King faces up to 40 years in jail
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local man could face up to 40 years in prison for cutting a teen-ager with a knife last year when the boy came to the aid of a woman in distress.The defendant, Willie Bob King, 56, was convicted last week on two counts of…
Read MoreHybrid car stirs conversation and saves money at the pump
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard With his 2003 Honda Insight, a gas-electric hybrid vehicle, David Vaughan gets nearly 60 miles per gallon on the highway. The car has also been quite a conversation piece, attracting many stares around town. (Will Stewart photo) Wherever David Vaughan goes in his 2003 Honda…
Read MoreMen plead not guilty to setting woman on fire
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard DE LA CRUZ Security was tight Tuesday morning as three men charged with setting a local woman on fire appeared in court to enter not guilty pleas.The defendants, Franklin De La Cruz, 26, Luiz Gonzalez, 19, and Ruben Pimentel, 32, stood shackled and under heavy…
Read MoreCity and county officials reach legal end to courthouse debate
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard A situation that has not been clarified since the early 1800s when Warren County was founded has finally reached a legal conclusion Friday.McMinnville Mayor Royce Davenport and County Executive Kenneth Rogers formally signed and exchanged quit-claim deeds determining legal ownership of Warren County Courthouse…
Read MoreCommissioners quickly turn page, end library issue
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard MARTIN The Warren County Commission voted 20-1 to return $6,000 to the Magness Library budget at the commission’s regular monthly meeting Monday night.The move was an effort to avoid threatened sanctions by the state, which said it would withdraw thousands of books and discontinue…
Read MoreFormer Fairests of Fair honored as ‘Queens for a Day’
By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard First Fairest Mary Lynn Hayes Mayfield, right, is joined at the luncheon serving table by Renee Pool, left, last year’s winner, and Christy Trusty Pawley. Fairest of the Fair title-holders from 1957 to 2002 were invited by the pageant board to return as “Queens…
Read More‘He’s a Rebel’ takes crown at biggest horse show ever
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Saturday evening marked the biggest Warren County A&L Horse Show in the event’s storied history, as a near record crowd watched the largest line up ever.According to event organizers, there were 161 entries in the 23 classifications offered at the show, with entries pouring in…
Read MoreDoubleheader for 5-6 Steelers
The 5- and 6-year-old Steelers played a pair of close games in the Warren County Junior Football League Saturday, edging the Packers 34-33 and falling to the Titans 28-27.The Packers scored first in their contest, when Chase Frye reached the end zone on a running play to put his team up 6-0. But the Steelers…
Read MoreDolphins roll over Panthers thanks to Barnes’ big day
The Dolphins picked up a big win in 7- and 8-year-old Warren County JFL action, downing the Panthers 26-0 on Saturday at Nunley Stadium.Dylan Barnes was the man of the hour for the victorious Dolphins, scoring three touchdowns and rushing for 120 yards, beginning with a 50-yard scoring run in the first quarter.Barnes struck again…
Read MoreUpon Further Review: You never forget your first time
By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist How many of us will never forget our first time?You know, the first time we hit a home run or scored a touchdown.You thought I was talking about something else, didn’t you?First times are things we will remember forever. Doing it for the first time is what makes many of…
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