By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Selling crack cocaine to a minor will cost a local drug trafficker 18 years in the penitentiary.The defendant, Ronald Blevins Sr., entered guilty pleas Wednesday before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley on charges of sale of cocaine to a minor and possession of drugs. He…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MAXWELL Warren County High School senior Nathan Maxwell has joined the ranks of the nation’s top high school seniors by becoming a semifinalist in the renowned National Merit Scholarship Program.As one of 16,000 semifinalists from every state in the nation, he now has the opportunity…

WANAMAKER The prize vault has successfully been opened.Brenda Wanamaker became the first contestant to guess the combination and gain access to the prize vault’s contents yesterday afternoon at the newspaper office.For her safe-cracking skills, Wanamaker received $80 cash, a briefcase, a one-year subscription to the Standard, dinners for two from both Morrison Market and New…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard A plan that would have Spencer’s new state-of-the-art sewage plant dumping its processed wastewater into the Caney Fork River is generating widespread controversy.A growing body of nearby residents are so concerned the action will adversely affect the environment that a committee composed of members…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Police are asking motorists to be more cautious in light of a higher than normal number of complaints pertaining to vehicles disregarding school bus stops.“We’ve had an unusually high number of complaints from school bus drivers who are telling us cars are not stopping when…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard BOULDIN Floyd Bouldin has agreed to terms to buy the former Findlay building to use for his up-and-coming business WastAway.The deal has not been finalized, however, and is contingent on Bouldin obtaining financing.“I’ve learned not to count my chickens before they hatch,” Bouldin said yesterday from…

Jay Hutchins of the Warren County Traveling Titans tries to slip out of the grasp of the Warren County JFL Packers’ Cody Robinson during their scrimmage game Saturday at Nunley Stadium. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The 11- and 12-year-old Warren County Titans met the 11- and 12-year-old JFL Packers in a much-anticipated scrimmage on Saturday at…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) The Warren County Junior Football League’s 7- and 8-year-old Titans used three Jacob Newby touchdowns and a stifling defense to take a 21-0 win over the Panthers Saturday at Nunley Stadium.Newby got things going early, running 60 yards on a reverse for the…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County Middle School quarterback Kyle Mullican (2) eludes a pair of tacklers during Tuesday night’s game against J.D. Jackson at Nunley Stadium. The Pioneers ran their undefeated streak to seven games with a 21-0 victory. (Rob Nunley photo) Winchester’s J.D. Jackson Middle…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Two local men got more than they bargained for when they picked up a man walking on the road this week and ended up having their vehicle hijacked.The victims told police they were traveling down South Chancery Street when they stopped to pick up a…