By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard With donations for last Sunday’s American Heart Walk down substantially over last year’s totals, organizers blamed the decrease on the downturn in the economy and local job losses.American Heart Association regional director Brandon Powell said the local walk held at River Park Hospital raised over…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard While a presidential election will dominate 2004, there will be very few offices at stake locally with a limited number of races during the upcoming year.“Now in 2006, just about everything will be up for election,” said Election Administrator Donna Yates. “We have just a…

By MELISSA STOVER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Martha Pepper, left, of Meals on Wheels and Humane Society shelter director Beth Farmer load some food for the new Ani-meals program which provides food for client’s pets as well. (Photo provided) With the number of dogs and cats at the animal shelter frequently on…

By MELISSA STOVER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The training process for Warren County’s first Public Safety Unit has begun. The program is designed to enhance the community by using volunteers to support local emergency agencies.With the rapid growth the community is experiencing, the demands on local law enforcement officers have increased significantly.…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SEIBERS A local businessman who stole thousands of dollars from his former employer was given probation for his crimes this week.The defendant, Jimmy Seibers, entered guilty pleas to one count of forgery over $1,000 and two counts of forgery. All three counts are felonies. He…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard The American Red Cross is looking for some heroes in Warren County. The local chapter is working to raise $25,000 locally by asking concerned individuals to use creative methods to raise $1000 each to support the non-profit organization which provides a number of services…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Employees of APAC-TN work to give a major section of the bypass a smooth new surface. The TDOT project is slated to pave the state four-lane from the Angels bridge to the VFW bridge. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Anyone traveling along the bypass between…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BARNES Warren County Middle School seventh grade math teacher Jennifer Barnes is worried.Though she is a teacher in good standing, who has meet all the conditions required of her by Warren County Schools and the state Department of Education, she is not, by the federal…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard ROGERS County Executive Kenneth Rogers will take over as chairman of the Warren County Commission at the October meeting, replacing Commissioner Sally Brock who is stepping down after a year.“I think the commission will be a more cohesive unit with the county executive in…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard First-degree murder charges are forthcoming against three suspects in the wake of the death Saturday of Gina Thompson who succumbed to burn injuries sustained when she was set on fire last week.Thompson died around noon Saturday following a week-long battle in the burn unit of…