By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard The house County Executive Kenneth Rogers purchased for the amazing price of $1 will officially go on sale Oct. 6, and bidding will close one month later at 10 a.m. on Nov. 6.“We encourage everyone who has submitted a bid to be there when…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard SIMMONS Following deliberations which took longer than the trial itself, jurors convicted a former youth minister for molesting an 8-year-old girl more than three years ago.The victim, now 12, who had calmly testified against Jeffery Simmons hours earlier, broke down into tears, clutching her mother,…

Georgia Alberta Parsley Cantrell, 81McMinnville resident and Warren County native Georgia Alberta Parsley Cantrell, 81, died Sept. 25 at her son’s residence in McMinnville after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of the Way of the Cross Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late William George and Pearl Wilson Parsley; and was…

TO THE EDITOR: I read the topic of school drug testing with mixed feelings. Both writers had good points. But the one that stands out the most is the one written by James Clark.I, too, am not in favor of drug testing in the public schools. Why? You are wasting a lot of dollars to…

To the Editor: Warren County High School has become so strict on its rules, students like me feel as if we have no freedom or individuality.Many of the rules like dress code have changed. I have already received a warning for dress code and I felt in my case it wasn’t fair. I have also…

TO THE EDITOR: Apparently Will Stewart wished to elicit responses to his editorial regarding the dismantling of Warren County football.I have it narrowed down to two possible reasons — either he was serious and sincere about his comments or he hoped to inspire and motivate the Pioneer football squad. Either way it was an insulting…

By Joan Ryan In a battle of educational priorities, kick ball will never win out over grammar or American history. I am not saying it should. Our test scores in California warrant all reasonable efforts at stuffing as much knowledge as possible into our kids’ brains.But those brains don’t sit on desks like laptops, absorbing…

By Nat Hentoff I know women who fiercely support abortion rights, but just as aggressively insist that parents should know whether their underage daughters plan to have an abortion. A majority of American parents (73 percent) agree, according to a USA Today/Gallup Poll and several other national surveys.Yet there are pro-choice organizations that lobby hard…

By James Clark If there was ever a crime worthy of the death penalty as punishment, it’s the murder of 35-year-old Gina Thompson, who was burned to death two weeks ago.The crime is an absolute horror story. The victim was asleep on her sofa when three men burst into her trailer, doused her with gasoline,…

Our Viewpoint There’s reason for passionate enthusiasm when it comes to the middle school football team.There’s reason to glance at the Pioneers’ 7-0 record and think this is a group of players primed for success at the high school level.There’s reason to believe this will be the middle school team that takes years of football…