By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard The Friends of the Caney Fork are continuing efforts to prevent the City of Spencer from venting wastewater from its sewage plant into the Caney Fork River. In a letter to members the group reported on the progress of this battle, which it recently…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard With the new Tennessee lottery on the horizon, the Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to beware of scam artists.One such scam, already in full swing, is Alpha Lottery International which is targeting Internet users. The scam tells its marks they have won $800,000, picked…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Having someone thrown in jail will be harder at the first of the year as the state has tightened restrictions when it comes to private citizens obtaining warrants.According to District Attorney General Dale Potter, effective Jan. 1, private citizens will not able to take warrants…

By Bruce Williams DEAR BRUCE: I know you have always tried to impress upon people the responsibility required in money matters. I also understand that lots of folks get into debt a little at a time and don’t really realize it’s happening until they are up to their eyeballs.Having said that, there are many companies…

By James Clark / Business Pulse Ready or not, it’s time to sit down, have a long talk with yourself, and hammer out some New Year’s Resolutions. Then we can prepare for the toughest three weeks of our lives before finally declaring our resolutions were pretty silly anyway.In honor of the wonders of the Internet,…

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Emmett (Rabbit) Hobbs, 85Viola resident and Grundy County native Emmett (Rabbit) Hobbs, 85, died Dec. 24 at River Park Hospital after a lingering illness.The owner/operator of Viola Service Station for 51 years and a member of Viola Church of Christ, he was a member of the Viola Fire Department and was a former Viola city…

By Jim Mullen / Columnist After moving from the city to the country a few years ago I thought I was getting a handle on the way things worked.I learned to wave at people as they went by in cars whether I knew them or not. I learned that when somebody asks you to bring…

By William Rusher / Columnist If there is one thing the nine Democratic dwarves have discovered in the course of their interminable debates, it’s that nothing rouses the Democratic faithful like the denunciation of “special interests.” On one side, they tell their audiences, are the “regular people” like you. On the other are — and…

By Will Stewart / Columnist Of all of the media commentary following the capture of Saddam Hussein, I think Rob Corddry of news satire program, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” said it best when he commented, “After months of searching we have finally found the man who had nothing to do with September 11.”Now…