By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Refika Turkanovic, center, with son Refik and daughter Zineta, is thankful for refuge in the United States. Turkanovic was forced out of her native Bosnia in 1992 and has recently settled in McMinnville. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Refika Turkanovic fits the profile of many single parents…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Holly Boren, dressed in a traditional Indian sari, is seen here with an elderly Indian villager. Boren recently spent two months in the sub-continent performing mission work. (Photos provided) Although she had to put her formal education on hold to do so, volunteering for mission…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SCOTT A grease fire is being blamed for a blaze which claimed the life of an elderly Garth Circle resident Sunday.The victim, Gertrude Scott, 82, died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville from injuries she sustained in the early evening fire inside the kitchen…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County High School Lady Pioneers softball team’s season will open March 10, when the Lady Pioneers travel to Lincoln County.After a much improved season last year, the Lady Pioneers — who finished the 2002 season10-25 overall — will hit the field with five…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local teen wanted on misdemeanor charges escaped from authorities twice Friday and remains at-large after fleeing Warren County Jail.The escapee, Jeffery J. Byrge, 18, will face charges of misdemeanor escape when he is re-captured. It’s an offense which carries up to one year in…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Early indications are it will cost a lot less than some thought to swim at the new city pool when it comes to daily admission.Although some guessed admission could be doubled in discussions almost two years ago, members of the Parks and Recreation Committee indicated…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard GREEN Saying prosecutors did not live up to their end of the bargain, a former dog owner now wants to back out of a plea agreement he says he entered to keep his pet alive.“They reneged on their deal,” said Jeff Green, former owner of…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Once thought to be an urban legend, the 809 phone scam is anything but a fairy tale as offshore con men have scammed thousands of dollars from unsuspecting people over the past few years.“It’s for real,” said Beth Furbush of the Middle Tennessee Better Business…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Citing the wishes of the community, the Warren County School Board did not propose an alternative school calendar at its meeting last week. The school board instead proposed a more traditional calendar, but one teachers union officials contend is still too alternative.At issue is the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard After being hit on the head with a hammer wielded by his son, Dr. Gregory Wiley will now be paying through the nose as the court not only released his attacker from custody but also directed the doctor to pay child support and his legal…