By William Rusher / Columnist When President Bush took office in January 2001, three relatively small but unambiguously hostile nations were actively seeking to become nuclear powers: North Korea, Iraq and Iran. In the wake of Sept. 11, Bush called this problem to the attention of the nation and the world, forthrightly labeling them an…

By Hope Hines / Columnist The signal only carried as far as the city limits, but it was like a thousand miles to the kid behind the microphone.“This is WSFB 1490 on your AM, radio dial in Quitman, Georgia ? serving South Georgia, and North Florida,” I said, in the most distinguished tones I possessed…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist Yeah, I slept through the earthquake Tuesday morning so you can officially say “Duane can sleep through an earthquake.”Not unusual though. I’ve slept through the worst of storms and, years ago, I slept through a car slamming into a tree in my front yard. It’s odd, given my ability to…

Our Viewpoint When it comes to local health care, Warren County residents depend on River Park Hospital. There’s no other way to state it.And when it comes to insurance, a great many Warren countians rely on Blue Cross Blue Shield as their provider. Whether they are teachers with the school system or employees at Bridgestone,…

The children and grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Cantrell honored their parents with a reception as the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary was celebrated.Mr. Cantrell and his bride were married March 22, 1953 at Bybee Branch Church of Christ with minister Joe D. Gray as the officiant. The anniversary gala was held…

Alicean Joy Marlow and Dustin Clark will be married in a one o’clock ceremony taking place June 7 in Manchester.The bride-elect is the daughter of Rebecca S. Marlow and the late Joe H. Marlow Jr. of Hillsboro.She is the granddaughter of June Swanson and the late Walter Swanson of Manchester, and the late Joe H.…

Over 175 Tennessee fine craft artists have been selected to exhibit during the 32nd annual Tennessee Crafts Fair set for May 2, 3 and 4, says officials of the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists. Over 20 artists will be exhibiting at the fair for the first time.Named one of the Top 20 Events in the…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard MARTIN Ashlin Jess Martin, winner of the 2003 Warren County Princess Pageant, was selected from a field of 29 contestants vying for the honor this year. She is the 13-year-old-daughter of Tim and Debi Martin and an eighth-grade student at Warren County Middle School.The…

Results from the Warren County Babe Ruth baseball league have seen Rotary Club off to a strong start.Rotary began its season in the 13-14 year-old league with an 11-10 squeaker over Sundrop. Todd Dunn got the win on the mound, and helped his own cause with two hits and three runs scored. Dexter Hillis added…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Monday, the Warren County Middle School softball team picked up their second win in a row against Overton County 9-4 in a five inning game at the Civic Center field.The win followed Saturday’s 12-8 win over Tullahoma, in a game played at WCHS.In Monday’s game,…