By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Lady Bronco Elly Ahn struggles for possession of the ball against a Lady Tiger from Dekalb County during first half action Tuesday afternoon at Boyd. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Looking for their first win of the season, the Lady Broncos took on DeKalb County Tuesday afternoon…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Sixteen people were sentenced this week by Judge Bart Stanley in circuit court.Included in court action:• Justin Delp was ordered to serve 150 days of a four-year sentence and pay $2,000 plus costs for sale of drugs.• Chad Haley was instructed to serve 90 days…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 50-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• Gaybrielle Rae Campbell was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of child abuse and neglect.• Shannon Kay Campbell was bound over to the grand jury…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard OTTO Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee and HCA, parent corporation of River Park Hospital, are still at odds on any kind of agreement that would put the local heath care provider back in the Blue Cross network, according to comments made by River…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Saving a few dollars on the front end could end up costing unwitting consumers later on, according to the state attorney general who has issued a public warning about unlicensed “legal experts” who offer legal services.“Unfortunately, the ones who most need to save money are…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SEALS Drug-related, zero-tolerance expulsions at Warren County High School plummeted from 10 during the 2001-2002 school year to only one last school year, Student Assistance Program counselor Lynn Seals noted in her annual report.Referrals to the Student Assistance Program (SAP), which assists students who may…

By NANCY ZUCKERBROD / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Some members of Congress are upset with the Tennessee Valley Authority for deciding to raise rates for the first time since 1997.Congress has oversight authority of TVA, and Rep. Jim Cooper, a Nashville Democrat, said he is so angry he is considering backing efforts in…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard PAGE West Nile Virus has been confirmed in Warren County for the first time this year, the Tennessee Department of Health has announced.According to the department’s Upper Cumberland regional office in Cookeville, a dead crow collected Aug. 15, and a dead blue jay collected Aug.…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MATHENY Budget cuts will mean a reduction in the sheriff’s manpower at the upcoming Warren County A&L Fair.“There will be cutbacks this year,” said Sheriff Jackie Matheny of the number of paid deputies who annually patrol the fair. “There’s just no way around it.”The cutbacks…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Site superintendent Kenneth Bratcher, of Medical Construction Group, looks on as work is being done on a drainage system for the Warren County Jail expansion. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Construction on the Warren County Jail expansion is moving along swiftly according to site superintendent…