert witness who corroborated the state’s charges against a teenage mother accused of critically injuring her infant, the prosecution wrapped…

By CHRIS TOMLINSON / Associated Press Writer IN THE KUWAITI DESERT — Long columns of U.S. troops, armored vehicles and trucks advanced through swirling sand toward the Iraqi border Wednesday, positioning themselves to invade on short notice. With just hours left before President Bush’s deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq, increased air activity —…

If they’re not building homes, they’re trying to extinguish them.That’s the life of Jim Sanders and Terry “Turtle” Jones, who hold down two full-time jobs as home builders and firefighters.“It’s a lot of long hours,” admits Jim. “We stay busy.”What helps the two keep both jobs is their schedule at McMinnville Fire Department, where they…

By Jim Glenn / Columnist Almost 8.5 million questions were asked and answered at the Social Security Administration’s award-winning Web site, www.ssa.gov, during the last 12 months.And the Internet industry experts who track such information point out that only a software company that produces popular video games had more so-called “hits” on the Frequently Asked…