By Joey Wray The May meeting of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission concluded at noon on Thursday, May 29, with rules and regulations established for the 2003-04 hunting season.This year most of the changes proposed by the Agency affected changes for bear, deer, and fall wild turkey hunting. The most significant changes were as follows:•…

The 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch league tournament got under way Saturday with four games being played.The Dodgers rolled with a 14-2 win over K&R Vending. For the Dodgers, Dylan Barnes, Bryce Caten, David Lee, Hunter Bouldin, Chase Hullett and Drew Davidson collected three hits each with Alex Ferguson picking up one hit. For K&R, Daniel…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is holding a meeting to discuss changing the no-skiing zone on the Great Falls Reservoir from its current location at the Highway 70 bridge to the Tosh Reno Bridge. The meeting will be held June 20 at 6 p.m.…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Despite their proud history, the Navajo people, like many of this country’s indigenous peoples, experience a standard of living far below that of their white counterparts. There are few places this contrast is more pronounced than Arizona’s Navajo Reservation, where life is comparable to that…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Editor’s note: The following is the second part of a continuing series detailing the well-being of children in Warren County, as was determined by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth in its recent publication “Kids Count 2002: The State of the Child in Tennessee.”…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Humane Society president Ameila “Andy” Anderson whips out her six-gun, the cap pistol variety, as she gamely plays sharpshooter Annie Oakley at the “Murder at the Mansion” event held at Historic Falcon Manor last Saturday. (Charles W. Johnson photo) It’s not often a reporter…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 27-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in traffic court action:• Santiago Martinez was directed to serve four days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $400 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for one year for…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MC GEE While grading tests during summer vacation may not sound very appealing to many educators, high school teacher Chad McGee said he was all too happy to spend a week recently grading AP exams in San Antonio, Tex.McGee, who teaches advanced placement American history,…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Mayor Royce Davenport said volunteers who want to work as part of a new public safety unit will have to meet minimum qualifications.As of Monday, those qualifications included:• The ability to commit as a volunteer;• Undergoing and passing a background check;• Having a valid driver’s…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Lester Cowell accepts the Book of Golden Deeds award from Past National Exchange President Ken Roberts. The award cited his service to the community for many decades. (Duane Sherrill photo) Becoming one of the few Exchange Club members to receive the coveted Book of Golden…