By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A Shelbyville man caught red-handed by police while breaking into cars this winter was issued an eight-year sentence for his crimes.The defendant, James N. Johnson, 24, entered guilty pleas before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley this week to charges of burglary, evading arrest and possession…

Anna Lou Wilcher, 84Spencer resident and Davidson County native Anna Lou Wilcher, 84, died April 1 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.A factory worker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Bessie Mealer Stinnett; and was preceded in death by husbands, B.B. Hillis…

TO THE EDITOR: I have never in my life written a letter to any faction of the news media. But today I have a burden for our troops fighting overseas and I am hoping you and your co-workers will be able to take some ideas I have and get a fire started in Warren County.No…

TO THE EDITOR: What do these anti-war protests being organized in some of our cities have to do with peace? Nothing! They are built on hatred for the president of this country, brought on by the rhetoric of hate from the opposite party in Congress. The signs and rhetoric from those in these protests give…

By Joan Ryan / Columnist Good morning. I’m Pat Riotic, your host on the Excess in Broadcasting network. Regular listeners know I am not an angry person. But this morning every red-blooded cell in my star-spangled body is trembling with indignation at what I’ve been hearing and seeing.You know what I’m talking about, folks: the…

By Hope Hines / Columnist So, America, how’s the war in Iraq for reality TV? That’s as real as it’s gonna get!Real bullets ? real fast ? real dead!Please, do me a favor Hollywood, never again use reality to describe your programming. The television concept of survival we’ve witnessed the past few years has been…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist I could care less the rest of the world doesn’t like the United States. It seems much of our fellow world members have become just a bunch of whiners and malcontents, trying to blame their underachievement on the West.Should we be in Iraq? Well, if I had my wishes I’d…

Our Viewpoint When thinking about ways to upgrade our public school facilities, and enhance our community in general, some appealing improvements were brought before the school board last week.School board members heard proposals for a new multi-sport fieldhouse, massive renovations to Warren County Middle School’s auditorium, along with improvements to Nunley Stadium.These are three worthwhile,…

More than a dozen fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, one of history’s greatest archaeological finds, and other religious treasures ranging from a 1455 A.D. Gutenburg Bible page to a 5,100-year-old pictographic clay tablet dating to the dawn of civilization, are part of a Bible origins exhibit expected to draw 50,000 visitors to the Center…

Rehearsals are now under way for Snow White at The Arts Center of Cannon County. All the characters you love are on stage as Snow White dances her way into your heart and the home of the seven hip-hoppin’ dwarfs. Snow White, directed by Scarlett Turney, features Brittni Pedigo in the leading role.Ticket prices are…