A cache of almost 1,000 marijuana plants have already been seized by the Warren County Sheriff’s Department during its seventh year of flying missions.According to Sheriff Jackie Matheny, a total of 992 marijuana plants have been seized this season, with the most recent haul coming yesterday when 104 plants were seized. A total of seven…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard KIRBY Although still hoping a sales tax increase will become reality and ease budget woes, city leaders approved an 11-cent property tax increase Monday.For the city, 11 cents in property taxes generates about $170,000, which city officials say is necessary in an $18 million budget…

From ostriches to elephants to black bears, the Knoxville Zoo has 230 species of animals. (Photos provided) This summer, you could say the Knoxville Zoo is really hopping. That’s because the zoo’s traveling attraction is called Bunnyville.Bunnies of all shapes and sizes, from spotted to tall, from fluffy to small, can be found at Bunnyville.…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) While the writing skills of most local students are still slightly below the “competent” level, Warren County has seen slow, but steady, improvement in recent years, a fact school officials attribute to a renewed focus on its language arts curriculum.The local results of…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A pair of young boys have been charged with burglarizing a house and then trying to torch the residence using candles and paper.The boys, ages 10 and 13, were arrested this week following a sheriff’s department investigation of the burglary and arson which occurred over…

Johnnie Angela Fults, 44McMinnville resident and Warren County native Johnnie Angela Fults, 44, died July 8 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.An LPN with Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Bob Gary Southard and Gloria Annette Johnson.She is survived…

TO THE EDITOR: Due to the recent incident, I will be doing all of my business at Supreme. The Moore boys are good, outstanding citizens. The Moores are helping me grow my business and I will stand beside them with this wrong charge.Paul JordanJ&M Home Improvement51 Autumn Rd.Morrison

TO THE EDITOR: Although I am not affiliated with the humane society/animal shelter at this time, I was a board member for several years. And having devoted many volunteer hours at the shelter, I know about the unpleasant aspects of the job the manager endures, including the “burning” of deceased animals that letter writer Jessica…

TO THE EDITOR: I’m writing in response to Mr. Will Stewart’s article “High school irons out dress code.”As a concerned parent of a soon-to-be freshman at WCHS, both my wife and I believe the “total education” of our children, and not the dress code, should be the all-consuming worry for principal James Bennett and his…

To the editor: We are writing in response to the Friday, July 4 Opposing Viewpoints column in which the new high school dress code was discussed. In the face of lax enforcement of the previous dress code, this revised edition is more akin to overkill than an effective, positive change. Perhaps the administration should be…