By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard If you’re a fan of the regional favorite known as the fried pie (and what true Southerner isn’t?), you will want to check out the Fried Pie Contest being sponsored by the Farmers Market this Saturday, Sept. 13.A typically Southern concoction that consists of…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ZADEH Seven of Warren County’s 10 schools were named “target schools” by the federal government Thursday after they each failed to meet at least one key provision of the No Child Left Behind Act.In garnering the dubious distinction, the local schools are not alone: 47…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County native Lara Bratcher is one of the winners in Glamour magazine’s Top 10 College Women Competition. Bratcher is featured in the October issue of the national publication. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Local readers of Glamour magazine will get a pleasant surprise when…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Members of the Highway Patrol Bomb Unit move in after detonating a pipe bomb found in the mailbox of a local deputy. (Duane Sherrill photo) Explosive experts detonated what is believed to be a pipe bomb Saturday afternoon, after the device was found in the…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard HILL New life was breathed into a massive schools improvement project Thursday night, as County Commissioner David Hill presented a plan that would have both the commission and the school board contribute to a proposed $14 million project. Hill says all this could be possible…

By MELISSA STOVER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard DAVENPORT City officials were true to their word as they cut property taxes Friday less than 24 hours after voters passed a local option sales tax increase.The cut will lower the property tax rate within the city of McMinnville from $1.94 per $100 of assessed…

By Duane Sherrill The cuts ran deep this week as the Tennessee Titans made their final slices leading up to the regular season.Most notable of the departures was long-time backup Neil O’Donnell, who was given his walking papers in favor of the younger Billy Volek. The cut was a long time coming, as some had…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County’s Amanda Goad digs out a serve while teammate Karen Marlowe charges the net during Thursday’s home volleyball match. The Lady Pioneers were swept by Cookeville and Siegel. (Dale Stubblefield photo) After two successful road trips last week, the Lady Pioneer volleyball team was…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thursday afternoon the Lady Pioneer soccer team traveled to Murfreesboro to take on Siegel. The Lady Stars and Warren County battled for 80 minutes with nothing to show for their efforts, as the game ended in a 0-0 tie.Siegel started strong in the first half…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Twenty four people were indicted Friday by the Warren County grand jury.Included in grand jury action:• Shane Snider was indicted on the charge of attempt to manufacture meth.• John Chris Elrod was indicted on the charge of manufacture of meth.• James Weismore and Troy Woodlee…