The final offering in the 2002-2003 Off-Broadway Series of Tennessee Repertory is Betrayal, playing tonight and Saturday night in Johnson Theater at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.The production marks the first time The Rep has presented a play by Harold Pinter, Great Britain’s leading contemporary dramatist. Moving backwards in time, Pinter probes the familiar tangles…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 54-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Tim Johnson was given a six-month probationary sentence and must make restitution for theft, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He must serve the balance of a former sentence…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Questions about potential changes to courthouse parking may result in further meetings between county and city officials before the county agrees to the quitclaim deeds that will indicate who legally owns the land around the courthouse.The issue came up at a meeting of the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County Health Department will have a little more room to move around, as well as provide more privacy for patient records, once a proposed expansion to the facility is completed, according to director Glenda Holland.“The reason for the expansion is we’re running…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A seminar exploring and explaining Asperger’s Syndrome, a severe developmental disorder, will be held next week at the Warren County Schools central office.The seminar, “Understanding Asperger’s Syndrome,” is being sponsored by the Warren County Schools Special Education Department and the Warren County Autism Support Group…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Two people were seriously injured Tuesday morning in a head-on crash on Cooper Road.The victims, Michael D. Newman, 38, and Larry Spell Jr., 43, were both airlifted from River Park Hospital shortly after the 8:35 a.m. wreck. Newman suffered head injuries while Spell suffered a…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Melvine McCormick, right, listens as her brother, Bill Dulaney, describes accounts of World War II while they pour over pictures of family members who have served or are serving in the military. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Melvine McCormick knows a thing or two about sacrifice.While most…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard GLENN Plans to utilize a chemical spray on some of the county’s roads to control the growth of weeds and reduce mowing were shot down by a skeptical Purchasing Committee at a bid opening yesterday.Road Superintendent Harold Glenn learned of the chemical spray at…

By LISA MARCHESONI / Staff Reporter for the Daily News Journal FULTS A male Barfield Elementary School teacher was charged Thursday with six counts of rape of a 16-year-old high school boy, sheriff’s authorities said.Teacher Craig Fults, 38, a Warren County resident and native, was charged by detective Randy Groce after the investigator interviewed the…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Lance Cpl. Jeremy Lee Barks stands aboard the USS Saipan, a ship currently deployed in the Persian Gulf. Barks is expecting to go ashore at any time to help fight the war against Iraq. (Photo provided) Jeremy Barks is only 22, but he’s on…